SNOHOMISH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE- Potential Budget Cuts

Yesterday, Sheriff Ty Trenary testified before the County Council about the budget. The county expects to make up to $6 million in cuts throughout the county administration. That includes $2.4 million from the Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff Trenary testified that programs that could be cut could include:

·         The jail’s work-release program

·         The Office of Neighborhoods

·         The Violent Officer Task Force

·         The elimination of Precinct Services such as fingerprinting and concealed pistol licensing services

·         Reduction of assistance to city police departments for major crime and collision investigations

·         Reduction in resources to investigate identity theft and fraud

You can see a video of Sheriff’s Trenary’s testimony at http://snohomish.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=5404. His testimony starts at about 12 minutes from the start of the video.

You can also see his PowerPoint slides at http://snohomish.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=5982&meta_id=344264.

The Herald:

http://www.heraldnet.com/news/proposed-budget-cuts-would-hit-sheriffs-office-hard/