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Commission OKs $200,000 to replace jail water heaters after leak reported
Summary
The commission approved $200,000 to replace aging water heaters in the county jail after staff reported leaks and sanitation risks; the budget committee said two units are colocated and one was leaking, and contingency funding was proposed.
Commissioner Bobby Caps described a request to allocate $200,000 to replace four large water heaters in the county jail, noting two were installed in the same closet and one had begun leaking, which threatened dishwashing and sanitation operations. Caps said a prior bid had been about $244,000 and recommended $200,000 with contingency.
The mayor and commissioners discussed equipment age and contingency funding; a budget committee member said the units had about a 15-year service life. "There are 4 water heaters in the jail, and 2 of them were in the same closet. 1 in the back is leaking," Caps said. The commission approved the allocation by voice vote as recorded in the meeting transcript.
