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Hardeman County amends budget to cover sheriff settlement and routine transfers
Summary
The county approved multiple budget amendments on Jan. 20, including a $200,738 amendment to fund a sheriff's-department settlement (13–2) and routine transfers for operations (15–0).
Hardeman County commissioners approved a series of budget amendments during the Jan. 20 regular meeting to cover legal settlement payouts and routine operational needs.
Item 1 amended the budget by $200,738 to cover legal settlement payouts associated with the Sheriff's Department; the amendment was approved on a roll-call vote of 13 Aye and 2 Nay. Commissioners then approved routine transfers (Items 2–6) covering sheriff vehicle maintenance, guard overtime, airport grants and fire prevention by a unanimous 15–0 vote.
Hon. David Bell made the motion to accept the budget amendments and Hon. Chandra Y. Lake seconded. The minutes do not specify the recipients of the sheriff settlement funds beyond the general notation that the amendment covers settlement payouts. The minutes also record that earlier budget action authorized fund-balance use for an FLSA-related comp-time settlement.
