LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — State and Lancaster County officials are at odds over payments the county receives for housing juvenile offenders at the Youth Services Center in Lincoln.

Lancaster County says the state owes more than $500,000 to the county. They also argue the state should be paying the county more each day for the young offenders.

State officials disagree and say they’re paying enough. But they also say they will negotiate a new contract with Lancaster County.

Nebraska counties must now discuss rates with state probation officials instead of the Department of Health and Human Services.

In the 2013 legislative session, Nebraska senators transferred the oversight of juvenile offenders from the state’s health and human services and gave the responsibility to probation officers and juvenile court judges.