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Commission reviews small increase to Aramark inmate meal contract
Summary
County staff presented an Aramark amendment that raises inmate meal costs by about 3.4%; staff said the increase was anticipated and already included in the 2026 operating budget, with small fiscal impact at current population levels.
County staff presented an amendment to the Aramark contract used to provide inmate meals. The packet showed a cost increase of about 3.4% over last year, which the presenter said had already been anticipated and incorporated into the 2026 operating budget.
"That 3.47 over last year's numbers ... it's already been figured into this year's '26 operating budget," Speaker 4 said, adding the increase would amount to approximately $1,000 annually at current population levels and would not materially change the county's projections. The presenter noted the amendment is routine and mainly memorializes a price increase Aramark had already implemented.
Commissioners did not delay the item and the discussion concluded with staff prepared to sign or finalize the amendment consistent with budget assumptions.
