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Polk County approves $1.3 million jail cell renovation, shifts FY2025 budget and SPLOST funds
Summary
The Polk County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on June 2 to add a $1.3 million Jail Cell Renovation Project to the FY2025 Capital Improvement Plan and the 2020 SPLOST budget, shifting funds from the General Fund and other sources to cover the cost.
Polk County commissioners on June 2 approved adding a $1,300,000 Jail Cell Renovation Project to the county’s FY2025 Capital Improvement Plan and the 2020 SPLOST budget.
The board passed a companion amendment to the FY2025 General Fund budget that reduces the Sheriff’s Building Maintenance line and other funding sources so those dollars can be reallocated to the capital project. Commissioner John Paschal moved to add the project; Commissioner Chuck Thaxton seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
County records presented at the meeting state the purpose is to fund renovations to jail cells, but the agenda and discussion did not include a construction timeline, design specifics, or a detailed line-item breakdown of which General Fund expenditures were reduced; the minutes state only that the Sheriff’s Building Maintenance budget and “other funding sources” will be decreased to provide the money.
The action routes the project through the county’s existing CIP and SPLOST framework, which means work and disbursements will follow Polk County procurement and SPLOST reporting rules. The board did not set an effective start date or a contract award at the meeting; staff will need to specify procurement steps and schedule in subsequent administrative actions.
The CIP addition was presented alongside and approved after a general fund amendment that brings the funding into the capital plan. The board recorded unanimous approval for both the General Fund amendment and the CIP/SPLOST addition.
