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Yavapai County approves jail medical and road‑study contracts, adopts building code changes; board accepts county manager resignation
Summary
The Board approved several contracts — an $800,000 increase to the jail medical provider contract, a professional services contract for the Williamson Valley Road study (≤ $485,690) and an extension of restoration‑to‑competency services — adopted 2024 building codes effective Jan. 1, 2026, and, after executive session, accepted County Manager Maury Thompson’s resignation.
At its Oct. 1 meeting the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors approved multiple contract actions, adopted updated building codes and, after an executive session, accepted the county manager’s resignation.
Jail medical contract extension: Sheriff David Rhodes explained negotiations with the county’s jail‑medical contractor, Wexford Healthcare, and said the extension includes an approximately $800,000 increase largely driven by staffing needs across two facilities. Rhodes described the contract as subcapitated — a block‑purchase model tied to average daily population — and said the county ran a competitive procurement and found the existing…
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