Warren County budget process continues with requests from County Departments and Constitutional Officers: Northwest Community Services, Sheriff’s Office

Warren County Sheriff Mark Butler presents his budget to the Board of Supervisors. Photo and video by Mark Williams, Royal Examiner.

The Warren County Board of Supervisors held their second budget work session regarding the FY 2020-2021 budget on Tuesday, February 11, 2020. In this meeting, the Board of Supervisors heard from County Departments and Constitutional Offices. All members of the Board of Supervisors were present for this second meeting. County Administrator Doug Stanley and Assistant County Administrator Bob Childress also attended this second meeting.

Northwest Community Services was scheduled to present its budget request at the first meeting but was unable to do so and was included in the second meeting.

In part 6, Stanley gave a brief overview before the first request from Northwest Community Services presented their budget request, followed by the Warren County Sheriff’s Office. Typically the requests are for a period of 10-15 minutes, however, Sheriff Mark Butler’s presentation lasted about 30 minutes.

It’s interesting to hear the discussion and see the detail of what it takes to put a budget together. It’s a slow and long process, but necessary.

Royal Examiner will follow the budget process and you can watch on these exclusive videos.

Northwest Community Services

It is the mission of Northwestern Community Services to help people through life’s challenges with quality behavioral health services guided by principles of respect, recovery, and self-determination.

Warren County Sheriff’s Office

Our deputies are responsible for public safety services and patrol of over 284 subdivisions and about 200 miles of state-maintained roadways. The Warren County Sheriff’s Office is tasked with the protection of thousands of tourists and residents alike. We currently have a staff of 92 employees, with 71 sworn deputies. We are a full-service office providing Law Enforcement, Investigations, Corrections, Court Security, Civil Process, and Animal Control.

We also provide educational programs such as our DARE and Class Action presentations to our schools. We have highly trained and dedicated E911/Communications personnel answering both emergency and non-emergency calls.