Board approves transfer to cover sheriff's overtime overage; next‑year overtime request discussed

Sep 4, 2026

Commissioners authorized a transfer of roughly $8,000 within sheriff budgets to cover current overtime overage (projected max ~$82,000 this year) and heard a request to budget $90,000 for overtime next fiscal year to maintain 24/7 coverage.

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County staff and sheriff's office representatives discussed an overtime overage in the sheriff's budget and recommended transferring roughly $8,000 from workers' compensation to the overtime line for the rest of the fiscal year. Staff said the current projection with the transfer would cap overtime near $82,000 for the year and the sheriff has proposed a $90,000 overtime line for next year to maintain current operational coverage.

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