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Douglas County corrections director reports $2.66M budget surplus, high pretrial compliance and plans for a mental-health unit
Summary
Director Michael Myers told the Board of Corrections Feb. 10 that the department is $2,663,933 under budget, saw $499,735 in January overtime, reported high pretrial compliance numbers and has begun operational planning for a mental-health unit opening in late 2026.
Douglas County’s director of corrections gave the board a detailed January 2026 operations report on Feb. 10, highlighting a multi-million-dollar budget surplus, staffing dynamics, pretrial program outcomes and plans for a new mental-health housing unit.
Michael Myers told commissioners the department was $2,663,933 under budget through the seventh month of the fiscal year and that January overtime totaled $499,735, a rise he attributed in part to three pay periods in the month. "We are $2,663,933 under budget," Myers said as he opened his report.
Myers reported staffing at 103% across correctional-officer ranks as of Jan.…
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