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Olivette reviews contract amendment to accept higher inmate-housing fee from St. Louis County
Summary
In a first reading of Bill 3064, Olivette staff explained St. Louis County’s proposed daily inmate housing fee increase from $50 to $75 and clarified contract language on medical evaluations and who pays for medical care when the city requests county to hold an arrestee; council asked procedural questions and scheduled a second reading on June 23.
The Olivette City Council on June 9 held the first reading of Bill 3064, an ordinance authorizing an amendment to the city’s contract with St. Louis County to accept a daily fee increase for housing municipal inmates from $50 to $75.
City Manager Miss Hackley explained that Olivette’s holding cells are not designed for long-term detention and that the county’s jails receive people who require extended stays. She said the amended contract clarifies medical procedures: if an arrestee appears ill or injured the police/medical personnel evaluate the person and, if necessary, transport them to a hospital; a physician may sign a "fit for confinement" form allowing county intake. Miss Hackley said the contract text also makes municipalities responsible for fees charged by the county when the municipality requests the county to hold someone who requires medical care.
Councilors pressed staff on a clause that appeared to allow a municipality to indicate on a warrant that it wants an individual to be held despite medical needs; staff clarified that the department’s policy would reserve holding such individuals for minor charges and that serious felony arrestees would require higher-level police approval before being held. Miss Hackley said the department would ensure officers follow medical-evaluation procedures and that the municipality would be responsible for any county medical costs when a person is held at the city’s request.
No final vote occurred; the ordinance will return for second reading and a vote on June 23.
