People ex rel. S.C.

Opinion by

Judge SMITH.

Four officials of the Colorado Department of Institutions appeal a Denver Juvenile Court judgment finding them in contempt for refusing to accept a juvenile committed to the Gilliam Youth Center. We affirm.

The Gilliam Youth Center began an extensive renovation project in March of 1988. As a result, the Department rented space for each youth committed from Denver at the Arapahoe County Detention Center.

Mark Mandler, director of local services for the Division of Youth Services, was concerned that appropriated funds would be exhausted prior to the end of the fiscal year;…