The Bracken County Fiscal Court approved the sheriff's proposed budget for the 2025 fiscal year, including an increase in the fiscal‑court supplement to $201,000 (a figure that includes the election commission). Sheriff Booty told the court the supplement would permit hiring one additional full‑time deputy and that he planned to increase the 'state advance' from $78,000 to $90,000 to ensure payroll cash flow while the office transitions to payroll reimbursement procedures.

Sheriff Booty summarized prior years' supplements and returns: in 2022 the fiscal court supplemented the sheriff's office by $150,000 and the office returned about $49,000; in 2023 the supplement was $160,000 with approximately $72,000 returned; in 2024 the supplement was $186,000 and the sheriff expected to return roughly $70,000 or more. He also told the court the office would not request a vehicle in the current budget year, citing one spare vehicle in good condition and another in need of repair.

David Couch moved to accept the sheriff's budget and a second was recorded; the court approved the budget on a roll‑call vote. The approval authorizes the supplement and the fiscal‑year staffing plan; the sheriff indicated hiring remains contingent on recruitment in an environment he described as challenging for law‑enforcement recruiting.