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Commissioners approve amended Securus contract reflecting lower FCC phone rates
Summary
Commissioners approved an amendment to the county's Securus inmate communications contract that adopts new FCC rate caps, lowering voice and video per‑minute rates and preserving a small county commission per minute.
The court approved an amendment to the county’s contract with Securus to reflect new Federal Communications Commission rate caps for inmate communications.
A Securus representative (S7) summarized the change, saying current voice charges were "21¢ for voice per minute" and under the FCC adjustment they will be reduced to "12¢." He said video rates will drop from "29¢" to "19¢," and the county will continue to receive "2¢ for every minute that they're on the phone or FaceTime." A motion to accept the amended contract was offered by Commissioner S6 and approved by voice vote.
County staff indicated the county attorney had reviewed the agreement and that the commission structure paid to the county would remain, with telephone commission unchanged. The court did not record a roll‑call tally; the amendment was approved by unanimous voice vote.
The action applies to the county’s existing communication services agreement with Securus and reflects the FCC rate changes rather than new local policy.
