The Placer County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 17 approved a one‑year booking and jail services agreement with the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office worth $549,257 for the term July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.

Jerry Rogers of the Placer County Sheriff’s Office told the board the contract covers arrests in the North Lake Tahoe area when local booking options are needed after hours, holidays or weekend operations. Under the agreement, Nevada County will continue to accept bookings when capacity and operational conditions allow; the contract sets quarterly payments of $137,314.25 and limits Nevada County’s maximum annual increase to 3 percent.

Captain Michelle Baxter, Tahoe station commander, gave operational details and capacity limits. Baxter said the Truckee facility has six cells, must separate men, women and a detoxification cell and sometimes rejects bookings when an arrestee is combative or needs medical care that the facility cannot provide. For fiscal year 2024–25, Baxter said Placer booked 163 inmates into Nevada County and Nevada County rejected 68; Baxter said the effective processing total including rejections was closer to roughly 220 for the year because rejected inmates required transport to Auburn.

Board members asked about how often Nevada County turns away bookings and the time cost of hauling inmates to Auburn. Baxter said stopping first in Truckee is typical and can save deputies three to four hours compared with an immediate trip to Auburn when Nevada County can accept a booking. Rogers told the board staff considered alternatives and concluded this agreement remains the most cost‑effective option for the north county area; he said funding is available in the Sheriff's Tahoe Patrol budget and the contract has no general‑fund impact.

Supervisor Gustafson moved and Supervisor Jones seconded the motion to approve the agreement; the board voted in favor.

The contract language does not cap the number of bookings that Nevada County can accept on Placer’s behalf, and the board directed staff to provide capacity details on request; sheriff’s staff offered to supply specific Truckee capacity numbers if the board wanted a formal count in writing.