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Grayson County accepts sheriff’s 2024 excess fees of $228,970.42 and authorizes use for 2025 payroll
Summary
The court accepted $228,970.42 in sheriff’s 2024 excess fees and approved a request for the sheriff to use the excess fees and 2025 excess fee funds to cover payroll and other expenses; the sheriff said the department is short-staffed and plans to hire four to five deputies.
The Grayson County Fiscal Court accepted the sheriff’s 2024 excess fees totaling $228,970.42 and approved a request for the sheriff’s office to use that amount and excess fees for 2025 to cover payroll and other expenses.
At the meeting, a motion to accept the sheriff’s 2024 excess fees in the amount of $228,970.42 was made by Brian and seconded by Jason; the court approved the acceptance by voice vote. Later, the court considered a request from the sheriff to use the same amount for 2025 payroll and other departmental expenses. Sheriff Norman stated he would not answer detailed questions but explained the office is “kinda short staffed right now” and that it plans “to be hiring 4 or 5 new deputies, and we’re gonna use that money for, payroll.”
A motion to authorize the sheriff to use the excess fees for 2025 payroll and other expenses was moved by Brian, seconded by Neil, and approved by voice vote.
The transcript does not include a roll-call vote or a numeric tally, nor does it list specific payroll line items, the exact hiring plan beyond the deputy count estimate, or accounting projections showing how the funds will be allocated across payroll or other expenses. No legal restriction or contingency was recorded in the discussion.
