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Strafford County delegation backs $1.44 million supplemental appropriation to cover inmate, nursing-home shortfalls
Summary
After a public hearing, the Strafford County delegation approved a supplemental appropriation of roughly $1.44 million and related tax- and revenue-anticipation borrowing to cover an unexpected inmate medical bill, nursing-home costs and associated overtime and staffing expenses.
The Strafford County delegation voted to validate a supplemental appropriation of approximately $1,442,531 to cover a string of unanticipated expenses, the body heard at a public hearing and during debate Wednesday evening.
County officials told the delegation that an unusually severe medical case involving an inmate generated hospital bills of about $1.9 million. Medicaid and other program offsets reduced the county’s exposure by roughly $1.6 million, leaving several hundred thousand dollars in charges and additional overtime and transport costs tied to deputies providing security at outside hospitals. The county also…
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