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Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #27-005 in General Fund in the amount of $1,879,698.17 to carryforward a portion of funds returned to the Board from the closeout of the Sheriff’s Office FY 2025/26 accounts, including $1,000,000 for an overhaul of the Alert 1 Helicopter Engine and $879,698.17 for other purchase commitments not completed by 9/30/2026. Countywide (Lisa Spriggs, Chief of Administrative Services)
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Division:
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Sheriff's Office
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Authorized By:
Sheriff Dennis Lemma
Contact/Phone Number:
Chief Lisa Spriggs/407-665-6617
Background:
The Sheriff's Office has finalized its financial/budgetary closeout pertaining to FY 2025/26 in accordance with Section 30.50(6), Florida Statutes, which requires all unexpended balances at the end of each fiscal year be refunded to the Board of County Commissioners by October 30, 2026 (i.e. 30 days after the end of the fiscal year). The Sheriff’s Office submitted the FY 2025/26 General Fund Budget Closeout and Return of Funds in the amount of $2,550,257.16 payable to the BCC to the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller on October 27, 2026.
The following table recaps the Closeout of the Sheriff’s Office FY 2025/26 General Fund Budget Closeout and requests BCC approval to appropriate:
• $879,698.17 for carryforward of FY 2024/25 purchase commitments for items not completed as of September 30, 2025
• $1M for a new project to perform the required 5,000 engine overhaul on Alert 1 helicopter.
The resulting return of General Funds after appropriations is $670,558.99.
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Sheriff's Office FY 2025/26 General Fund Budget Closeout |
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General Fund Budget Closeout for FY 2025/26: |
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Return of Sheriff’s Office unexpended budget |
$ 1,320,558.99 |
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Return of Sheriff’s Office unexpended budget contingency |
350,000.00 |
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Carryforward funds for purchase commitments completed after 9/30/2026 |
879,698.17 |
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Total Return of Sheriff’s Office General Fund Budget - Closeout |
$ 2,550,257.16 |
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Budget Amendment Request to Appropriate Funding for FY 2026/27: |
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Project to perform the required 5,000 engine overhaul on Alert 1 Helicopter |
$ 1,000,000.00 |
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Carryforward funds for purchase commitments completed after 9/30/2026 |
879,698.17 |
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Total Appropriation Request |
$ 1,879,698.17 |
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Net Return of Sheriff’s Office General Fund Budget FY 2025/26 |
$ 670,558.99 |
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FY 2025/26 Purchase Commitments Completed after September 30, 2026 |
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Capital Equipment (Technology $407K, SWAT $45K) |
$ 452,621.60 |
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Fleet Vehicles (2) and Vehicle Outfitting |
275,616.57 |
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Non-capital Equipment (Corrections) |
88,920.00 |
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Uniforms |
37,940.00 |
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Software |
24,600.00 |
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Total Appropriations to Carryforward to FY 2026/27 Budget |
$ 879,698.17 |
General Fund Reserves are currently budgeted at $80.6 million.
Requested Action:
Staff requests the Board approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #27-005 in General Fund in the amount of $1,879,698.17 to carryforward a portion of funds returned to the Board from the closeout of the Sheriff’s Office FY 2025/26 accounts, including $1,000,000 for an overhaul of the Alert 1 Helicopter Engine and $879,698.17 for other purchase commitments not completed by 9/30/2026.