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Ford County adopts two detention-center fee resolutions
Summary
On April 7, 2026, Ford County commissioners unanimously approved two resolutions from the sheriff's office increasing the booking/processing fee and establishing a standard housing rate at the county detention center; effective dates were not specified in the minutes.
Ford County commissioners voted unanimously April 7 to adopt two resolutions from the sheriff's office that change fees at the Ford County Detention Center.
Sheriff Bill Carr and Undersheriff Dale Colman presented Resolution No. 2026-15, which increases the booking or processing fee, and Resolution No. 2026-16, which establishes a standard housing rate for inmates. Both items had been discussed at the commission's work session earlier that day. Commissioner Chris Boys moved to approve Resolution No. 2026-15 and Commissioner Shawn Tasset seconded; the motion carried 3-0. Commissioner Tasset then moved to approve Resolution No. 2026-16, Commissioner Boys seconded, and that motion also carried 3-0.
The minutes do not list the new fee amounts, the populations who will be charged, or an effective date for either resolution. The transcript records only that the sheriff and undersheriff presented the measures and that the commission approved them by roll call.
The action will change the county's administrative fees for booking and inmate housing charged at the detention center. The minutes do not indicate any dissent, amendment, or a requirement for further documentation in the public record. The resolutions are recorded as adopted by the commission; the minutes do not include language on implementation steps or when the new rates take effect.
The county clerk attested the minutes and no further public comment or appeal was recorded.
