Commissioners discuss certificate‑pay plan for sheriff's office after staff flags $1,500 shortfall
Staff told the court that the FY26 certificate‑pay allocation for the sheriff's office (enforcement $159,000; corrections $62,400) would be about $1,500 over current budget estimates; commissioners discussed creating a single certificate‑pay line item, awarding pay at budget adoption, and whether the elected sheriff should receive certificate pay.
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County staff presented details of a planned FY26 certificate‑pay program for the sheriff's office: the enforcement division was allocated $159,000 and the corrections division $62,400 in the adopted budget. Staff reported that the most recent eligibility list of officers eligible for certificate pay would cost about $1,500 more than the amount budgeted.
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