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County discusses 2026 corrections budget and possible juvenile detention regional agreement
Summary
Correction Administrator Laurie Johnson presented the 2026 corrections budget; State's Attorney Wade Enget relayed Ward County interest in eliminating the juvenile detention center and exploring a Joint Powers Agreement, which the board noted for further consideration.
Laurie Johnson, Correction Administrator, met with the board at 9:15 A.M. to present the proposed 2026 corrections budget. The minutes record Johnson’s presentation and the board’s review of the budget materials without a recorded vote on the budget item in this excerpt.
State’s Attorney Wade Enget told commissioners he had received a call from the Ward County State’s Attorney about talks to eliminate the Juvenile Detention Center and the possibility of creating a Joint Powers Agreement among counties. Enget’s report was recorded for the board’s consideration; the minutes do not show a formal motion or action on the proposal during the Sept. 2 session.
