Tuesday, December 18, 2012
The Solon City Council approved a three-year agreement to house Twinsburg's prisoners at the Solon jail.
The Solon City Council approved a three-year agreement to house Twinsburg's prisoners at the Solon jail. The Twinsburg City Council had already approved the agreement, which is a three-year deal that will pay Solon $85,200 per year. Twinsburg Police Chief Chris Noga said the deal will save the city money. "There will be actual savings in this," Noga said. Twinsburg police currently operates a 12-day facility. The operation cost for 2011 was $152,000 including labor, supplies, feeding prisoners, according to Noga. Potential savings in this agreement could be anywhere from $60,000 to $100,000, Noga said. Solon has spent the year making contracts with many surrounding communities to house their prisoners at the city's full-service jail.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Three year, $85,000 agreement could save Twinsburg up to $100,000, give Solon Jail more steady income.
Twinsburg prisoners may have to get new cells by Jan. 1, 2013. Twinsburg Police Chief Chris Noga hopes to have city council approve an agreement with Solon to house its prisoners at the Solon Jail in the next few weeks. If approved, the transition would likely be effective starting with the new year. "I’m recommending that we press forward and house all of our prisoners at the Solon jail,” Noga said to council last Tuesday. The agreement would be for three years and would cost the city $85,000 each year to use Solon's a full service jail and correction staff. The police department currently operates a 12-day facility. The operation cost for 2011 was $152,000 including labor, supplies, feeding prisoners, according to Noga. Potential savings…
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Twinsburg would pay Solon $75 per day per prisoner to house them in the Solon jail.
Twinsburg green-lighted its end of an agreement to hous inmates at the Solon jail, if necessary. On Tuesday city council approved an agreement that would pay Solon $75 a day per inmate on an as needed basis. "We are not closing our jail,” Police Chief Chris Noga said. “If we closed it and tried to reopen it, it would be cost prohibitive.” The two-year deal says Twinsburg will pay Solon $75 per prisoner per day. A day counts as eight hours. Any prisoner who stays for less than a day will cost Twinsburg $42.50. The city would use Solon's full service facility for alternative housing, including females and speicial needs inmates, like diabetics. Solon's medical staff can offer more particular attention to certain needs. It would also create a…
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Twinsburg City Council meets tonight at 7 p.m. at City Hall
Solon has already discussed housing some of Twinsburg's inmates, now it's the city's turn. Twinsburg City Council will discuss this and other topics tonight at 7 p.m. at the Twinsburg Government Center. (Check out tonight's agenda in our PDF section to the right.) Solon Patch reported last week the agreement has been preliminarily approved by Solon's law department. City councils in both cities must first approve of the contract. The proposed two-year deal says Twinsburg will pay Solon $75 per prisoner per day. A day counts as eight hours. Any prisoner who stays for less than a day will cost Twinsburg $42.50. Twinsburg City Council is expected to vote on the resolution tonight. Council will also try to go out for a grant for a new …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Twinsburg would pay Solon $75 per day per prisoner to house them in the Solon jail.
The Solon Police Department is working on an agreement with the city of Twinsburg to house its prisoners, a move that will add another revenue stream for the Solon jail. Police Chief Chris Viland said the agreement has been preliminarily approved by Solon's law department. City councils in both cities must first approve of the contract. The proposed two-year deal says Twinsburg will pay Solon $75 per prisoner per day. A day counts as eight hours. Any prisoner who stays for less than a day will cost Twinsburg $42.50. Twinsburg Police Chief Chris Noga said he pursuing the contract to potentially house female and special-needs prisoners, such as diabetics, at Solon because its a full-service jail. "We will continue to operate the Twinsburg …
