County credits jail's bed-rate changes with boosting operations revenue

Oct 13, 2026

County staff said reworking jail bed rates produced a notable revenue boost in operations, and that attributable operational revenue (excluding sales tax) is roughly $5.6 million for the sheriff's family.

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Staff member told the subcommittee that attributable operational revenue for the sheriff family, excluding sales tax, is about $5.6 million and that a large part of a recent revenue spike came from reworked jail bed rates. "That is mostly attributed to the reworking of the bed rates in the jail. That that has been a huge boost to the operations of the county," staff said.

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