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Osceola County supervisors review draft budget; juvenile caseloads and jail costs rise
Summary
Supervisors reviewed a line-by-line draft fiscal budget, agreed to increase juvenile-detention and court-related lines amid a spike in juvenile cases, and discussed an $800,000 jail remodel allocation and a $75,000 transfer to cushion supplemental funds.
Osceola County Board of Supervisors members spent their meeting reviewing a draft fiscal-year budget and discussing several rising costs, most notably juvenile detention and a proposed jail remodel.
The board’s budget presenter walked members through department-by-department line items, noting modest adjustments in office supplies, software licensing and training. The presenter said juvenile-related lines were increased because the county is seeing an influx of juvenile cases that may require residential placement or detention, and that those placements would be paid by the county.
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