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Council Approves Jail Overtime Request After Sheriff Blames Vendor Delays; Officials Preview $1M Annual Operating Increase for New Jail
Summary
The council approved a six-figure jail overtime appropriation after the sheriff said a vendor missed timetables during a door-and-camera control upgrade, forcing manual operations and heavy overtime. The sheriff estimated operating the upcoming jail expansion would raise annual costs by roughly $1 million to $1.1 million.
The Vanderburgh County Council approved a large overtime appropriation for the county jail after the sheriff described extended manual operations caused by a vendor failing to meet project timetables.
The sheriff told the council the county was installing upgraded door and camera-control systems to bring the existing facility onto the same platform as the new jail expansion. The vendor contracted for the upgrade missed several completion dates, the sheriff said, and the county operated parts of the jail on manual keys for an extended period. That manual mode, he said, required…
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