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Scott County fiscal court sets 2026 sheriff and clerk fee salary‑caps and approves fee estimates
Summary
The fiscal court set the sheriff's maximum expendable fees for deputies at $7,285,000 for 2026 and the county clerk's maximum at $1,835,000, and approved the sheriff's and clerk's 2026 fee estimates and the sheriff's 2025 annual settlement during the January 2026 meeting.
The Scott County Fiscal Court approved annual salary‑cap orders and fee estimates for key county offices during its January 2026 meeting. Cam read the sheriff’s annual order setting the maximum amount the sheriff may expend from fees during calendar year 2026 at $7,285,000 (including fringe benefits), under KRS 64.53 section 3. The court moved, seconded and approved the order by voice vote.
Cam also read the sheriff’s 2026 fee‑account budget estimate: receipt year‑to‑date and book balance excess fees estimate of $2,821,600. For 2025, the sheriff’s cumulative actual receipts were read as $2,567,838.83 with matching total disbursements. The clerk’s 2026 salary‑cap order was read and approved setting expendable fees at $1,835,000 for deputies, assistants and other employees. The county clerk’s 2026 fee‑account beginning balance and projected disbursements were also presented and approved.
Magistrates approved each measure by voice vote; the transcript records motions and seconders but does not provide roll‑call vote tallies. The transcript includes an apparent formatting anomaly when the sheriff’s fees were read aloud as '1,600,000.0999220 dollars and 6¢'; meeting text flags that representation as likely a transcription or formatting error and the exact figure is therefore noted in records as not clearly specified in the spoken text.
Court staff were directed to incorporate the hiring and salary‑cap adjustments into budget materials as needed.
