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County staff present $215—$225M financial framework for jail and behavioral care center; warn lower cap would cut beds and programs
Summary
Project staff told the task force the bond consultantanalysis produced a risk-averse $215 million combined ceiling but the advisory board recommended a $225 million budget cap to better preserve program adjacency, beds and flexibility; staff said caps near $170—$180 million would materially reduce capacity and raise operational risk.
Wakom County staff briefed the Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force on April 20 on the financial framework and schedule for the countywide jail and behavioral care center project, recommending a preliminary budget ceiling to allow schematic design to proceed.
Deputy Executive Kayla Shopwrestler said the countyworked with bond consultant PFM and that an initial, risk-averse analysis put a combined capital ceiling near $215 million for the jail and the behavioral care center. Task force members were told that the finance and facilities advisory board recommended moving forward with a $225 million cap to protect program goals and provide contingency room as the design advances.
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