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Supervisors ask staff to demand itemized invoices from Central Iowa detention contractor amid disputed surcharges
Summary
Benton County auditors raised questions about invoices from Central Iowa for detention housing after surcharges and unclear fees increased costs; supervisors asked staff to draft a letter asking for the signed 2018 agreement, a fee schedule, and itemized bills.
Supervisors at a Benton County meeting directed staff to seek an explanation and records after reviewing invoices and a multi‑county agreement with Central Iowa for detention and placement services.
County auditors and staff told supervisors they had received blanket invoices that appear to charge up to $400 a day for a difficult individual when the county believed the underlying agreement set a daily rate near $250. Staff said the invoices do not include an itemized schedule of supplemental fees and that the county has not found signed amendments to the 2018 agreement in the minutes or their files.
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