Since 2020, the Portage County sheriff’s annual budget has increased by $8 million, and Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski is asking for an additional $4 million increase this year. But the county’s board of commissioners, which approves budget requests from the county’s officers, is pushing back this time on the grounds of fiscal responsibility. They say the sheriff’s office hasn’t been clear about why it needs more money, and they argue that shifting money to law enforcement will reduce funding elsewhere.