(KLZA)-- The Pawnee County Commissioners discussed the 2022-23 Sheriff's Department budget with Sheriff Braden Lang during their August 23 meeting.

The budget will be increased by three percent along with the rest of the offices.

Commissioners also discussed inserts for the K-9 vehicle with Deputy Micheal Cirrincione. Deputy Cirrincione said a new truck had been ordered. Currently the plan is to put K-9 inserts in a department vehicle.

Sheriff Lang and County Attorney Jennifer Stehlik Ladman discussed a claim from Community Medical Center in Falls City with the Board. Sheriff Lang discussed how a person was injured and Stehlik Ladman explained the county is liable for payment if the person is injured, then taken into custody and has no primary insurance.

The Board also voted to set levies for the next Fiscal Year for the Pawnee County Fire District and the Pawnee County Ag Society at just over half of one percent.