Public safety was at the center of budget discussions Wednesday as the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the county’s recommended $8.9 billion budget.

With a full chamber, the daylong meeting ended with cuts to Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office and the addition of a principal criminal attorney for North Sacramento.

Sacramento County’s budget outlines recommendations of how the county should spend its money throughout the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1. Seventeen percent of the county’s budget is allocated to public safety. The Sheriff’s Office received an annual budget of $2.1 million.

The Sheriff’s Office provided recommendations of what positions and programs to cut Tuesday from Sheriff Jim Cooper, who will seek reelection in 2026. Cooper debated

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