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Spencer County Fiscal Court approves sheriff salary-cap amid split vote
Summary
After debate and failed amendments, the Spencer County Fiscal Court approved a sheriff salary-cap request of $1,424,321.83 and separately approved a sheriff budget figure of $875,000. The roll-call on the cap was 4–2 in favor.
Spencer County’s Fiscal Court approved a 2025 salary-cap request for the sheriff’s office and separately adopted a sheriff budget figure during a special called meeting Jan. 9.
The sheriff presented a color and video-supported request to set the maximum 2025 salary and benefits cap at $1,424,321.83. Court members debated two proposed amendments — a motion to reduce the cap to $1.3 million and a separate amendment to set it at $1.1 million — but both amendments failed for lack of a second. On the final roll-call vote, the cap passed 4–2: ayes were Esq. Travis, Esq. Cotton, Esq. Eldridge and Judge Scott Travis; nays were Esq. Stump and Esq. Pharris.
Separately, the court approved a sheriff budget line of $875,000 (motion by Esq. Cotton, seconded by Esq. Eldridge), which the minutes record as passing by voice vote.
The minutes note that several law-enforcement officers attended in support of the sheriff and that the sheriff responded to questions from court members about the cap request. The record does not include verbatim arguments for or against the cap beyond the amendment attempts and the roll-call result.
The court’s recorded actions on the item are limited to the motions, the roll-call on the salary-cap motion and the separate voice vote approving the $875,000 budget figure. No additional conditions, implementation steps or effective dates were recorded in the minutes.
