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Sheriff and jail budgets show mixed shifts: county jail decrease, sheriff operations up
Summary
Jail Administrator Rod Williamson proposed a $331,528 decrease for the county jail while Sheriff Jeff Nelson and staff proposed increases totaling roughly $121,711 across operations and dispatch; court security rose and several grant-funded programs remained unchanged.
Jail Administrator Rod Williamson presented a proposed decrease of $331,528 for the county jail budget and a proposed court-security increase of $23,115. Sheriff Jeff Nelson and Office Manager Supervisor Denise Anderson presented proposed increases for Sheriff Operations ($93,196.46) and Dispatch ($28,515) and a proposed decrease in Emergency Management of $5,383. Several specialized programs funded by grants or donations—State Boat & Water, Snowmobile, ATV grants, gun permits, chaplain, canine, Benjamin Neel Gun Range, Federal Boat & Water Grant, and drone—showed no change in the minutes.
The board discussed timing of the budget adjustment process later in the meeting and directed County Administrator Kelly Schroeder to meet with the Sheriff’s Office regarding procedures for projects funded through E911 funds. The minutes do not record a roll-call vote on the sheriff or jail budget changes at this meeting.
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