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Sheriff Dept budget

antithesis

Posted 2:08 pm, 05/26/2024

Inflation for the last year was 3.2%...


At the absolute very least, they should be given a 3.2% increase. That would JUST be an inflation adjustment, so they would have the exact same value as last year.

A 1.9% increase, after adjusting for inflation, is actually a budget cut.

Thomas Hobbes

Posted 2:00 pm, 05/26/2024

Investors should look into those who ran cover for Stoney

|METALTRUCKER|

Posted 10:44 am, 05/26/2024

Give it to them. They NEED it or wouldn't have asked.
HERE! HERE! PASS IT.
thank you

antithesis

Posted 12:24 am, 05/26/2024

I tend to agree, Moose. The Sheriff has about 40 years of experience and knows what he needs, I don't have the same confidence that our County Manager understands or appreciates the Sheriff's value.

The only areas that had less of a budget increase was Legal and Central Operations. And I don't know if either of those are actual departments... I think Legal just refers to the attorney firm that we hire, so they make their money from other clients, too.

Anonymoose

Posted 7:35 pm, 05/25/2024

I trust the sheriff more , the police / firefighters / emergency services should be the highest paid with high level training also.

sparkling water

Posted 5:12 pm, 05/25/2024

IDK. The sherf didn't do nothin about Stoney.

Sad.

antithesis

Posted 2:03 pm, 05/25/2024

The Sheriff requested $11,111,872 this year, but the county is only recommending to give them $8,913,049. That's only a 1.9% increase from last year, so not even enough to cover a payroll cost of inflation adjustment!

In comparison, the Information Technology Department is getting a 20.65% increase in their budget, the highest increase of any department. And the County Manager & Personnel is getting a 6.97% increase... probably a raise for all of them.

Do you think that it's reasonable for the Sheriff's Department to get 20% less than requested?

Who do you trust more, the Sheriff or the County Manager and County Commissioners?
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