Jail board grants one-year extension to county legal-services contract

Board staff told the jail board May 17 that the county's legal-services contract was due to expire and recommended a one-year extension under existing contract terms. Purchasing reviewed the materials and staff said one-year extensions are permitted within the contract.

Unidentified Speaker 5 moved to renew the contract for one year and the motion was seconded; the board discussed whether the contract had been put out for bid previously and how many one-year extensions are allowed under the contract. Staff said the process complied with purchasing rules and the extension sits within the contract's terms.

The board approved the one-year extension by voice vote. No additional conditions or amendments to the contract were recorded during the meeting. Staff noted the contract's paperwork was with purchasing and that the current extension would keep legal services in place while the county completes its procurement processes.

Next steps are for purchasing to finalize the extension paperwork and for the county to track any remaining allowed extensions per the contract language.