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Detention center expansion stays in CIP amid funding uncertainty; commissioners debate shell‑in option, staffing and use of fund balance
Summary
Commissioners kept the adult detention center expansion in the FY2013 CIP after staff outlined state grant timing and a contingency 'shell‑in' option, but the board split on financing and staffing and asked staff to return with PAYGO, bond and operating alternatives.
County staff advised the Board of County Commissioners that the adult detention center expansion (ADC phases 1 and 2) remains viable under the current plan but carries cash‑flow risk because the governor’s budget did not include the entire state grant for the second half of phase 1 in the county’s fiscal year now under discussion.
Miss Erickson told the board that state staff indicated a likely future funding slot in FY2014/FY2015, and that the county could bid the work so the contractor is aware of a phased schedule. She also said that, using funds already approved, the county could “shell in” the addition (foundation, slab, exterior walls, roof and openings) for just under $11 million and wait for subsequent grant money to complete interior systems. "We could shell in the building for just under…
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