Select Board explains $12,000 Rutland County Sheriff appropriation article

Mar 2, 2026

Article 4 asks voters to appropriate $12,000 for Rutland County Sheriff’s Department hours; board members clarified the appropriation was moved out of the main budget into a standalone article and hours depend on the hourly rate.

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Mary Richthammer read Article 4 proposing a $12,000 appropriation for the Rutland County Sheriff’s Department. Jeanne Kirbach asked whether the $12,000 was the only cost; Nathan Hewitt explained that the $12,000 had been removed as a line item in the budget and presented as a separate article, and noted the town receives a limited number of hours from the sheriff depending on the hourly rate.

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