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Sheriff reports jail workload, pension fund status and ongoing talks with food-service vendor
Summary
Sheriff provided annual statistics showing increased jail meals and inmates, a pension fund update showing growth but an underfunded status, and said he is negotiating a three-year contract with a vendor for jail food service.
Sheriff’s staff presented a multi-page annual update to the Delaware County Council on Jan. 28, 2025, detailing jail meal counts and costs, inmate housing revenue, pension-fund performance and personnel issues.
Key figures: the sheriff said the jail provided about 469,000 meals in 2024 at an average cost of $1.75 per meal; the pension fund began 2024 with roughly $20.42 million and ended with about $22.00 million after investment gains (the sheriff cited a 10% market return in 2024). The fund’s current funded ratio was…
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