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Committee delays decision on inmate medical contract renewal after staff cite contractor’s Chapter 11 filing and national scrutiny
Summary
Committee members on April 8 delayed a final decision on renewing the county’s inmate medical and psychiatric services contract after staff disclosed the vendor had filed for Chapter 11 and the vendor has been the subject of national investigative reports.
The committee discussed a proposed final two‑year renewal of the county’s contract for inmate medical and psychiatry services and voted to defer the renewal to the May finance meeting as staff gathers more information.
Procurement staff told the committee the current contractor (contractor name referenced in the packet) is in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing that staff was made aware of in recent months; staff said the company has indicated it can continue to perform contractual responsibilities during the bankruptcy. Procurement staff…
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