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JUL 101984 E;oc 7flH. 576 <br />Chairman Scurlock concurred that the Sheriff is charged <br />with the responsibility of submitting a budget to the County <br />Commission and recommending whatever he feels is needed, and <br />it is up to the Commission, as an entirely separate item, to <br />review that budget and decide whether it is reasonable and <br />whether or not to appeal it. <br />Commissioner Bird stated that, as he understood it, the <br />Sheriff has already worked up a Corrections budget for <br />1984-85 which does show some increase; primarily in starting <br />salaries, and he would assume that if we approve the <br />transfer, we would take the Sheriff's proposed Corrections <br />budget and have our staff scrutinize it and make recommenda- <br />tions. <br />The Administrator agreed that basically staff would be <br />bringing to the Commission the budget the Sheriff had <br />proposed. He personally believed it is something that is <br />needed, but that is something that will have to be argued at <br />budget sessions. <br />Commissioner Lyons pointed out that in ensuing years <br />the Sheriff's budget and the jail budget would be completely <br />separated. <br />The Board continued to emphasize the fact that any <br />additional road patrol, additional vehicles, etc., the <br />Sheriff might wish during this next budget year would stand <br />entirely on their own merit, and Sheriff Dobeck confirmed <br />that this -would be an entirely separate issue. He went on <br />to clarify that he never said there would be any bonanza to <br />his department; what he did say was that the Sheriff's <br />Department law enforcement end has not been a priority <br />because of the DOC standards which required more personnel <br />in the jail division, and therefore, if the transition were <br />made, he might be able to justify more personnel for law <br />enforcement. <br />A <br />M <br />I <br />