During the Dec. 2 Grapevine City Council meeting, the chief discussed its current detention contract with the cities of Coppell and Addison. He said that Addison, which is in the eastern part of the metroplex, will contract with another police department to house those who are arrested.
City Manager Bruno Rumbelow said council will vote for a new agreement with Roanoke during the Dec. 16 meeting.
What’s happening?
Hamlin said the city has contracted to house arrestees from Coppell and Addison since 2022. He said the contract with Coppell will continue and Roanoke will replace Addison if the agreement is approved by council. It would start April 1, 2026, according to the presentation.
The Grapevine Public Safety Building has 38 beds in the jail and Hamlin said there is flexibility to adapt based on female and male detainees. He added that the facility does not house juveniles, or those by law, who are younger than 17 years old.
The occupancy percentage annually is 16%, with 3,468 arrestees last year, Hamlin said.
By the numbers
The established per-person fee to stay at the detention center is $284.60, Hamlin said.
The contracts would generate the city $218,856.50 between the two deals. The agreement with Coppell was approved at the Aug. 5 meeting, for $124,085.50, according to the presentation.
Hamlin said the three-year average for arrests in Coppell is 436 and 333 for Roanoke. Grapevine had 1,442 in 2024, he said.
What’s next
Rumbelow said these contracts are a revenue source for the city to use portions of its detention center to help other agencies.
He told the council the new contract was essentially a swap of Addison for Roanoke in terms of which police department would be bringing arrestees to town.
