Klickitat County Commission Decides On Creating Corrections Department

After a lengthy worksession revolving around a staff report on options for how correctional services should be handled, Klickitat County Commissioners came to agreement to have its staff prepare documents for creation of a Department of Corrections under County Commission control, and seek a consultant to consider the options of either maintaining the current jail with remodeling under the new department with staff to have a seven-day a week medical clinic, or contracting with NORCOR but maintaining booking and holding in Goldendale.  They also directed staff to look to hire an interim jail manager, and the motion also removed the directive passed in late March that included closing the jail completely.  After reviewing the staff jail report, Commissioners found the options that would have gone with contracting with NORCOR and closing the jail completely or building a completely new Klickitat County Jail to be unfeasible.  Commissioner Jacob Anderson said he firmly believes this is a good step and compromise, but there is still a long way to go.  Commissioner Dan Christopher said he wasn’t happy with how the board got to this point, but the decision that was made was the best available option before him.

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