After more than a decade of discussions over the county’s aging jail, the board voted 4-1 to place a $94.5 million bond referendum before voters on Nov. 3. RELATED: Johnson County sheriff supports new jail as bond vote nearsIowa City City Councilor Oliver Weilein spoke at public comment in opposition to the bond referendum. “It is not good that the jail is in the condition that it’s in, and I’m always asked if I’ve toured the jail,” he said. While the majority of public comment was in opposition to the bond, a few community members backed the board’s decision. Before the board voted on the referendum, supervisors also debated the language that would appear on the ballot.