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Manitowoc County supervisors set budget timetable amid concerns over sheriff body cameras and 2024 overrun
Summary
Finance and public-safety committee reports outlined the 2025 budget timeline, a draft new budget procedure, and a possible special county-board meeting; the sheriff's body-camera request is not in the 2025 budget and a 2024 budget overrun of about $500,000 was reported.
Manitowoc County's finance and public-safety committees reported updates on the 2025 budget process and flagged timing and cost concerns ahead of the county board's Nov. 12 meeting.
"We are still operating under the old budget system," said Supervisor Gintz, summarizing the finance committee's review and noting the committee circulated a draft new procedure and has scheduled a Nov. 11 meeting for department heads to present suggested changes. The committee encouraged officials to submit requests ahead of the Nov. 11 meeting so any needed changes can be debated before the county-board review.
Separately, the Public Safety Committee discussed sheriff's requests for body cameras and noted the 2025 budget did not include funding for those cameras. A sheriff's representative said the county could implement the cameras in a later budget cycle but that delaying procurement will affect overall cost. The committee also heard that the 2024 budget includes an approximate $500,000 overrun.
Chair announcements scheduled the next county-board meeting for Tuesday, Nov. 12 to discuss the 2025 proposed budget and set a tentative reconvening for Thursday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. if additional time is needed to meet state deadlines.
What this means: county supervisors and department heads will continue budget negotiations through November; the omission of body-camera funding from the 2025 proposal leaves procurement timing and costs unresolved pending further board or executive action. The transcript records committee statements, meeting dates, and budget concerns but does not provide final budget figures or an executive'level decision in the provided segments.
Provenance: Finance committee and public-safety committee reports and the chair's meeting announcements appear throughout the transcript, notably in the finance committee segment (SEG 101'SEG 145), the public-safety committee segment (SEG 232'SEG 296) and the announcements at the end of the meeting (SEG 392'SEG 406).
