Starke County Sheriff Bill Dulin presented an Incarcerated Offender Provider Agreement to the county commissioners Monday night.
Starke County Commissioners Discusses Inmate Offender Provider Agreement
Marshall County Commissioners, Attorney to Review Jail Healthcare Contract
The Marshall County Commissioners and the county attorney will be reviewing the contract with jail’s healthcare service provider when they meet again on Monday, Nov. 17.
Quality Correctional Care sent Sheriff Tom Chamberlin an agreement and it was then forwarded to County Attorney Jim Clevenger for a four year term. The current one-year contract expires on Dec. 31 of this year. The contract calls for a $153,000 contract price which will be good during each of the four years. That price would be reassessed if the county agrees to renew this agreement in 2019, although the county would review services annually.
Marshall County Council Approves Additional Appropriation for Inmate Care
The Marshall County Council approved an additional appropriation of $50,000 for the sheriff’s budget to fulfill a contact with Quality Correctional Care through the rest of the year.
Marshall County Sheriff Tom Chamberlin explained to the council members in their May meeting that they signed a contract where the monthly cost to provide medical, dentistry,and pharmaceutical services with the addition of mental health in 2014 is $12,166. In May, there was balance of $41,000 and that wouldn’t cover the contract for the remainder of the year.
Marshall County Council Approves Sheriff’s Additional Appropriation Advertisement Request
The Marshall County Council entertained a request from Sheriff Tom Chamberlin to advertise for an additional appropriation for inmate health care.
In October 2013, the county approved Chamberlin to enter into a contract with Quality Correctional Care and while Chamberlin said the services they have provided are excellent, more money needs to be appropriated for their services.
Marshall County Sheriff’s Contract Approved, Sheriff Asks for Change in Health Assistance at Jail
The Marshall County Commissioners discussed the sheriff’s salary contract for 2014 during their recent meeting.
The salary is approved each year and this year’s proposed salary is $82,215.38, which mirrors last year’s agreed sum.
The commissioners approved the contract and the Marshall County Council took action to approve the contract during their meeting Monday morning.
Marshall County Commissioners Approve New Jail Healthcare Contract
Sheriff Tom Chamberlin wanted the commissioners to hear details about what kind of services this company would provide concerning medical care for inmates at the jail.
