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County staff report new $250‑a‑day juvenile detention bed rate under DCYF agreement
Summary
Clallam County staff told commissioners on Sept. 29 that an agreement with the Department of Children, Youth, and Families will set a bed rate of $250 per day for detention‑based services for one year under the county's CJS block grant; final contract action was scheduled for the next regular meeting.
County staff briefed the Clallam County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 29 about an amended agreement with the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families to provide detention‑based services and a negotiated daily bed rate of $250 for one year under the county’s Criminal Justice and Safety (CJS) block grant.
The change matters to the county because staff said the increased rate more closely covers the county’s actual costs to hold juveniles post‑disposition and prior to transport to state juvenile rehabilitation. "This rate is finally at, at a point where we're…
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