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Sheriff seeking replacement for jail administrator as county weighs jail behavioral-health funding
Summary
Sheriff Lancaster said the jail administrator will depart April 3 and a replacement search is underway; Administrator Curtis noted he joined a NACO work group on jail behavioral health and that LD 2232 passed the House 121-17 and awaits the Senate.
Sheriff Lancaster told commissioners that the Somerset County Jail Administrator's last day is April 3 and that he is in the process of finding a replacement. Commissioner Don Skillings asked whether budgeted funds were sufficient to hire a new administrator; the Sheriff responded that it will depend on the candidate selected.
County Administrator Tim Curtis also reported joining a National Association of Counties (NACO) work group focused on behavioral health in county jails and told the commission that LD 2232, a jail funding bill, passed the Maine House of Representatives by a vote of 121-17 and is now before the Senate. The minutes do not record any formal action or funding allocation at this meeting related to the replacement or to LD 2232 pending action at the state level.
