Holding a prisoner in the Collin County jail is about to cost the City of Melissa more.
A new interlocal agreement on the county's Nov. 16 draft agenda would set the city's rate at $171.18 per inmate per day, an increase of $19 over what the county charged in fiscal 2026, according to a Sheriff's Office memo attached to the item. That puts the old rate at $152.18, meaning the daily charge climbs by about 12.5%.
The contract covers the county's 2027 fiscal year, which began Oct. 1, 2026, and runs through Sept. 30, 2027. The payments go into the county's general fund, and the county auditor lists the deal as revenue-generating.
The memo does not say how many inmate-days Melissa typically uses or what the city budgeted for jail costs this year.
Same rate for other agencies
Melissa is not being singled out. The same draft agenda lists matching jail agreements with the City of Lavon, the towns of Prosper, Fairview and St. Paul, and the Community and Farmersville school districts. Memos for the Lavon, Prosper and Community ISD contracts list the identical $171.18 daily rate and the same $19 increase.
