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Kings County approves participation in regional jail medical feasibility study; county share about $29,000

Kings County Board of Supervisors · March 17, 2026
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Kings County supervisors unanimously approved an agreement to pay their share — roughly $29,000 — of a Central Valley portion of a statewide feasibility study on regionalizing jail medical services, part of a $1.8 million statewide effort led through the Golden State Finance Authority.

Kings County supervisors voted unanimously March 17 to join a multi-county feasibility study that would examine regionalizing jail medical services across California.

Matthew Boyette, assistant CEO for Kings County Administration, told the board the statewide study costs about $1.8 million and that the Central Valley region’s portion is $320,000. Boyette said Kings County’s proportional share of that regional amount is a little over $29,000, to be paid through an agreement that reimburses the Golden State Finance Authority, which administered the request for proposals and will contract with the consultant…

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