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Discussion centers on 60-day exit clause and $80–90 daily inmate housing cost
Summary
An unidentified speaker said a proposed inmate housing agreement includes a 60-day exit option and cited per-inmate costs of about $80.85 to slightly over $90 per day, urging efforts to reduce those costs and consider moving inmates to a new facility. No formal vote was recorded.
An unidentified speaker discussed a proposed inmate housing agreement during a brief exchange, saying the contract includes a 60-day exit option and that the county could avoid a long-term bond if needed ("60 days, we can get out of it.").
The speaker raised questions about the county jail’s per-inmate cost and cited a figure of "$80.85 dollars a day" before adding that the actual cost was "a little over 90." They framed cost reduction as a goal tied to facility planning, saying that if costs could be reduced the county should "get everybody over here" to the new facility.
The discussion focused on two practical points: the contract’s termination window and the per-inmate daily cost. The unidentified speaker emphasized that a short exit window would limit long-term financial exposure and repeated the reported per-inmate figures as the basis for exploring alternatives, including use of a new facility.
The transcript does not record any formal motion, vote, or additional details about the proposed agreement’s terms, vendor, or timeline for a facility change. No specific budget line, ordinance, or authority was cited in the recorded exchange, and no other speakers were named in the transcript.
