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Sheriff says Saline County will bill KDOC $109.33 per day for inmates held locally
Summary
Sheriff Roger Solden told the commission Saline County recalculated its per‑diem for Department of Corrections inmates to $109.33 per day (previously $61.23) and plans to begin billing that rate; he said the amount is within KDOC's $112.82 maximum and that KDOC has been timely with payments.
Saline County Sheriff Roger Solden told commissioners on Nov. 18 he plans to bill the Kansas Department of Corrections $109.33 per day for inmates housed in the county jail on DOC business.
Solden said the county set a per‑diem rate three years earlier at $61.23 per day; using last year’s operating numbers, his recalculation yields $109.33 per inmate per day. He said the proposed rate is within the KDOC maximum of $112.82 per day and that KDOC has historically been timely with reimbursements.
Commissioners asked whether KDOC could refuse the higher rate; Solden said DOC might push back but the county’s calculation is inside KDOC’s ceiling. He also said that through September the county recorded 753 inmate days billed to KDOC, producing $46,106 in reimbursements; he estimated applying the new rate earlier would have added roughly $36,000 to that total.
The item was presented as informational; no formal action was requested or taken at the meeting. The sheriff said he would send KDOC documentation of the commission’s discussion and the meeting minutes showing the commission was informed.
What commissioners asked for: Commissioners clarified why inmates were held locally (for court proceedings), whether KDOC pays promptly (yes, per the sheriff) and whether the county is within KDOC’s per‑diem maximum.
