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$4,321,257
What it is: This is the amount Nobles County budgeted for public safety in 2017.
What it was last year: $4,195,785.
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Total county budget: $34,393,328.
Percentage of total budget: 12.56 percent
How it’s used: Money in the sheriff’s budget is used to pay the salaries for deputies and correctional (Nobles County Jail) staff, as well as for daily operations of both the sheriff’s office and the county jail. Much of the increase in the budget from 2016 to 2017 is due to staff wage increases.
Grant leverage: The Nobles County Sheriff’s Office generates revenue by serving civil papers and housing inmates for other counties and the state of Minnesota. When state and federal grants are available, we apply for them and do our best to secure those funds.
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Number of staff members: 37.8 full-time equivalent
More information: While much of the budget increase for 2017 is to cover cost of living adjustments for employees, Nobles County commissioners approved as part of the 2017 budget the hiring of one new position. Sheriff Kent Wilkening said a new correctional officer position will be created after the first of the year. That position will primarily provide court security.
