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Wahkiakum board approves juvenile detention rate increase to $250 per day
Summary
The Board approved Amendment No. 4 to the interlocal juvenile detention agreement with Cowlitz County, raising the per‑juvenile daily rate to $250; the amendment was presented by Juvenile Court Administrator Scott Jacot and approved unanimously.
The Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners approved Amendment No. 4 to the Agreement for Detention of Wahkiakum County juveniles in the Cowlitz County Juvenile Detention Facility. Scott Jacot, Pacific‑Wahkiakum County Juvenile Court Administrator, presented the amendment, which increases the current cost per juvenile per day to $250.
"It was M/S/A by Commissioners Letham and Tischer to approve of Amendment No. 4 of the Agreement for Detention of Wahkiakum County Juveniles in Cowlitz County Juvenile Detention Facility which increases the current cost per juvenile per day to $250," the minutes record. The motion carried with a unanimous recorded vote (Aye — Tischer, Letham and Cothren).
The minutes do not include further details on the contract term, start date for the new rate, or whether the increase is temporary or permanent. The amendment and any operational impacts will be reflected in the county's juvenile services budgeting and interlocal relationship with Cowlitz County.
