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Elk County adopts $55 daily fee for housing inmates from outside agencies
Summary
The Elk County Commission approved Resolution 2024-12 establishing a $55.00 per-day fee to house inmates brought by outside agencies at the Elk County Jail; the motion passed unanimously 3-0.
The Elk County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 30 approved Resolution 2024-12 to permit housing inmates for outside agencies at the Elk County Jail at a rate of $55.00 per day. Sheriff John Walker asked the commission to adopt the updated resolution during the meeting; Commissioner Doug Hendricks moved the measure and Commissioner Perry Russell seconded. The motion carried 3-0.
The resolution, described in the meeting as an update to the county's inmate-housing policy, establishes the daily fee and authorizes the county to accept detainees from outside jurisdictions for compensation. No further details about how the fee will be billed to outside agencies or when it takes effect were provided during the meeting. The vote followed routine agenda procedure and was recorded as carried 3-0 by the three commissioners present: Jake Liebau (Chairman), Doug Hendricks and Perry Russell.
The action was listed on the published agenda and recorded in the minutes as "Resolution 2024-12." The transcript does not specify which agencies, if any, have already requested housing or whether a formal contract template will be used; those implementation details were not discussed at the Sept. 30 session.
