Commission to decide inmates' medical bills

By FREDRICK J. JOHNSON

The Capital-Journal

Housing prisoners at the Shawnee County Jail may be expensive, but it is cheaper than keeping them in a hospital.

Shawnee County commissioners on Thursday will consider a claim by Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center for medical bills incurred by three criminal suspects taken to the hospital for treatment.

According to a memorandum to commissioners from assistant county counselor Thuy Dao, the bills and court costs for the three totaled $70,477. The figure includes court costs because Stormont-Vail filed a limited action suit against the county for the medical bills.

Commissioners will consider settling the claim when they meet at 9 a.m. Thursday in room B-11 at the courthouse.

Commissioners also will:

- Reconsider a request to purchase an incentive program to reduce overtime costs at the Consolidated Emergency Communications Center.

- Consider an appointment to the Ambulance Advisory Board.

- Consider a resolution authorizing the sale of general obligation bonds and temporary notes.

- Hear a briefing on Kansas Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds and consider an application for a bond allocation from the Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing.

- Consider recommendations of the Juvenile Corrections Advisory Board regarding addition allocation of funds by the Juvenile Justice Authority for prevention programs.

- Consider the purchase of work station panels in the District Court Clerk's office.

- Consider a grant application for the Senior Companion Program.

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