CONNECT COMMENT EMAIL MORE Greene County leaders, Springfield council members and the sheriff announced Friday afternoon they have reached a long-awaited jail agreement. It means a contentious two-year-old lawsuit between the city and county will be dropped. It means the Greene County Sheriff's Office will begin to, once again, take responsibility for inmates arrested on municipal charges. It means cash-strapped Greene County will ask voters to pass a sales tax hike in the coming months.

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City and county officials have been working for two years in closed meetings to negotiate a way forward after they publicly butted heads over Sheriff Jim Arnott's decision to close the Greene County Jail to people arrested on municipal charges. Together, they have created an addendum to a 1997 intergovernmental agreement, which was the basis of the lawsuit. The details were announced during a surprise press conference held at the Public Safety Center at 2 p.m. Mayor Ken McClure and Arnott hugged each other in front of photographers and TV cameras. Smiling Arnott was also photographed with his arm thrown around the shoulder of Springfield Police Chief Paul Williams. The message was one of reunification and collaboration. Bridget Jones Diary Edge Of Reason Torrent. McClure said, 'I'm pleased, on behalf of the city, to be part of this.

It's been a long time coming but it was necessary to work through all of these issues.' Presiding Commissioner Bob Cirtin said, 'When many people thought we were not doing anything, we were always doing something. The Witcher Sword Of Destiny Epub. ' The new document calls for the Greene County Sheriff's Office to take over transporting Springfield inmates, up to 35 a day. The city of Springfield will continue paying another county to house municipal inmates for the time being. Party Next Door Two Download Datpiff Downloader. If a sales tax hike is passed in Greene County, part of the revenue will be used to expand the jail. Within three years, the sheriff would begin guaranteeing 48 beds for Springfield inmates a day in the county jail at no additional cost.