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Elk County prison board raises out‑of‑county housing fee to $75
Summary
The Elk County Prison Board voted to raise its out‑of‑county inmate housing daily rate from $60 to $75 and asked county counsel to revise contracts; board members said the change will have only a small budgetary effect given limited out‑of‑county placements.
The Elk County Prison Board voted to raise its daily out‑of‑county housing fee from $60 to $75 and directed the county solicitor to revise related contracts so the change takes effect after contract revision in January.
S2, the prison administrator, told the board the county currently charges $60 per day for housing out‑of‑county inmates and said partner counties are charging $75. S3 moved to raise the rate; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
Board members were told the increase is intended to align the county’s rate with others and to recover more of the costs when housing overflow inmates. S4 asked whether any budget adjustments would be necessary; a member estimated the fiscal impact would be “minimal” because the county uses relatively few out‑of‑county beds.
S2 asked solicitor Brown to prepare contract language reflecting the new rate and said changes would become effective 30 days after contract revisions are issued, aiming for implementation in January. The board and S2 noted that individual contracts sometimes require approval by the board of county commissioners as well as the prison board.
The vote was recorded by voice as 'aye' and the motion carried. The transcript does not list an exact numerical roll‑call tally.
What’s next: Solicitor Brown will draft updates to the housing contracts for presentation to the prison board and the county commissioners for any required approvals.
