County staff briefed the Clallam County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 29 about an amended agreement with the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families to provide detention‑based services and a negotiated daily bed rate of $250 for one year under the county’s Criminal Justice and Safety (CJS) block grant.

The change matters to the county because staff said the increased rate more closely covers the county’s actual costs to hold juveniles post‑disposition and prior to transport to state juvenile rehabilitation. "This rate is finally at, at a point where we're actually covering our costs," a juvenile services staff member said during the briefing.

According to staff, the phase sheet associated with the agreement was previously approved (date not specified in the transcript) and the new bed rate of $250 per day will apply for a year while further negotiations at the state level continue. Staff referenced broader discussions with juvenile rehabilitation about fees, noting that when state facilities were full they had offered up to $400 per day to counties that were holding juveniles; county staff said those circumstances have driven renewed negotiations. The briefing said the agreement language otherwise remains consistent with past contracts under the CJS block grant.

Discussion versus decisions: the briefing was informational. Staff said the contract was a standard agreement the county has used and that the board would consider related items at the next regular meeting; no formal ratification of the one‑year $250 bed rate was recorded during the work session. Commissioners thanked staff for the work but did not take a recorded vote during the session.

Clarifying details: staff did not specify the previous bed rate in this briefing; where numbers were unclear the staff presentation either declined to specify a prior figure or said it could not recall the exact previous rate. The staff presenter said juvenile services and finance led negotiations and that the arrangement ties to the CJS block grant. The staff member also referenced ongoing statewide negotiations with juvenile rehabilitation and a state association that is pursuing broader fee discussions.

Ending: staff indicated final contract paperwork and any related votes would be handled at the county’s regular meeting the following day.