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Sheriff's jail medical contract and other operational costs drive large FY26 increases
Summary
Kootenai County staff identified a $1.3 million increase in jail medical costs as the primary driver of a $1.6 million rise in the sheriff's jail budget, alongside near-$1 million health-insurance growth and several equipment and non-capital requests for the sheriff's office and 911 functions.
County budget staff told commissioners that the sheriff's FY26 detention (jail) budget would increase by about $1,600,000 from the prior year, driven chiefly by a $1,300,000 increase in jail medical services. Brandy Falcon said that amount reflects both next year's contract pricing and shortfalls carried forward from the current year.
Falcon also reported a near-$1,000,000 increase in general-government health insurance costs (listed as $967,000) that countywide will add to personnel cost pressure. In the sheriff’s operations, staff identified additional increases for food services…
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