Lee County managers distribute jail feasibility study, schedule budget work session

County manager distributed a jail feasibility study to commissioners and said the consultant team (Moseley) will present findings at the May 31 budget work session. The manager asked commissioners to submit questions to staff by May 20 so consultants can prepare.

Finance staff reported the county’s year-to-date expenditures at 103.26% of the adopted budget and noted that the target for expenditures at this point in the fiscal year would be 75 percent. No departments are over budget if encumbrances listed in the report are excluded.

The manager also reminded commissioners of advocacy days in Raleigh on June 11–12 and requested that commissioners notify staff (Haley) if they plan to attend. The sheriff’s office will provide input on the jail study at the May 31 session and staff said both on-site and off-site options for jail capacity remain on the table.

What happens next

Consultants will present the jail feasibility study at the May 31 budget work session; staff will include any commissioner questions submitted by May 20.