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Marion County approves FY2026 juvenile services agreement with state agency for $140,400
Summary
The Marion County Commission voted to approve a FY2026 agreement with the Alabama Department of Youth Services for $140,400 to provide juvenile detention services; the contract allows up to 20 placements and is paid quarterly, county staff said.
The Marion County Commission voted to approve a fiscal year 2026 agreement with the Alabama Department of Youth Services for $140,400, authorizing county administrators to execute necessary documents.
The agreement, described by a county staff member as the commission’s standard annual contract with the state agency, "allows us up to 20 use[s] in detention services throughout the year,” and the county is paid quarterly under the arrangement, the staff member said. The staff member also said the payment for the contract "went up a couple $100 this year." The commission approved the agreement by voice vote.
The contract amount — $140,400 — was stated during the meeting. County staff did not provide a detailed breakdown of how the funds will be distributed in the transcript. The staff member characterized the contract as routine and intended to cover occasional juvenile detention placements for Marion County.
The vote came during the commission’s regular meeting; the motion to approve was made from the floor and carried without a recorded roll-call tally in the transcript. The transcript does not identify which commissioner formally seconded the motion, and no formal roll-call vote counts were provided.
No public speakers, written attachments, or further implementation steps were recorded in the meeting transcript for this item.
The agreement will take effect under the terms specified by the Alabama Department of Youth Services and Marion County; specific start or effective dates were not specified in the transcript.
