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Sheriff overtime and CoreCivic pass-through funds draw committee attention to budget pressures
Summary
Committee members flagged high sheriff overtime rates (sheriff overtime 68.6% YTD; jail 65.3% YTD) and noted that state pass-through payments to CoreCivic inflate reported county revenues even though the county has no discretion over those funds. An advisory committee report on contract impacts is expected in March.
Committee members used the monthly packet to highlight staffing-driven costs in law enforcement and to clarify how pass-through state aid affects county revenue figures.
In the sheriff's department summary, the sheriff reported overtime running at about 68.6% for the sheriff's department and 65.3% for the jail through January. The sheriff attributed much of the overtime to paid holidays and the need to transport inmates for court: "The overtime that we're getting on that money, it's what's…
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