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County adjusts jail projection for FY2026 amid HVAC work; commissioners add wiggle room for out-of-county housing
Summary
Creole County budget staff warned that replacement of nine air handlers at the county jail could require temporary out-of-county housing and recommended raising the prisoner-boarding projection; commissioners also agreed to a wage adjustment for a specialized jail kitchen position.
Creole County budget staff told commissioners July 28 that a planned replacement of jail air handlers could force the county to house inmates out of county during construction and recommended increasing the prisoner-boarding line in FY2026. The most newsworthy point: Staff said replacing nine air handlers is expected to take 45 days to two months. Based on housing 43 inmates for up to 60 days at the county’s highest boarding rate (discussed in the meeting as $1.25 per inmate per day), staff computed a worst-case temporary boarding cost of about $309,600. For budget prudence, staff proposed…
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