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Recommendation R4A

Hire an unbiased third-party professional consultant by the end of 2026 to review the Custodial Division budget and make recommendations or suggestions to reduce their budget within three months.

Jury report: Save Over $10 Million by Closing Claybank Jail · PDF page 9

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Official response

Solano County Sheriff-Coroner

Agency position unclear

Claims partial implementation through initiation of an independent bed-rate cost comparison with four counties.

Read official response · PDF page 4

The reply does not adopt the requested end-of-2026 consultant hire, full budget-review scope or three-month recommendation deadline.

  • Initiate an independent full-cost daily-bed-rate analysis using four county comparators. Owner: Solano County Sheriff-Coroner. Timing: Not specified.

This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.

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