Behavioral

Interventions, better known as BI, will continue doing probation services

for Peachtree City's municipal court.

Those services

come at no cost to the city since all the operating fees are paid by probationers,

who pay at least a $35 monthly supervision cost for the length of their

probation. Fees are also charged to probationers for other services such

as drug tests and electronic monitoring.

The company's

four-year contract was set to expire Monday, but the city decided to continue

with BI under a new one-year contract that automatically renews unless

notice is given to the company 30 days before the contract is to be renewed.

The contract was approved unanimously by the City Council at its meeting

last week.

BI, formerly

known as Community Corrections Corporation, also collects fines for the

city, tallying an average of over $25,000 a month that is turned directly

over to the city.

BI also maintains

an office in Peachtree City for the convenience of the city and its probationers.

The city was

so satisfied with BI's service that officials decided not to bid the service

out to the lowest bidder, said City Clerk Jane Miller.

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