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Commissioners hear request for $15,000 to cover juvenile-detention invoices
Summary
A county official asked commissioners to approve an additional $15,000 from the county general fund to pay pending juvenile-detention bills after one youth spent roughly 2.5 months in detention, creating an unanticipated cost spike.
A county official asked the Rush County commissioners to approve a $15,000 additional appropriation from the county general account to pay current and expected juvenile-detention invoices. The speaker said the line is difficult to predict and cited a recent case where a youth remained in detention for about 2.5 months, which drove up costs.
"We are asking for an additional appropriation of $15,000 to pay the pending invoices and any additional that might come up for the remainder of the year," the presenter said, noting invoices from the Youth Opportunity Center in Delaware County. Commissioners discussed whether to transfer funds from another line or process an additional appropriation; staff requested invoice details to complete transfers.
