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Lawrence County commissioners approve agreement to house specialized inmates, several contracts and property transfers
Summary
The Lawrence County Commissioners on March 10 authorized an agreement to send inmates requiring specialized care to Allegheny County at a reimbursement rate of $177.81 per inmate per day, approved an ArcGIS/server contract not to exceed $41,906, awarded a parks maintenance contract using Marcellus funds, authorized grant-match application for Quaker Falls, and approved transfers of county-owned lots into a sidewalk sales program.
Lawrence County’s board of commissioners approved a package of routine but consequential actions at its March 10 meeting, including an intergovernmental agreement to place inmates needing specialized medical or custodial care in Allegheny County, several IT and parks contracts, a grant-match application for a county park master plan, and a transfer of county-owned lots into a sidewalk-sale program.
The board approved proposed resolution 32 authorizing the county to use an Allegheny County facility for detainees who require care the county jail cannot provide. Loretta, speaking on behalf of the warden, said the arrangement would set transport and reimbursement terms and estimated the cost at "$177.81 per inmate per day" if the county needed to house someone there. The resolution passed on a roll call vote.
County staff also moved forward on technology and infrastructure needs. Commissioners approved resolution 34 to enter a contract with Michael Baker International for ArcGIS migration and related server work, with a contract cap "not to exceed $41,906," to address persistent server…
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