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Commission Minutes--November 18, 2002 2536 Mrs. Johnson said it appears the shelves that were used met the specifications and were properly attached. There are some unresolved questions on the glass breakage, which shouid not have occurred, and Mr. Kimme will review the possibility of retrofitting the cells in the detention areas to determine if any modifications should be made to the design of the doors with giass in them. Mrs. Johnson reported Mr. Kimme was wary of replacing the glass with perforated mesh because it compromises the health and safety of the officers who work in the facility. Bodily fluids were thrown on correctional staff in the old facility where giass separations were not provided. A couple of suggestions in the proposed motion were agreed upon by the board regarding the timeframe for following the consuitanl's recommendations, specifically, the internal staff committee would meet weekly, instead of monthly. with the jail administrator to work out inconsistencies between shifts and individual officers. Secondly, the shift schedule should be revised by the Sheriff, as outiined by the consultant, in 60 days, instead of one week. Mr. Wagner said this gives everyone a timetable, and it can be addressed again in January with the new commission members. MOTION, passed Mr. Wagner moved and Mr. Meyer seconded to adopt the following responses to the consultant's recommendations: On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 1. Sheriff Rudnick has elected to be in charge of the jail administration and will remain so for the duration of the 60-day leave, which expires December 24th. If the Sheriff so chooses, he may use interim jail administrator, Jim Thoreson, for assistance during the next four weeks. 2. Sheriff Rudnick must act immediately to resolve any backlog of inmate grievances and provide a written response to the Commissioners in one week. 3. Sheriff Rudnick must act to set up an internai staff committee to meet weekly with the jail administrator to work out inconsistencies between shifts and individual officers. A report of the committee members shouid be submitted to the Commission in one week. 4. Sheriff Rudnick and the County Coordinator completed the maintenance protocol issues at the November 4, 2002 Commission meeting. The Sheriff, however. should develop a protocol for reporting the on-going vandalism incidents to the County Coordinator for insurance purposes. This protocol shouid be submitted to the board within 10 days. 5. Sheriff Rudnick and State's Attorney Birch Burdick should meet as soon as possible to address concerns about prosecution, jail time and restitution for those inmates who commit vandalism in the jail and provide a report back to the County Commission within 10 days. 6. The County Board will ask for design/retrofit assistance with the corrections consultant, Kimme & Associates, to modify the cells that will be used for disciplinary detention and advise the Board how any changes can be made. The suspect shelves in the disciplinary detention area had already been removed before the consultant's visit. 7. The recommendation on door malfunctions has been corrected by Chief Industries. B. The Board has already accelerated the hiring of Pod E officers from January 2003 to October 2002.