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Cowlitz County staff recommend ending out‑of‑county juvenile detention contracts amid litigation risk; board to decide on notice period
Summary
County staff and the risk pool urged commissioners to terminate detention agreements with Pacific and Wiccaichem counties because of potential long‑term liability; the board was asked to direct whether a 60‑day notice should use calendar or business days ahead of a planned decision on the contracts.
County juvenile court staff and risk managers recommended the Board of Commissioners consider terminating intercounty juvenile detention contracts, citing long‑term liability and risk‑pool concerns.
George Moya, juvenile court, told the board that two motion items on tomorrow’s agenda concern contracts with Pacific and Wiccaichem counties and that his office had coordinated with risk management and legal counsel since the items were continued from April. He said the county’s risk pool recommended…
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