2/4/14 - A new committee to look into the operational costs of the planned expansion to the Livingston County Jail was created by the county commission last night. The new Jail Improvement Committee will examine the day-to-day logistics of running the new jail expansion, including how to utilize available beds to manage population and how to find funding for the annual cost of operation. In addition to creating the committee, the county commission appointed several members last night. It will be led by Commissioner Don Parker and include Commissioners Dave Domas and Kate Lawrence. The interests of the local judiciary will be represented by Judge Theresa Brennan and Circuit Court Administrator John Evans. Undersheriff Mike Murphy was at the meeting, and he expressed concern that the committee did not yet have adequate representation from the sheriff's department and the jail IT personnel. After conversing with commissioners, he is now satisfied that those viewpoints will be represented on the new committee. (TD)
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