Sheriff Bob Gualtieri outlined the Fiscal Year 2026 budget to the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners Thursday.
The fiscal year runs from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026.
Gualtieri began his presentation by highlighting the effectiveness of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Between 2014 and 2024, the rate of serious crimes in the department’s service area decreased by 54%. It has been able to reduce crime, while having a lower amount of deputies per resident, he added…