Snohomish County allocates more money for public safety
EVERETT — The Snohomish County Council unanimously approved an emergency appropriation on Dec. 18 to cover public safety overages.
The move shifts $5.45 million from the county’s general fund to the sheriff’s department, corrections bureau and the Office of Public Defense. About half — $2.75 million — will cover public defense, with the sheriff’s office getting an additional $1.5 million and $1.2 million to corrections.
The approval deals with the 2024 budget, not the county’s new, biennial budget that was approved without the county executive’s signature earlier this month.
The council allocated $144 million to the three departments from the general fund when the 2024 budget was implemented. The emergency appropriation makes that number closer to $149 million.
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