Whitley Co. Sheriff’s Department presents Whitley Co. Fiscal Court with $100,000 in excess fees

The Whitley County Fiscal Court accepted a $100,000 payment of excess fees from the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department during a special-called meeting last Friday.

The sheriff’s department operates on a budget comprised of several different revenue sources, including collected taxes, fees and subsidies from the fiscal court. Both the sheriff’s department and the Whitley County Clerk’s Office operate on a calendar year instead of a fiscal year, so accounts for those two offices have to be closed out at the end of each year.

Whitley County Judge-Executive Pat White, Jr., said that the excess fees are what are left over after each office pays what they have due. The amount provided to the fiscal court by the sheriff’s department will likely end up being slightly higher once all administrative tasks are finished.

“That was just the preliminary amount. There will be more coming when the books are closed out and everything is final,” said White.

The $100,000 was returned to the sheriff’s department to help pay for their early-year expenditures for 2024.