Sheriff budget tops $1 billion
He already takes 44% of the County budget
Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw requested a $170 million budget boost for the coming year.That would put the sheriff’s office budget over $1 billion for the first time.
Why it’s important: Spending on the sheriff’s office and county jails absorbs 44 percent of the county’s $2.45 billion general fund budget, which gets about two-thirds of its money from property taxes.
To help balance the budget, former County Administrator Verdenia Baker persuaded the sheriff to reduce his request by $37 million. But without the backing of county commissioners, she failed to get another $20 million from the sheriff.
What she said: “We can’t balance any more on your departments. We are bare bones,” Baker told commissioners at a May budget workshop. “Unless you want me to cut basic services on our side of the table in order to give the sheriff an additional $20 million. We just don’t have it.”
Why the Sheriff needs more money
3 comments:
Very Piggish
Basic services are no where near as critical as the Police Budget. The services budget should be slashed.
Trash collection, park management and other government services that are luxuries like pools should be reduced or eliminated so that the police can do their jobs. Don't defund the police!
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