Supervisors approve Central Iowa juvenile‑detention membership after debate over 'unanimous' language
The board voted to join the Central Iowa Detention Center under a submitted '2080' agreement after members debated language that appeared to require unanimous approval for applicants; at least one supervisor said he would vote no but the motion ultimately moved forward.
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The Buchanan County Board of Supervisors debated whether to sign a 2080 membership agreement with the Central Iowa Detention Center that, in one reading, appeared to require unanimous board approval for acceptance of applicants. Speaker 2 raised legal concerns about language in paragraph 2, subsections a and b, saying the wording "gives up our rights" and that a county should not be compelled to surrender its authority to vote. "I'm going to be voting against this just because of the way that it gives up our rights," Speaker 2 said during discussion.
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