FINANCES

Finance Division

 The Finance Division oversees all financial, human resources, payroll, inmate accounts, grants administration and purchasing functions.  It directs the annual performance –based program budgets for the office,  which includes monitoring expenditures and performance measures, producing financial reports and projections, conducting financial analysis, and implementing fiscal control policies and procedures. 

This division represents the Sheriff when presenting budget, fiscal, and contract requests for the Board of County Commissioners for approval.  This division also monitors and oversees multiple budgets, ten general fund departments and 24 non general/agency funds.

Budget / Accounts Payable

Revenues

The Sheriff’s Office collects and deposits receipts with the County Treasurer from Area Courts, Boarding of Prisoner contracts, Dispatching Services, Policing Services, and other miscellaneous service fees. 

The Sheriff’s Office deposited during 2023 and 2022, respectively, $21,648,086 and $21,567,100 with the County Treasurer in the General Fund, Contract Funds, and Grants Funds. Of the annual revenue collected by the Sheriff’s Office, 43% was generated through the operation of the jail. This revenue comes predominately from the housing of U.S. Marshal inmates, but also includes various local Boarding of Prisoner contracts, as well as the monies collected through the Inmate Phone Service, and the Social Security Incentive Program. Butler County Sheriff’s Communication Division provides dispatch services and has generated $2,142,570 in revenue during 2023 and $1,617,234 in 2022. The Sheriff’s Office continues to explore other avenues to generate additional monies for Butler County while maintaining the existing grant funding. 

The Dog Warden operates independently of the General Fund. Revenues are generated from the sale of dog tags and fines assessed on individuals due to non-compliance with the Ohio Revised Code. The Dog Warden recognized a decrease of $98,582 from 2022 to 2023 due in part that the sale of dog licenses was mostly purchased via on-line through the County Auditor’s Office. 

The Concealed Weapons Permits Fund recognized a 26% decrease from 2022 of $195,160 to 2023 of $143,155. The CCW license is no longer required in the State of Ohio and will affect ongoing revenues.

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