Board approves amended detainee-boarding authorization, adds annexing-use limit

The Hennepin County Board approved amendments to agreements that allow the sheriff's office to board detainees with neighboring counties and established a not-to-exceed (NTE) authorization of $10,247,515. Board materials and the presenting staff noted prior resolutions authorizing negotiation with seven counties and that total expenditures to date across these agreements are approximately $4,500,000.

During discussion Commissioner Kevin Anderson offered an amendment "that reads, be it further resolved that the NTE amount authorized be only used for the purpose of annexing needs," which the board adopted before voting to approve the R1 as amended. County staff said the NTE provides contingency capacity and that actual spending is expected to be well below the authorization.