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Commissioner Johnson - Sheriff’s Office - To Appropriate Funding for Inmate Off-Site Medical Expenses (Fund Balance Appropriation - $322,000 Estimate)
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STAFF CONTACT
Alan Cloninger - Sheriff - 704-869-6860
BUDGET IMPACT
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Appropriate from Fund Balance.
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BUDGET ORDINANCE IMPACT
Appropriate from Fund Balance
BACKGROUND
The Gaston County Jail has experienced an exponential increase with inmate off-site medical costs. There have been multiple inmates with hospital stays and inmates with chronic illness in safekeeping at the Central Prison. The budget for safekeeping medical expenses is $100,000 of which $95,420 has been expended with $136,176 outstanding.
It is expected the off-site budget for medical expenses ($175,000) of inmates housed at the Gaston County Jail will be exceeded this fiscal year as well. Presently, $85,852 has been expended through October 2021 with eight months remaining.
There is no way to predict the type and quantity of injuries and illnesses that will occur. The identified cost drivers are substance abuse and chronic illness. It is estimated the Sheriff’s Office will need approximately $322,000 for off-site medical costs for the remainder of fiscal year 2022.
POLICY IMPACT
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ATTACHMENTS
Budget Change Request (BCR)