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Supervisors approve $80 daily inmate fee to update collection process
Summary
Page County supervisors approved Resolution 29-20-26 to raise the jail room-and-board fee to $80 per day and discussed turning unpaid bills over to collections. The change was approved by the board during the June 21 meeting.
Page County's Board of Supervisors voted to approve Resolution 29-20-26, raising the county’s jail room-and-board fee to $80 per day.
The motion to adopt the resolution was made by a committee member and seconded by the chair; the board approved the measure by voice vote. Chair stated, “That increases the the fee for, per day for an inmate of $80.” Supervisors discussed routing unpaid bills to collection as part of implementing the change.
Board members said the updated fee will be used in conjunction with the county’s collection agreement to pursue unpaid balances; supervisors did not identify an implementation date during the meeting. The vote occurred during routine agenda consideration after a financial update on the jail project.
