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Sheriff highlights regional firearms range, staffing shortfalls and correctional needs in budget workshop
Summary
Sheriff Shannon Moon told the Board the Sheriff’s Office budget proposes use of restricted sheriff special revenues to fund a $19M regional firearms training facility, plus additions to deputies and corrections staff; she flagged deferred correctional maintenance not covered in the draft. (350 chars)
Sheriff Shannon Moon told the Board that the Sheriff’s Office’s draft FY 2026–27 budget includes substantial restricted‑revenue expenditures and staffing requests, and that public‑safety operations remain constrained by staffing shortages.
Moon said the Sheriff’s Office proposes using saved sheriff special revenue funds to cover the county’s share of a regional firearms training facility. County fiscal staff estimated $12.5 million in expenditures for the range in FY26–27 as part of a total estimated $19 million design‑build project; those funds are restricted to law enforcement purposes and not general‑fund support, staff said.
Georgette Aronow, the Sheriff’s Chief Fiscal Administrative…
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