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Benton County approves two deputy hires and discusses federal inmate contract rate increase
Summary
Supervisors approved hiring Timothy Locke and Richard Devorski under Resolution 26-30 and discussed a federal inmate contract rate increase from $50 to $86.52 per day, which county officials said could raise annual inmate-related revenue from roughly $182,500 to about $625,000.
The Benton County Board of Supervisors approved Resolution 26-30 to hire two deputies, Timothy Locke and Richard Devorski, at a starting hourly rate of $37.59; start dates and background details were read into the record.
Separately, the sheriff’s office reported a federal inmate housing contract rate increase effective May 1 that raises per‑inmate daily compensation from $50 to $86.52. Officials said the county averaged about 10 federal inmates per day at the lower rate and aims to sustain roughly 20 inmates per day at the new rate; staff presented a revenue projection increasing annual receipts from approximately $182,500 to about $625,000 — a difference the sheriff's office estimated at roughly $442,526 per year. The board noted that formal recognition of the contract rate may be on next week’s agenda although administration indicated they have finalized the contract internally.
Supervisors and staff discussed whether the inmate revenue figure is gross or net and how billing is processed; staff said billing is handled through civil division processes and that expenditures associated with inmate housing remain. No change to policy governing inmate housing was made at the meeting; the board approved the hires and acknowledged the contract revenue implications for forthcoming budgets.
