| Account | Description | FY2018 Spending |
FY2019 GAA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1599-8910 | Sheriffs Reserve For a reserve to support costs associated with the 14 county sheriffs' offices; provided, that the executive office for administration and finance shall work collaboratively with each office to identify areas of cost savings, cost sharing, increased program integrity and recidivism reduction; provided further, that each office, in collaboration with the executive office, shall identify reasonable cost saving measures, which may include: (a) the development of innovative personnel initiatives, including reducing overtime costs and the ratio of personnel to supervisors; (b) the consolidation of inmate medical and other vendor services across offices; and (c) the establishment of uniform standards and programming across offices; provided further, that funds shall be administered by the executive office based on each office's demonstrated need after accounting for said cost saving measures; and provided further, that not less than 15 days before the distribution of funds, the Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on identified cost saving measures, incorporated cost saving measures and the anticipated fund distribution delineated by office |
6,000,000 | 50,000,000 |