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Greenlee County board directs formation of jail committee after cost analysis presentation
Summary
County staff presented an updated jail cost analysis and the Board of Supervisors directed staff to reform a multi‑stakeholder jail committee to study options — building new, renovating, outsourcing or a blended approach — while stressing no final decisions would be made at this meeting.
Derek, a county presenter, told the Greenlee County Board of Supervisors that an updated jail cost analysis spanning roughly four years shows recent population changes and budget figures require fresh study, but that the meeting would not produce a final decision: "There will be no final decisions... we are not discussing or deciding whether or not to close the jail," he said. He described the county's methodology as cost per day per inmate and said the county budgets about $2,000,000 annually to operate its jail.
Derek walked supervisors through trends and scenarios showing a low in August 2023 followed by a rise that left January 2026 among the highest months in recent years. He said comparison work with neighboring counties indicates large swings in per‑day costs depending…
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