SF 2924

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to corrections; authorizing withdrawal by a county from a regional jail
system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 641.265, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 641.265, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Withdrawal.

A county board may withdraw from cooperation in a
regional jail system deleted text begin if the county boards of all of the other cooperating counties decide, by
majority vote, to allow the withdrawal deleted text end . With the approval of the county board of each
cooperating county, the regional jail board shall fix the sum, if any, to be paid to the county
withdrawing, to reimburse it for capital cost, debt service, or lease rental payments made
by the county prior to withdrawal, in excess of its proportionate share of benefits from
the regional jail prior to withdrawal, and the time and manner of making the payments.
The payments shall be deemed additional payments of capital cost, debt service, or lease
rentals to be made proportionately by the remaining counties and, when received, shall be
deposited in and paid from the regional jail fund; provided that:

deleted text begin (a) deleted text end new text begin (1) new text end payments shall not be made from any amounts in the regional jail fund
which are needed for maintenance and operation expenses or lease rentals currently due
and payable; and

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end the withdrawing county shall remain obligated for the payment of its
proportionate share of any lease rentals due and payable after its withdrawal, in the
event and up to the amount of any lease payment not made when due by one or more of
the other cooperating counties.