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Bedford County commission sets $75.03 proposed inmate boarding rate, forwards budget amendments and multiple contracts to full commission
Summary
At its meeting, the Bedford County commission approved sending a proposed $75.03 inmate boarding rate to the full commission, advanced Budget Amendment No. 1 and forwarded several contracts and resolutions — including a Vanderbilt schools contract and a mineral severance tax resolution — for commission consideration.
Bedford County commissioners on Sept. 2 moved a series of routine but consequential items to the full commission, including a proposed inmate boarding fee the county says reflects its actual per-inmate costs.
County finance staff presented an analysis showing an average daily cost per inmate of $75.03 that accounts for deputies’ allocated time, retirement, workers’ compensation, medical and dental costs, vehicle and building depreciation. Commissioners noted the state currently pays $44 per day for state inmates and discussed a potential increase to $46. The commission voted to set the county’s proposed boarding rate at $75.03 and forward the proposal to the full commission for final approval.
The meeting also approved Budget Amendment No. 1 for referral to the commission. Finance said the amendment includes a series of revenue adjustments and grants: an EPB grant of $275,000; a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) of $219,000; a health-department improvement grant of $267,000; an ARP broadband-ready grant of $100,000; a DOJ canine grant of $59,000; a spay/neuter grant of $1,200; and other smaller adjustments and reclassifications from restricted fund balances (including archive-related funds).
Several other items were moved to the full commission. The board approved forwarding a five-year copier lease for Southside School (which exceeds one year and therefore requires commission approval), a Vanderbilt contract with automatic renewal provisions for school homebound services, and a Board of Education surplus property listing. A resolution to adopt the higher state-allowed mineral severance tax minimum also was sent to the commission; meeting discussion recorded an increase from 13¢ to 20¢ as the local rate change in the transcript (the meeting transcript did not specify the unit beyond the per-unit figure stated).
The commission deferred a proposed capital outlay interfund loan to fund highway building and site work until staff can obtain firm bid numbers; staff said the highway department will repay any advance. Officials described the deferral as intended to avoid borrowing before firm contract pricing is available.
Votes on the motions in the meeting were recorded by voice as affirmatives with no formal roll-call tallies presented in the transcript. Where the transcript showed a mover and seconder, the motion was approved by voice vote.
The meeting ended after routine departmental reports and public announcements about upcoming community events, including household hazardous waste collection and local fire-department fundraisers.
