Minnehaha County Commission finalizes $132 million provision budget focused on law enforcement

Minnehaha County Commission finalizes $132 million provision budget focused on law enforcement

Minnehaha County commissioners on Tuesday approved a provisional budget for 2026 of $132 million. The total includes $96 million in the general fund for day-to-day operations with public safety and justice accounting for 71 percent of the expenses for operations of the jail, sheriff’s department, juvenile justice center and state’s attorney’s and public defense offices. The next major part of the budget is the highway fund at $16.7 million, alth…