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Commissioner Johnson - Sheriff’s Office - To Appropriate Funding for Inmate Off-Site Medical Expenses (Fund Balance Appropriation - $320,000)
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STAFF CONTACT
Chad E. Hawkins - Sheriff - 704-869-6839
BUDGET IMPACT
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Appropriate Fund Balance and increase professional services in the General Fund.
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BUDGET ORDINANCE IMPACT
Appropriate from Fund Balance.
BACKGROUND
The Sheriff’s Office has exceeded its inmate off-site medical budget ($500,000) for fiscal year 2024. Expenditures through February 2024 total $576,085.92. There were multiple hospitalizations that occurred in January that resulted in the largest expenditures. The identified cost drivers are substance abuse and chronic illness. It is estimated the Sheriff’s Office will need approximately $320,000 for off-site medical costs through June 30, 2024.
POLICY IMPACT
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ATTACHMENTS
Budget Change Request (BCR)