COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Branch County Board of Commissioners held a five hour strategic planning session last Friday and decided that the Branch County Jail should top their list of priorities.
Following the jail on the list were pensions, the Sheriff’s Department Road Patrol and Technology.
Commissioners discussed several future options concerning the jail which included continuing the status quo; a millage; a bond; a regional facility; leasing with a company who would build and pay for a facility or renovating the current facility.
A follow up meeting will be set up so more detailed information can be provided to Commissioners in regards to the jail.
It was pointed out during the strategic planning session by County Administrator Bud Norman that the top issues from budget hearings with the Elected Officials and Department Heads were equipment; additional compensation benefits and training.
