Sheriff Austin Garrett asks Hamilton County for 4.8% operating increase, cites drone replacements and pay raises
Sheriff Austin Garrett asked the Hamilton County finance committee for a 4.8% operating increase (stated as $3.42 million) and additional capital funding to replace vehicles and vendor-supported drones after federal and state restrictions on Chinese-made UAS, and he said staffing would be held at 500.
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Sheriff Austin Garrett told the Hamilton County finance committee that his office is seeking a targeted fiscal increase to cover pay, technology and unavoidable service-cost growth. "Our total increase ask is 4.8% over last year's fiscal," Garrett said, listing a $3.42 million operating increase and an additional capital outlay request as the drivers of the proposal.
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