At the Oct. 1 meeting the board approved the meeting agenda and minutes, accepted the annual audit, approved an engagement letter with auditors, renewed the legal services contract, approved holiday employee gift cards, and adopted the budget (voice votes; numeric tallies not specified in the transcript).

Board adopted the draft budget, which assumes a newly renegotiated ICE detention contract that shifts the county from an ADP model to a fixed‑usage fee for 250 beds; the contract raises projected annual revenue from roughly $6.2 million to about $9.6 million (a roughly $3.4 million increase) but carries caution about the shorter 24‑month term and future federal policy uncertainty.