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County staff to assist sheriff's office with jail overtime analysis; board stresses final numbers must come from sheriff
Summary
Budget staff will help the sheriff's office analyze jail overtime, but commissioners emphasized any budget figure must come from the sheriff's office rather than being imposed by county staff.
Brandy Falcon asked the board for direction to assist the sheriff's office in preparing an analysis of jail overtime and related budget impacts. She said she would meet with the sheriff's staff and bring back information to the board.
A commissioner emphasized that whatever number the sheriff's office ultimately provides should be the sheriff's office's official figure for its budget. "Whatever number the sheriff's office gives us, it's the sheriff's office's number and it's not your number," the commissioner said, underscoring that the sheriff's office must own its budget estimates.
Falcon said she has prepared her own version of an analysis and will meet with the sheriff's office to reconcile approaches and assumptions. The sheriff's office is expected to present its own overtime estimate to the board in subsequent communications.
Ending: Board members signaled support for staff assistance but reiterated that the sheriff's office should present and sign off on its official overtime numbers for budget purposes.
