Council approves $164,115 sheriff retirement appropriation; vehicle replacement will wait until next month
Mar 17, 2026
Following a sheriff's office letter explaining a clerical omission that caused a $164,115 retirement payment to revert, the council approved an additional appropriation to cover the 2025 employer contribution. A proposed vehicle purchase was acknowledged but deferred until it can be processed in a subsequent meeting.
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A county official read a letter from Sheriff Heichman explaining a clerical error: although $164,115 had been budgeted in 2025 for the sheriffretirement employer contribution, the amount was not expended and reverted at year-end. The sheriff requested an appropriation to cover the employer contribution for 2025.
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