Sheriffs - As introduced, prohibits the county legislative body of a county with a charter form of government from adopting a budget that reduces the budget for the sheriff below the budgeted amount for the previous fiscal year unless the reduction is approved in writing by the sheriff; authorizes a sheriff to approve or disapprove a budget amendment that would reduce personnel, operational, or capital expenditures below the level proposed by the sheriff; authorizes the county legislative bod...

Summary

The bill bars a charter county’s legislative body from adopting a budget that reduces the sheriff’s personnel, operational or capital spending below the prior fiscal year’s amount unless the sheriff signs a written waiver. It also gives the sheriff the authority to approve or reject any amendment that would lower those expenditures, and if the sheriff rejects it, the amendment can only pass with a two‑thirds vote of the entire legislative body. The measure is intended to safeguard funding needed for the sheriff’s statutory duties.

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