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Committee preserves current sheriff‑administered community programs for this year, puts next year funding in reserve and backs jail management upgrade
Summary
After testimony from the Sheriff defending decades of community partnerships, the committee agreed to keep current‑year payments to community‑based organizations delivered through the Sheriff’s Office but to place the second‑year allotment in reserve while officials convene a review of long‑term hosting; the committee also committed to pursue funding for a jail management system upgrade with a year‑two shortfall of about $1.4M.
The Budget and Appropriations Committee declined to abruptly remove or reassign sheriff‑administered community program funding this fiscal year but agreed to place the second‑year allocations into the Board’s reserve pending a structured review.
Sheriff Paul Miyamoto described long‑running jail‑linked community programs — including pretrial services and reentry supports — and said the Sheriff’s Office manages program compliance, metrics and vendor relationships. "We've been a…
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