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Mayor announces 3‑year jail contract with county at $30 per inmate-night and multiple community updates
Summary
Mayor Paul Ford said the city and the county sheriff negotiated a three‑year jail contract with a $30 per inmate-night rate (county commission approved); he also announced federal line‑item requests for fire stations and bridge work, free dumpster day, and holiday events.
Mayor Paul Ford provided several community and intergovernmental updates during council remarks. He said that the city and Sheriff Jonathan Horton negotiated a jail housing contract that the county commission approved shortly before the meeting; the contract sets a rate of $30 per inmate-night for Gadsden and is for three years with a one‑year automatic renewal. Ford said other negotiations remain confidential and that the city will also…
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