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Commissioner Worley - Sheriff’s Office - Appropriation of Additional Funds to House Inmates Out of County for December 2018 & January 2019 ($64,240)
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STAFF CONTACT
Alan Cloninger - Sheriff - 704-869-6860
BUDGET IMPACT
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Appropriation from Fund Balance
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BUDGET ORDINANCE IMPACT
Appropriate from Fund Balance $64,240
BACKGROUND
The jail population for December 2018 and January 2019 exceeded operational capacity (526) daily. As a result, inmates were shipped to the following counties: Jackson, Madison, Mecklenburg, Polk, Swain and Transylvania. Inmates were housed between 1-31 days. Total cost for December 2018 is $21,000 and January 2019 is $43,240. The Sheriff’s Office does not have funds allocated for this expense. It is our expectation that additional inmates will have to be shipped until the population subsides or the jail expansion is fulfilled.
POLICY IMPACT
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ATTACHMENTS
Budget Change Request and Housing Invoices