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Tennessee Doc and Metro Nashville Davidson County Contract Addendum 1995
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ADDENDUM CONTRACT BETWEEN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION AND STATE FUNDING BOARD AND METROPOLITAN NASHVILLE -- DAVIDSON COUNTY GOVERNMENT WHEREAS, on August 5,1991, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville -- Davidson County, Tennessee ("Metro") and the State of Tennessee, Department of Correction and the State Funding Board ("State") entered into a contract ("Contract") to assist Metro in the construction and operation of a new correctional facility ("New Facility"); NOW, THEREFORE, the contract between Metro and the State is hereby amended as folIows: SECTION 2. COVENANTS OF THE STATE Section 2.B(I) is hereby amended to read as folIows: The State will reimburse Metro for housing Locally Sentenced Felons pursuant to this Contract. Such reimbursement shall be equal to Metro's reasonable allowable costs as provided in T.C.A. 418-106, as amended, and rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Correction thereunder. Pursuant to such regulations, "reasonable allowable costs" to be reimbursed hereunder shall include Metro's annual debt service upon Debt Instruments and any replenishment of the debt service reserve fund for such Debt Instruments which may be required in the event of a draw upon said fund. Said reimbursement, excluding debt service on Debt Instruments, will begin upon acceptance of Locally Sentence Felons at the New Facility. Provided, however, that in the event Locally Sentenced Felons and other inmates are housed at the New Facility, the state per diem reimbursement to Metro shall be the average male or female per diem, as appropriate. Should any Locally Sentenced Felon be housed by Metro at other than the New Facility because other inmates are utilizing beds at the New Facility, the State's per diem reimbursement for such Locally Sentenced Felon to Metro shall be as if the Locally Sentenced Felon was housed at the New Facility. The State agrees not to contract with any other government or for profit or non-profit corporation for the housing of Locally Sentenced Felons. Effective this ~day of Apr 11 , 1994.( 5 THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT ~~ AND DAVIDSON COUNTY Metropolitan County Mayor THE STATE OF TENNESSEE S:?~ Ccis\~,\~~" Co issioner Department of Correction ATTEST: ~ secretary~ State Funding Board APPROVED AS TO AVAlLABlLlTY OF FUNDS APPROVED: Director of Finance ommissioner, Departm t of Finance and Administr ion APPROVED AS TOIJF::m~~~ LEGALITY Comptroller of the APPROvpD AS TO F~/ purch~'-'tl.3"'-J,~'+::":"::':-=-------Chief Deputy Sheriff ~:£!/~rz--Attorney General & Reporter