Kossuth County Board of Supervisors Meeting January 6, 2026 part 2 of 2

Kossuth County Board of Supervisors · January 6, 2026

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Sheriff's budget: jail lock failures, repair certification and maintenance increases

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Sheriff (speaker identified in transcript as the presenting official) told the board the county jail is about 25 years old and many mechanical locks and plumbing components are failing; he said the county estimated roughly 65 65 to 70 mechanical locks and that vendor troubleshooting cost a $7,500 minimum per visit, so he had two staff (Will and Barry) trained and certified to repair locks to reduce per-repair cost to about $300 500 and proposed increasing building/maintenance budget lines (maintenance from $12,000 to $35,000 and using an existing $50,000 building maintenance fund) to cover an

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Speakers:Unidentified Speaker (presenting sheriff)

Kossuth County budget workshop covering the sheriff's office facility repairs (jail locks, plumbing, suppression system), Veterans Service Officer budget, Conservation/Nature Center requests (vehicle, decking), GIS/911 services and pictometry contract increases, and recorder/assessor operating items.

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