Committee approves $450,000 contingency transfer to repair jail elevator controls

Apr 16, 2025

The Finance Committee moved $450,000 from contingency to fixed assets to replace obsolete controls, drives and software for a jail elevator after both elevators were found to have components no longer available; the transfer passed unanimously to reduce inmate-transfer risks.

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Waukesha County’s Finance Committee voted April 16 to transfer $450,000 from contingency operating expenses to general fund fixed assets to address failing elevator controls in the county jail.

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