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Commission approves adding juvenile detention bed and authorizes negotiation for another
Summary
Limestone County commissioners voted unanimously to add a third bed at the Tennessee Valley Juvenile Detention Center and authorized county officials to negotiate an agreement to secure an additional bed at another juvenile detention center.
Limestone County commissioners voted unanimously to add one bed at the Tennessee Valley Juvenile Detention Center and to authorize county officials to negotiate for an additional bed at another juvenile facility.
The move, approved during the commission's May meeting, will increase the county's placement capacity at Tennessee Valley from two beds to three. The board also voted to give the county attorney and the county administrator authority to negotiate terms for an additional bed at a different juvenile detention center.
Commissioner Turner moved to add the bed at Tennessee Valley Juvenile Detention Center; the motion was seconded and carried on a unanimous voice vote of the commissioners present. Turner then moved to authorize county staff and legal counsel to negotiate an agreement for another bed; that motion was seconded by Commissioner Samet and likewise carried unanimously.
The record shows no conditions or dollar amounts tied to the negotiations in the meeting transcript, and commissioners did not specify an expected timeline for completion. The meeting minutes note only that the board authorized negotiation authority and that the bed count at Tennessee Valley increased from two to three.
The actions were recorded as formal motions and votes during the contracts, agreements and grants portion of the agenda.
The commission did not discuss specific contract terms, per-diem rates, or which other detention center was under consideration during the public meeting.
