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Sheriff, jail, animal services and public works deliver year-end reports; treasurer flags ARPA deadlines
Summary
County departments reported 2024 operational highlights: jail bookings and shorter lengths of stay, animal-shelter intake and adoption revenue, road-paving and bridge work, EMS staffing and ambulance schedule, and treasurer Mary Wilson outlined remaining ARPA projects and the obligation deadline.
Multiple Montgomery County department heads provided year-end reports and operational updates during the December fiscal court meeting.
The jail reported 1,720 bookings to date for 2024, a decline from 2,095 in 2023; the average length of stay dropped from 40 days in 2023 to 25 days in 2024, and the jail outlined program offerings including reentry and educational classes (SEG 1052–1076).
Animal services reported 884 animals in and 808 out for the year to date, with adoption fees, donations and reclaims bringing in $29,071.51 in 2024, up from $8,142.40 in 2023; staff described calls for service, foster and reclaim statistics and partnership growth (SEG 1186–1242).
Roads and bridges work included nearly 30 miles of county paving, completion of a bridge at Science Grid, and routine maintenance across roughly 200 miles of county roads. Emergency services said a new ambulance is expected in February (about two months behind schedule) and work is under way to procure a new fire engine (SEG 1284–1346). Staffing shortages remain in EMS (two paramedics and two EMTs short), though volunteer recruitment is improving.
Sheriff Charles provided activity metrics (11-month figures), reporting tax collections at about 85.5% of base and notable personnel recognitions. The sheriff summarized annual call and arrest totals and noted awards given to deputies (SEG 1379–1426).
Treasurer Mary Wilson gave a financial update comparing November 2023 and 2024 and reported year-to-date revenue and expenditure balances. She noted proceeds from the Denton House sale (net $265,587), described four remaining ARPA projects (sanitation, senior center, broadband and county building line) and warned of a federal ARPA obligation deadline in December to obligate remaining funds or risk returning them to the U.S. Treasury (SEG 1433–1550).
"We have to obligate all of the remaining funds, in order that we do not have to send them back to the US Treasury," the treasurer said.
The court accepted the reports and approved the treasurer’s report and payment of bills.
