Commission debates $115,000 estimate for jail generator docking station
Commissioners and sheriff discussed a vendor estimate (reported during discussion as about $115,000) to add a generator docking station at the Cole County Jail; some commissioners said recent testing and repairs make a full replacement 'not worth' the expenditure and recommended monitoring instead of immediate purchase.
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Commissioners and the sheriff discussed a vendor estimate to add a generator docking station at the Cole County Jail, reported in the meeting as roughly $115,000 for a 'triple redundancy' solution. One commissioner said, "I just don't think it's worth spending the money on," citing recent testing and successful repairs that have kept the existing generator reliable.
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