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County introduces and passes new commissary ordinance for corrections under suspended rules
Summary
Citing state legislative interest and external legal actions, commissioners introduced and immediately passed a new ordinance to repeal and replace the existing commissary fund rules for county corrections, increasing auditor and council oversight and requiring appropriation for expenditures.
County staff presented a proposed ordinance to repeal the existing commissary ordinance and establish a new framework governing the commissary account used by corrections. The staff member said the account has existed for more than 25 years and has passed State Board of Accounts audits, but recent legislative interest and legal actions elsewhere prompted review and strengthening of local rules.
The proposed ordinance would give the auditor's office and county council additional authority over appropriations from the commissary fund and tighten accountability. Commissioners introduced the ordinance (2026 BL-O-7), agreed to suspend the rules, and passed it by unanimous voice vote. Chair and others noted a scrivener's error in the ordinance numbering that would be corrected.
