The Peachtree

City Council has signed off on the newest version of a resolution to collect

the county-wide jail impact fee.

Two changes

were made to the resolution since it was originally approved by council,

Mayor Bob Lenox explained at last week's council meeting.

First, a provision

to automatically renew the agreement for a second 20-year period was deleted,

Lenox said. Instead, the second 20 years must be approved by all the municipalities,

he added.

Second, language

was inserted to make sure the county continues to house all prisoners

from each city, Lenox said. He said the county had recently indicated

the county jail was overcrowded and the cities would need to find another

way to house the prisoners they've been sending to the jail.

Such language

wasn't in the agreement before, Lenox said, adding that he thought it

was important to have it in there.

The other city

councils "are adamant about it, and I agree," Lenox said.

Council also

approved the capital improvement element of the county comprehensive plan

as it pertains to jail impact fees, a document that outlines the need

for the new jail and how the impact fees will be collected.