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Committee forwards jail-fee interlocal with Craighead County after questions about proportionality
Summary
Committee members forwarded Resolution 24182, authorizing a 2025 intergovernmental agreement to house city prisoners in Craighead County, after staff said the fee was calculated from prior occupancy averages; a local justice of the peace asked whether Jonesboro’s rate is proportionate to other cities.
The Jonesboro Finance Administration Committee moved Resolution 24182 to the full City Council on Tuesday, advancing an intergovernmental agreement with Craighead County to house city prisoners for 2025.
Chair read the draft agreement, which in the text specifies a monthly figure shown as $190,432.6 for the period Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2025, and authorizes the mayor and city clerk to sign the agreement. A staff…
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