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Commission Minutes—August 11, 2014 4345 MOTION, passed Mrs. Scherling moved and Mr. Vanyo seconded to approve the 2015 preliminary budget for Valley Water Rescue as presented, and to commit the revenue to remain in the fund to use for Valley Water Rescue operations. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 23. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Sheriff Paul Laney, Chief Deputy Rick Majerus, Captain Michele Harmon, Captain Mitch Burris, Captain Andy Frobig, Lieutenant Amanda Henrikson, Sergeant Tara Morris, and other sheriff staff were present. The sheriff provided an overview for each division of the department. He outlined the major line items as follows: $309,436 for eight patrol vehicles and associated equipment; $528,184 for four patrol deputies; and $32,006 to convert the part-time 24/7 position to a full-time position. Sheriff Laney said after the Sheriff's Department budget was submitted, he was contacted by officials from the Clay County Juvenile Detention Center, who offered juvenile detention services to Cass County. A request for a formal opinion on the partnership has been submitted to the federal government, but at this point there have been no indications that any concerns will arise. The likelihood of partnering with Clay County for juvenile detention services has affected the preliminary budget the Sheriff submitted for approval. Sheriff Laney recommends $730,873 for the Juvenile Detention budget be removed, and the contracted services budget increased by $516,750, which is the cost for one year of contracted services with Clay County. The Cass County Jail pod currently designated for juveniles could then be converted to house the regular jail population, which is often overcrowded, and the 10.9 juvenile FTE's could remain at the jail. The board discussed the request to partner with Clay County for juvenile detention and converting the juvenile pod to house adult inmates. Captain Frobig said regardless of whether or not the pod would open up for the adult jail population, he believes a partnership with Clay County for juvenile detention services is in the best interest of the juveniles. Since the juveniles will still be Cass County's prisoners, the Juvenile sergeant position will be necessary for transportation and paperwork purposes. AMENDED MOTION, passed Mrs. Scherling moved and Mr. Vanyo seconded to remove the Juvenile Detention budget of $730,873 and increase the contracted services budget by $516,750. Discussion: Mr. Montplaisir said the juvenile sergeant position salary should be added back into the budget. Mrs. Scherling and Mr. Vanyo agreed to amend the original motion to restore the salary and benefit expense of one sergeant to the juvenile budget. Mr. Bennett asked when the contract would begin. Sheriff Laney said they would like to begin January 1st, which would give them time to get the formal opinion back from the federal government, receive a formal invite from Clay County, negotiate with the state, and figure out the logistics of the move. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously.