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Commission Minutes--January 22, 2002 2407 11. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, Reauest for trainina funds _ Discussion was held with Sheriff Don Rudnick and Jail Administrator Walt Willis concerning funds for direct supervision training of existing jail staff. According to a letter from the Sheriff dated January 9, 2002, direct supervision training is a critical segment of the training agenda, and it was not a part of the consultant's contract. An additional $3,500 is being requested to pay for a qualified instructor to present the eight-day training session, which includes the instructor's travel and per diem expenses. Mrs. Schneider said she thought one of the staff, Michele Boucher, went to a training class to learn how to train other staff. Sheriff Rudnick said the money requested today is for different training for different staff members. He said it is for a consultant to train the supervisory staff on personnel issues. MOTION, passed Mr. Meyer moved and Mrs. Schneider seconded to approve $3,500.00 for a qualified instructor to travel to Cass County and provide two 32- hour training sessions for existing staff on the Principles of Direct Supervision; and that the funding for the $3,500.00 will be paid from the education line item #101-3510-422.57-01 in the 2002 jail budget. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 12. JAIL PROJECT, Transition team downtime Sheriff Rudnick brought up the jail transition team "down time" schedule after Mr. Wagner visited with him about it. Walt Willis provided a written list of about 15 activities to be completed by the _ transition team, and Sheriff Rudnick said they are working about two days per week at the jail site on items that need to be completed. Commissioners referenced the December 3, 2001, minutes when the Sheriff last appeared before the board with a revised Cass County Transition Action Plan due to a 12-week delay in the jail construction. Because of this delay, the transition team schedule was adjusted to create a block of "down time" from January 12 to February 25,2002, and a suggestion was made at that time that the board should be updated if any further adjustment was needed. Mr. Wagner said the decision to create "down time" was made at a public meeting and any change from that should also be made known to the public. Mrs. Schneider said she thought Walt Willis was the only transition team member working atthe new jail during the "down time." She referred to a November 29th letter from Sheriff Rudnick stating the transition team, during the six-week interval, would be reassigned to various duties within the Sheriff's Department, with the exception of one member, Walt Willis, who would relocate to a space in the new jail since the job trailer was being removed from the site. Sheriff Rudnick said he does not have enough work to keep the transition team busy all of the time with other duties so he feels it is important to keep them working on transition duties to get ahead in some areas. Mr. Wieland agreed with Mrs. Schneider that the Commission should have been informed that the transition team was not following the schedule agreed upon at the December 3rd meeting. _ He thought it would involve some dollar savings at the time it was done. Also, he said it was his understanding that the transition team, as a whole, would not be involved with the hiring process but that it would be one or two people. Mr. Willis said he would be the third member from the transition team, if he is involved in the hiring.