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E-mail StorySheriff's officials to talk cost of more jails
| Sunday, Feb 24 2008 8:35 PM
Last Updated: Monday, Feb 25 2008 8:53 AM
Top Kern County sheriff's officials will brief supervisors Tuesday on the costs of building and running more county jail space.
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You can also watch the meeting live on KGOV, the county’s local cable television station. The station lists available channels at www.co.kern.ca.us/gsd/KGOV.
The board’s agenda as well as some background materials are available online at www.co.kern.ca.us/bos — as are phone numbers and e-mail addresses for your county supervisors.
The Sheriff's Department is pulling together the information before it applies for state money from AB 900, the jail building bond passed in 2007. Earlier estimates put the cost of new jail space for Kern at $167 million, Undersheriff Marty Williamson said. That number is expected to drop as there are reduced construction costs, he said.
Williamson also expects some changes in the costs to operate the newly opened jail space -- if the county gets construction money.
Supervisors have already approved the concept of passing a county bond that would provide some money to match the state's cash, if it comes.
In other matters, supervisors will delay creating the position of county compliance and accountability officer.