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Winnebago County approves inmate healthcare contract and telecommunication changes; board notes major cost impacts
Summary
The board authorized an amended inmate telecommunications contract to comply with an April 1 FCC rate cap and awarded inmate/detainee healthcare services; board members recorded an approximate $400,000 year-over-year increase for healthcare services and staff estimated about $620,000 in lost telecom revenue under the new rate cap.
The Winnebago County Board approved two public-safety related items on March 27: awarding inpatient and detainee healthcare services for the county jail and juvenile detention center, and amending the county’s inmate telecommunications contract to conform with an impending Federal Communications Commission rate cap.
Public Safety and Judiciary Committee Chair Mr. Lindmark moved both resolutions. During discussion, Lindmark told the board the healthcare contract shows roughly a $400,000…
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