Jail fire alarm system obsolescence
Summary
The Sheriff Admin & Jail facility's fire alarm system becomes obsolete this year — parts will be impossible to get. Replacing it costs about $150,000, and legislators sparred over who pays and whether the new system will last. It's a life-safety system, so the need won out.
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Last discussed May 14, 2026.
Impact analysis
About $150,000, which the County Manager says can be offset by deferring an equipment purchase rather than tapping contingency funds.
Jail staff, inmates, and the public, through a working life-safety alarm system.
Taxpayers absorb an unbudgeted cost, and legislators noted it comes at a time of tight budgets.
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