Sheriff’s Department asks for more money to cover OT costs

The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department needs more money to cover overtime costs. Sheriff Matt Myers appeared before the county council during its work session Tuesday night. He told the body that he has enough money in his budget to cover the current pay cycle. After that…

Myers gave a run-down of where overtime dollars are being spent. They include…

The Sheriff explained that the overtime budget situation could be much worse if it weren’t for deputies taking flex-time and administrative staff picking up the slack…

Council members are expected to take action during its meeting Tuesday night.