Council flags juvenile bed shortage, considers $200,000 contingency in budget
Officials described difficulty locating short-term juvenile placement beds and discussed leasing guaranteed beds from a neighboring county at significant annual cost; members proposed including $200,000 in the probation/judicial budgets as a contingency.
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Council members described recent cases in which the county could not find immediate juvenile placements and outlined a possible leasing arrangement with a neighboring county guaranteeing two beds. Staff estimated an additional $200,000 in annual budget capacity would be required to secure guaranteed placements and reduce officer transport time; the county noted current probation funds already include roughly $80,000 for such placements.
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