Wexford County board approves IT services, jail body scanner, addiction treatment contract and $923,345.85 childcare budget

Wexford County commissioners approved a series of contracts and budget items during the meeting, voting unanimously on a number of motions.

Key approvals included:

- An IT managed-services agreement with Carver Cyber LLC through Sept. 30, 2025, authorized for signature by the chairman and administrator (motion passed on roll call).

- Purchase of a body scanner for the county jail from Tech 84 at a quoted cost of $182,500, to be funded with LATCF grant funds; commissioners discussed anticipated contributions from a regional partner and tentatively from MMRMA but noted some grant payments were temporarily on hold.

- An $838,400 agreement with Addiction Treatment Services for mobile treatment services (period 10/01/2024–08/23/2025) funded with opioid dollars; commissioners discussed the $800-per-week cost for having the mobile unit on site.

- A $40,200 agreement with Catholic Human Services (10/01/2024–09/30/2025) using opioid funding.

- Adoption of the Wexford County childcare budget for 10/01/2024–09/30/2025 in the corrected amount of $923,345.85.

Other actions included authorization to list a donated Class A motorhome with Joel's Cars (with any proceeds above $200,000 to be retained by the listing agency) and updates to cadet reimbursement contracts for sponsored police academy cadets. Many motions recorded roll-call results of 9–0 in favor.

County administration noted the fund-balance increase shown in the audit (roughly $2.4 million) but cautioned much of the change reflects unfilled positions and one-time grant timing rather than permanent new recurring revenue. "While we put $2,400,000 in the fund balance, the majority that's not extra extra money," an administrator said, adding the county will monitor positions and grant availability.

The motions authorized the chairman and relevant staff to sign contracts and proceed with implementation as appropriate.