Jeff Stanley, presenting for the sheriff, gave a midyear update on commissary revenues, meal costs, pension performance and jail revenue. He said the department's new meal vendor (Invictus) has lowered per-meal costs and that if the inmate population exceeds 404 the per-meal rate would fall further.
Stanley reported that from January to June the jail generated roughly $818,003 in revenue; about $596,419.30 of that revenue (roughly 73%) came from federal inmates. The commissary balance was reported as about $315,195. Stanley said the department is using commissary funds for computers, vehicles and radio upgrades; he estimated portable radio upgrades alone could total about $175,000.
Stanley told councilors that state payments for housing inmates have not fully caught up: the state remains behind on housing payments from August–September of last year, though he said the state has been current on medication reimbursements. Councilors asked for the specific unpaid amount and Stanley agreed to provide records to the auditor and council.
On pensions, Stanley said the jail pension fund had grown about 6.59% in the first six months and had a balance of roughly $24,003,407 as of June 30. He said the department had uploaded actuarial information into the council's shared storage for budget planning. The dispatch of details and a commissary ordinance was noted as available for council review.