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Cass County says Fargo jail contract unresolved; warns of fiscal and service implications
Summary
Commissioners were told the county-approved contract with Fargo remains unaccepted by the city. The sheriff said safety equipment (duress alarms, radios) is already in place, warned about property/evidence disagreements, and cited roughly $753,000 in missed revenue tied to delays negotiating a U.S. Marshals agreement.
Sheriff and a commissioner updated the Cass County Board of Commissioners on the status of the county’s jail contract negotiations with the city of Fargo, saying the county has approved terms but Fargo has not voted to accept the agreement.
Commissioner Flacco and the sheriff described multiple outstanding operational questions that Fargo city leaders raised in follow-up discussions, including distinctions the sheriff described between “personal property” and evidence processing. The sheriff said some equipment that Fargo asked for — a duress alarm and radios — is already installed and available for Fargo officers using the county jail. “The panic button’s already been installed,” the sheriff said. He added that radios and…
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