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Commission reviews sheriff budget, flags radio upgrade and staffing costs
Summary
Bourbon County commissioners heard a sheriff's budget overview that showed 2025 actuals exceeded the 2026 estimate by roughly $300,000, discussed inmate-housing revenue and a proposed five-site P25 radio upgrade that would cost the county about $496,000 of an estimated $3.2 million system project.
Bourbon County commissioners heard a multi-part budget presentation that highlighted gaps between prior-year actuals and the proposed 2027 estimates and outlined several public-safety funding needs. A staff presenter said that the county’s 2025 actual expenditures were about $300,000 higher than the 2026 budget and that the 2027 estimate represents a roughly 7% increase over the revised 2026 estimate. "If you look at the actual expenses for 2025, it was about...a little over $300,000 more than what was budgeted for '26," the presenter stated.
The sheriff was welcomed and joined the conversation about operational pressures and capital needs. Commissioners focused on revenue options and contingency planning; the presenter noted that inmate-housing revenue had been variable (last year nearly $470,000, projections around $368,000–$372,000), and commissioners discussed conservative revenue assumptions. The discussion also covered wage adjustments (about a 2% increase used in the draft) and contractual and commodity increases tied to equipment replacement and jail needs.
