Committee hears $26,500 supplemental for jail services tied to BJA grant billing backlog

A committee member drew attention to a $26,500 supplemental line for jail-based services in the Oct. 1 payable run and asked whether it represented a single contract or a blanket set of services. Administrator Murphy told the committee the item relates to the BJA grant and explained that during final grant filings staff "noticed there was a big gap missing and discovered that McCall Vargas was not billing us," so several invoices were received at once. Murphy said the BJA grant will cover the cost.

Members asked clarifying questions about the contract arrangement; the transcript records that staff will follow up as needed but does not show a request for additional action beyond noting the grant coverage. The committee proceeded to review other line items after the clarification.