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Boone County finance committee approves 2026 budget packet after trimming sheriffs extra request to bolster contingency
Summary
The Boone County Committee of the Whole for Finance approved the annual budget appropriations and levy as amended, voting 8–4 to reduce an added $335,000 sheriff allotment to $311,690 to increase contingency funds amid large capital projects; the packet moves to the full county board for final action next week.
Boone Countys Committee of the Whole for Finance voted Thursday to approve its annual budget appropriations and levy, sending the package to the full county board after a contentious debate over how much additional funding to provide the sheriff.
The committee approved Orders 25-20 as amended; during roll call the body approved an amendment from Chair Carl Johnson to reduce the sheriffs proposed additional allocation from $335,000 to $311,690, a change Johnson said would "go a long way" toward enlarging contingency…
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