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Auditor <br /> <br />Michael Montplaisir, CPA <br />701-241.5601 <br /> <br />Charlone Sandvik <br />701-241.5611 <br /> <br />Directorof <br />Equalization <br /> <br />701.241-5616 <br /> <br />Box2806 <br />211 Ninth Street South <br />Falgo, North Dakota 58103 <br /> <br />July 16, 2002 <br /> <br />Donald Rudnick <br />Cass County Sheriff <br />Fargo ND 58103 <br /> <br />RE: Jail Rates for 2003 <br /> <br />Dear Sheriff Rudrfick: <br /> <br />I reviewed projected costs to operate the new Cass County Jail for 2003 to determine a rate for <br />boarding prisoners from other entities. In doing this review, I had to make a number of <br />assumptions, which I will explain below. The current daily rate for boarding prisoners is $55 and <br />my recommendation is that we raise this amount to $60 per day. <br /> <br />We are just starting the budget process for 2003, and construction on the new jail facility is not <br />~qnite conrplete, so some figures used in the computation are subject to change; however, I think <br />we have accurate enough figures to set a jail rate for 2003. <br /> <br />Personnel Costs <br /> Current Staff Salaries & Benefits <br /> Anticipated new staff for 2003 (5) <br /> <br />Operation expense of the new jail <br />(Based on costs in the old jail, taking into <br />account the increased prisoner population <br />and the increased staff) <br /> <br />$2,600,000 <br /> 175~000 <br /> <br />$2,775,000 <br /> <br /> 775,000 <br /> <br />Buildings and Grounds expense of new jail <br />(Items such as electricity, building maintenance, <br />snow removal, etc.) <br /> <br />Depreciation Expense <br />(Based on a 50 year useful life of the building <br />and major components, such as the generator) <br /> <br />Total estimated costs <br /> <br />450,000 <br /> <br />320,000 <br /> <br />$4,320,000 <br /> <br />Prisoner days <br />Estimated daily population 200 x <br />Days per year 365 = 73,000 <br />Cost per Prisoner day $60 <br /> <br />Again, I want to emphasize these figures, including the estimated daily population, are estimates; <br />however, I think they are sufficient to help determine the daily rate. Next year after the jail is <br />open for some nine months, we will have a much better idea on both the costs of operation and the <br />daily prisoner population. <br /> <br /> ich~incerely' <br /> County Auditor <br /> <br />SUGGESTED MOTION: <br />Move to establish a daily rate for boarding prisoners at $60 per day for the 2003 calendar year. <br /> <br />FAX 701-241-5728 <br /> <br /> <br />