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Sheriff asks for modest increase, warns of overtime pressures and FTE rebalancing

Montgomery County Council Budget Committee · April 13, 2026
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Summary

The sheriff told the council committee the FY27 packet includes a $51,660 operating increase and a reconciliation-list item to rebalance 1.31 FTEs from grants to the general fund for judicial security; the office also requested a $250,000 overtime increase after several years of overruns.

The Montgomery County sheriff briefed the budget committee on staffing and overtime pressures on Thursday and requested committee consideration of a reconciliation‑list item that would reallocate 1.31 FTEs from grant support to the county general fund.

Council staff noted the executive recommended a $51,660 (0.16%) increase for the sheriff's office for FY27…

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