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Commissioners flag jail medical costs and aging air conditioners as capital priorities
Summary
During the preliminary budget review commissioners discussed large jail medical expenditures and bids to replace aging air‑conditioning units on jail pods, and recommended performance/payment bond requirements on large capital projects.
Coffee County commissioners heard that jail medical costs have driven significant midyear budget adjustments and flagged replacement of rooftop air‑conditioning units on the jail as a capital priority.
A county presenter said the county had to amend the budget for "some specialized care of some inmates" and described the expense as a large item in the current year. Commissioners and staff repeatedly returned to the jail’s medical line and food costs as pressure…
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