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Gadsden approves three-year agreement to house city prisoners at Etowah County Detention Center
Summary
The council adopted a three-year contract, with an automatic one-year renewal, to house city prisoners at the Etowah County Detention Center for $30 per prisoner per day under an agreement among the City of Gadsden, the Etowah County Commission and the sheriff.
The Gadsden City Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution authorizing an agreement among the City of Gadsden, the Etowah County Commission and the sheriff of Etowah County to house city prisoners at the Etowah County Detention Center.
The contract term recorded in the meeting minutes is three years with a one-year automatic renewal, and the per-prisoner rate on the record is $30 per prisoner per day. Council members moved to adopt the resolution and a voice vote carried the motion.
The resolution was presented as a standard intergovernmental contract; the meeting record does not include an estimated annual budgetary impact, anticipated prisoner counts, or details on medical or transport responsibilities. Those operational and budgetary specifics were not discussed on the record and will be addressed in contract implementation by the city administration and the county jail administration.
The council did not attach additional conditions in the public meeting discussion. Because the agreement creates an ongoing service relationship, procurement, budget office and jail administration follow-up will be necessary to finalize payment processing, transport logistics and recordkeeping.
