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Commissioners approve next step for comprehensive jail study, set deadlines for RFQ draft review
Summary
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted to authorize a further engineering and facility study of the county jail and directed the administration to deliver a draft RFQ to the ad hoc committee for review; the move includes a June mid-month deadline for the draft and an ad hoc review period to inform an RFQ expected later this summer.
A majority of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted to advance a formal study of the county jail, directing the administration to prepare a draft request for qualifications (RFQ) and return it to the jail ad hoc committee for review before the RFQ is issued.
The measure, introduced as Item 14 and sponsored by Vice Chair David C. Bradford Jr. and Chairwoman Chantay K. Avant, passed after amendments that add specific timeline language. Vice Chair Bradford said the administration would supply a draft RFQ by a mid-June date and that the ad hoc would provide comments before any public solicitation is issued.
Commissioner Wright, who offered a friendly amendment…
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