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Commission explores options for community corrections after lease pressures
Summary
With community corrections’ lease ending next year and state funding declining, staff and commissioners discussed relocating the program closer to the courthouse; options include county-owned sites, short-term lease extensions, or alternate county properties.
Community corrections staff and commissioners reviewed options after learning the program’s lease ends in mid‑next year and that funding has fallen under client-based formulas. Commissioners and staff discussed keeping community corrections near the courthouse for operational efficiency and security and explored county-owned alternatives and flexible lease extensions.
Matt Stiles (speaker 3) said staff had considered the old health department building as a potential site but noted fitting the program’s needs and costs would require significant review. Commissioners emphasized that community corrections’ funding is tied to average daily population (client-based formula), which makes rent sensitivity a practical constraint; Michelle (community corrections staff referenced by commissioners) indicated a willingness to negotiate a lower rent but did not want the new, more expensive health-department facility.
Staff will continue to search for suitable county-owned or leased spaces closer to the courthouse and coordinate with the landlord on timing and extension options to avoid service disruption when the lease expires.
