Committee flags $350,000 revenue shortfall after sheriff's courthouse staffing shift
A Columbia County Finance Committee budget amendment reflects a $700,000 courthouse staffing contract shift that will cost the county about $350,000 in revenue; staff said the county plans to offset the loss by reducing overtime and will monitor results beginning July 1.
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The Columbia County Finance Committee discussed a budget amendment that responds to a staffing restructure in the sheriff's office. Jim, a county staff member asked to explain the item, said the county had a contract with courthouse administration worth about $700,000 a year; the sheriff will pull four employees off that contract and place them on county payroll, creating an estimated $350,000 revenue shortfall for the county.
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