Butler County contracts with youth detention center
Published 6:54 pm Tuesday, October 11, 2011
The Butler County Commission approved a contract with the Montgomery County Youth Facility for Detention Care.
Butler County contracts with the Montgomery County Youth Facility for Detention Care for one bed for Butler County juveniles that are incarcerated or held for any reason.
The cost of housing a juvenile at the facility is $85 per day.
In conjunction with that contract, the county also signed a long term detention subsidy contract with the Department of Youth Services, which pays the cost for one bed for Butler County for the fiscal year 2011-2012, should the county need to house a juvenile at the facility on a long term basis.
“This is something we do once a year to have a bed in case we need it,” Butler County Commission Chairman Jesse McWilliams said.
In other business:
* The Commission set the holiday schedule for FY2011-2012.
* Appointed Poole & Poole Law Firm as the county’s legal counsel for the FY2011-2012.
* Named all Butler County banks as county depositories.
* Approved the rates of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama insurance for all county employees. As a benefit, Butler County pays each full time employee’s single portion of the insurance coverage, which at this time is $412. The county does not pay anything toward the family coverage. The employee is responsible for the remaining portion for family coverage, which at this time is $627.
* Gave approval to County Engineer Dennis McCall to finance the purchase of a 2011 John Deere Backhoe with Whitney National Hancock Bank.
* Gave approval to McCall to begin accepting bids for the installation of a fuel distribution system at the Pettibone property.
