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Board calls for consolidated accounting of juvenile detention costs and schedules a visioning meeting
Summary
Members urged staff to gather transport, per diem, contract and monitoring costs into a single set of figures to inform planning before the regional center opens in 2028; staff said a fall visioning/retreat (September–October) is a likely next step.
Board members told staff they need a consolidated accounting of detention-related costs now recorded across multiple budgets so future boards can plan effectively for the 2028 regional center. One member recalled that earlier discussions had referenced a roughly $6,000,000 detention budget when the board began its work.
“You know, people from the community who have been affected by the work ... at that point, I think we had a $6,000,000 budget for this, for detention,” a board member said as context for the need to track cumulative costs. Members identified transport costs, per diems, payments to other counties, monitoring and other related expenses as items that should be compiled.
Deputy Executive Director Chris Welsh and staff agreed to assemble available budgeting information and create a shared file system for board members to review. Welsh suggested a fall retreat—September or October—would be an appropriate time for a visioning session once preliminary numbers are available.
