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Fiscal court extends detention center healthcare contract for one year
Summary
The court authorized a one-year extension with no changes to the detention center healthcare contract with West Kentucky Correctional Healthcare, LLC, on recommendation of Deputy Jailer Brent Deweese; specific contract costs were not provided in the minutes.
Simpson County Fiscal Court on July 19 authorized a one-year extension of the detention center healthcare agreement with West Kentucky Correctional Healthcare, LLC.
Deputy Jailer Brent Deweese recommended renewing the contract with no changes from the previous year; the court authorized Judge-Executive Mason Bames to sign the extension. The minutes do not state the contract value, payment schedule or any revised terms.
The court also approved vendor payments in the bills-and-claims listing that included a payment to West Kentucky Correctional Healthcare, LLC; the minutes do not tie that payment to the contract extension or state whether it reflects a monthly invoice or an annual contract installment.
