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Deuel County approves joining regional juvenile detention needs assessment, agrees $1,283 share
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Summary
The Deuel County Board of Commissioners voted April 7 to join an interlocal group conducting a regional juvenile detention needs assessment; the county's share of the study is $1,283 and current custody housing is located in Iowa.
The Deuel County Board of Commissioners approved an Interlocal Agreement to join a regional juvenile detention needs assessment on April 7, agreeing to contribute $1,283 toward the study.
County Attorney Jon Stellar told the board the assessment will analyze regional juvenile detention needs alongside several neighboring counties. The minutes note that juvenile custody housing for the region is currently located in Iowa. Commissioners Jim Reichman and William Klingman voted to approve the agreement; Commissioner Timm was absent.
The approval is procedural: it authorizes Deuel County to participate and pay its share of the study cost. The minutes record the motion (moved by Reichman and seconded by Klingman) and the recorded vote (Reichman, aye; Klingman, aye; Timm, absent). No additional funding commitments or facility decisions were made at the meeting.
According to the minutes, next steps are participation in the regional study; the minutes do not specify the study timeline, vendor, or whether the study could lead to a recommendation to site detention capacity within Deuel County.