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Special meeting planned after commissioners find sheriff's operating fund over budget
Summary
Commissioners scheduled a special meeting to publish and act on a budget amendment after finance reports showed the sheriff's public‑safety fund exceeded adopted budget levels; a finance consultant on the phone said revenue reimbursements for inmate housing have offset some costs but formal action is needed.
Bourbon County commissioners confronted a multi‑hundred‑thousand‑dollar discrepancy Dec. 15 between adopted budgets and actual spending for the sheriff/corrections fund and moved to schedule a published special meeting to consider a budget amendment.
Finance staff presented the proposed amendments for the law enforcement and county sales tax funds and noted the law enforcement budget was being increased from roughly $2.2 million to about $2.6…
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