Under the guidance of the Sheriff, the Finance Division is directed by the Account and Financial Manager’s who are assisted by two (2) Financial Assistants.

The Finance Division is responsible for the development, implementation, maintenance and control of the Sheriff’s Office budget. The budgets are based upon allocations approved through the Hamilton County Commission and Administrative processes. Budgets are made up of funds received through the tax base of Hamilton County and when available, Grant funds from several Federal and State programs. Budgets are maintained for all divisions of the department.

Functions include budgeting and analysis, audit review of accounts, purchasing approval of goods and services, control of expenditures and payments, department payroll and other data entry functions. In addition this division is responsible for all grant requests and grant reporting requirements, deposit of revenue from various sources and other general accounting functions as required.

For Fiscal Year 2007-2008 the budget for the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office was approximately $26,151,000. The Finance Division is responsible that all expenditures meet the needs of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and are in the best interest of the citizens of Hamilton County.