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SEVEN VIDEO. SO TELLING. THANK YOU BETH. SARPY COUNTY RAISES THE FEE TO HOUSE YOUTH FROM OUTSIDE THE COUNTY AT THEIR JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER. COUNTY IS NOW TO PAY $300 PER JUVENILE PER DAY TO HOUSE THEM IN SARPY COUNTY. THAT’S 27% MORE THAN THE CURRENT $235 RATE. COUNTY APPROVED THAT MEASURE TONIGHT. SERBIA HAS CONTRACTS WITH SEVEN COUNTIES, RANGING ALL THE WAY UP TO SCOTTSBLUFF COUNTY. SAYS THE HOLD. YOUTH FROM ALL OVER THE STATE JUST. ECONOMY WISE SUPPLIES ARE GOING UP, FOOD GOING UP. SO IT WAS NATURAL FOR US TO INCREASE OUR DAILY RAT
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Sarpy County board approves fee increase for housing youth at the Juvenile Justice Center
Sarpy County contracts with seven other Nebraska counties, but says youth are housed at the center from all across Nebraska.
The Sarpy County Board of Commissioners approved raising fees Tuesday night for housing youth at its Juvenile Justice Center. The board approved increasing the fee to $300 per juvenile per day. Sarpy County contracts with seven counties: Cass, Dodge, Hall, Nemaha, Otoe, Saline and Scotts Bluff. But the Juvenile Justice Center director says youth are sent to Sarpy County from all over the state. “Just economy-wise, supplies are going up, food’s going up, so it was natural for us to increase our daily rate,” said Tami Steensma. The last rate hike was in 2021.
The Sarpy County Board of Commissioners approved raising fees Tuesday night for housing youth at its Juvenile Justice Center.
The board approved increasing the fee to $300 per juvenile per day. Sarpy County contracts with seven counties: Cass, Dodge, Hall, Nemaha, Otoe, Saline and Scotts Bluff. But the Juvenile Justice Center director says youth are sent to Sarpy County from all over the state.
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“Just economy-wise, supplies are going up, food’s going up, so it was natural for us to increase our daily rate,” said Tami Steensma.
The last rate hike was in 2021.
