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Committee to place reimbursement for jail battery-backup replacement on February agenda
Summary
County staff reported emergency replacement of 72 backup batteries for the jail’s power system at a cost of $32,650 and the committee agreed to place a reimbursement item on the February agenda so the maintenance department can be repaid from capital outlay funds.
County staff told the Budget & Finance Committee the maintenance department had purchased and installed 72 battery backup units that support the jail’s systems after testing revealed the batteries had reached end of life. The maintenance expense totaled $32,650, and the department asked to be reimbursed from capital outlay funds.
A staff member explained the batteries are part of the jail’s backup and power transition systems; without them, critical electronics including controls and cameras could become inoperative during an outage. The batteries dated from 2013 and were described as more than 11 years old.
Committee members said the item was not on the meeting packet but directed staff to place the reimbursement request on the February agenda. The committee did not vote to reimburse at the Jan. 23 meeting; members asked staff to include the request in the next meeting packet for formal action and to provide supporting documentation.
