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Staff outlines roughly $2.8 million increase to law-enforcement spending in Woodlands preliminary budget
Summary
Finance staff told the board the law-enforcement portion of the 2026 preliminary budget rises about $2.8 million (≈15%) to pay parity and new equipment; amendments include deputies, reclassifications and equipment purchases totaling six-figure items.
Monique Sharp, presenting the 2026 preliminary budget at the Aug. 21 workshop, said the township’s law-enforcement budget will increase by roughly $2.8 million — about 15% — when contract changes, parity adjustments and equipment purchases are factored in.
Sharp identified several specific amendments under consideration: funding for two additional deputies, a funding swap that shifts costs between deputy and sergeant positions (a township cost…
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