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Columbus council approves $2.7 million supplemental for sheriff’s jail costs; $665,000 from Community Care fund
Summary
Council approved a $2.7 million supplemental request to cover rising jail costs through June 30: $665,000 from the Community Care/Indigent Care fund for outside medical, ~$256,000 for food and $1.84 million for personnel costs from the general fund.
Columbus City Council approved May 27 a supplemental appropriation of about $2.7 million to cover rising costs in the Muscogee County Jail through the end of fiscal 2025.
Finance Director Angelica Alexander and Sheriff Greg Countryman told council that higher inmate medical expenses, rising food costs and extraordinary personnel (primarily overtime) had pushed several budget lines past their appropriations. The council approved roughly $665,000 to cover…
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