Commissioners approve MOU for jail education program; sheriff reports staffing and population updates
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Summary
The commission authorized a memorandum of understanding for inmate education services and heard a jail update: population at 167 with one out to Riverview, five new hires starting next week and ongoing recruitment; an MOU for inmate education was approved by unanimous voice vote.
The commission authorized the jail to enter a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with an education provider after a short motion and second during the meeting. Commissioners voted by voice vote; the clerk recorded the motion, a second, and the chair called for an "aye," which passed unanimously.
Sheriff Mason and the jail lieutenant reported operational updates: the jail population was 167 (one inmate transferred to Riverview for psychiatric evaluation), and the facility had five new hires starting the following Monday with three staff currently in field training. They said recruitment continues to backfill one position and a recent candidate declined, with an anticipated two hires in August to restore staffing.
The sheriff also reported one vehicle was damaged earlier in the year and that insurance replaced it; repairs were largely cosmetic and the deputy was not injured. He said fleet maintenance remains strong and that the office is watching staffing and population levels closely.
Commissioners and the sheriff discussed an MOU with an education provider (referred to in the transcript as an MOU/MOU with Augusta "Bill ed" or similar). The motion recorded in the minutes authorized the appropriate official to execute the MOU; a commissioner seconded and the motion passed by unanimous voice vote.
The transcript does not record roll-call vote tallies or the mover/second by name.