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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Agenda - 7-19-2022 (2)Washington County Prison Board Agenda Wednesday, July 20, 2022 I. Invocation II. Approval of Minutes 03-16-22 dated March 16, 2022, 04-20-22 dated April 20,2022, 05-18-22 dated May 18, 2022 and 06-15-22 dated June 15, 2022 III. Public Comment IV. Warden's Report V. Bills VI. Old Business VII. New Business a. Hospital charges for county/inmates b. Unannounced visits by the board VIII. Adjourn Meeting D. Vaughan A. Sloane N. Sherman J. Walsh L. Maggi C. Griffin President Judge DiSalle S. Arnold A. Andronas J. Hatfield J. Grimm J. Fewell M. Namie J. Thornburg P. Jansante Minute No. PB 6-15-22 June 15, 2022 The meeting of the Washington County Prison Board was held in the conference room of The Washington County Correctional Facility, 100 West Cherry Avenue, Washington, Pennsylvania, with the following members being present: Commissioners Diana Irey Vaughan, Nick Sherman, and Larry Maggi; Warden Jeffrey Fewell; Deputy Warden Chris Cain; Major David Coddington; Captain Shane Cisko; Officer Denise Dupain; Officer Emilee McClain; District Attorney Jason Walsh; Chaplain Mike Pierson; Mike Jones from the Observer; and Intern Gianna Peterson. Also Present via Zoom were President Judge John DiSalle; Controller April Sloane; Sheriff Tony Andronas; Finance Director Josh Hatfield; Human Resources Director Shelli Arnold; Human Resources Generalist April Jones; Human Services Director Kim Rogers; Secretary Joyce Thornburg; Justice Planner Alan Richardson; Justice Planner Patrick Jablonski; and Historical Museum and Curator Clay Kilgore. Mrs. Vaughan called the meeting to order at approximately 11:00 a.m., and Chaplain Mike Pierson led the meeting with the invocation. Mrs. Vaughan asked if there were any corrections, additto-6f or omissions to Minute No. PB 03-16-22 dated March 16, 2022, Minute No. PB 04-20-22 date a V-61ril 20, 2022, or Minute No. PB 05- 18-22 dated May 18, 2022. After some discussion, it was decided these minnt'e yin abeyance. The approval of these Minutes will be voted on during July's Prison Bow lIeettng, apx receiving appropriate corrections. A PUBLIC COMMENTS None. WARDEN'S REPORT Administrative Fee $12,2.91 777 Social Security $2,4,J 00 Tylenol'°`� Monthly sub -total i $14,622 90' Year-to-date _2rand total 72.182. Billed Collected Work Relea ates ��" -0- -0- Weekend Inma -0- -0- - Monthly s otal -0- -0- Year-to-date d total s -0- -0- .�v r Status of Inmates Conk*at the � : d of June 2022 � Male Female Total Full-time Inmates 56 8 64 Work Release Inmates 0 0 0 Weekend Inmates 0 0 0 Male Female Total Inmates Awaiting Trial and/or Sentencing 222 38 260 Total Inmates 278 46 324 Examinations Performed by the Physician 235 New Commitments 107 Dental Extractions 32 Medical Transports Performed by the Sheriff 18 Contracted Housing Fee/Month $0.00 Warden Fewell started off by stating that today's population is currently 334. Moving forward, Warden Fewell recognized Denice Dupain as employee of the month for April 2022. Additionally, he recognized Emilee McClain as employee of the month for May 2022. Next, Warden Fewell moved on to inmate status. We are currently holding 20 inmates that are incarcerated for homicide: 19 adults and one juvenile. Moving on, we had 21 inmates that tested positive for COVID on Sunday, June 12th. They are quarantining and are being monitored by medical staff. Additionally, 57 inmates were vaccinated by PrimeCare on June 10th. On a positive note, Warden Fewell stated that the symptoms of the 21 infected inmates were very mild and that the Warden at Alleghany County Jail had noted the same. Moving forward, Warden Fewell spoke of staffing. Currently, 3 are on board with 6 pending. That recruitment class is being processed right now with human resources and that will greatly help out during the summer. We are right on par with The Pennsylvania County Staffing Matrix. PROPOSAL #-I Contract Addendum with Allegheny County Jail Washington County Correctional Facility — Correction of Allegheny County Agreement Purchasing, on behalf of Warden Fewell, respectfully requests thZ-1f d of County Commissioners enter into an agreement with the County of Allegheny for the provesousingeach other's Adult offenders on an as needed basis as per the contract conditio$127.70 per inmate, per day, plus My t V-0 medical expenses to be paid from their Operating budget,,, 4 f Note: This item is to correct the dollar amount as on MIN#1150 NOTE: THIS AWARD IS CONTINGENT UPON SON Q, APPROVAL. PROPOSAL #2: RECRUIT PART-TI " CTIO OFFICER I I, Warden Fewell, respectfully request the Prf Bo _ the Boy f County Commissioners to authorize the hire of the follo ,, rsonnel as h-time tionat _-= cers I in the Washington County Correctional Facility: - _.. Jason Bowditch Austin Gray Veronic Kristin Lee Petrocco Antonio Commissioner0 Irey Vatoan noted that we have to ratify proposal #2 because the employees were already hired. Commissioner Diana Irey Vau I asked if there was a motion to approve the Warden's Report. It was moved by Mr. Andronas and seconded by Mr. Maggi. The motion was carried unanimously with the Board signifying their approval by stating "Aye". Ms. Sloane presented to the Board for their consideration and approval of the bills dated in June 15, 2022, in the amount of $344,021.24. It was moved by Ms. Sloane and seconded by Mr. Sherman, approving the bills dated June 20, 2022. The motion was carried unanimously with the Board signifying their approval by stating "Aye". (See list of bills attached hereto and made a part hereof.) OLD BUSINESS None. NEW BUSINESS Warden Fewell introduced Justice Planners Alan Richardson and Patrick Jablonski. Mr. Richardson introduced the Washington County Needs Assessment. The goal is to do an assessment to see if the best practices are being utilized to identify the risk and needs for the inmate population so that the Washington County Correctional Facility can make informed decisions that are in the best interest of the staff and inmates. Mr. Jablonski picked up after this. He stated that there are 3 stats about the jail's population that need to be understood for us to look at the trends that are involved. The first 2 stats are mental health and chemical dependency. Mr. Jablonski acknowledged that 51% of our active population have an active mental health issue. Additionally, 46% of our inmates have a chemical dependency issue. Conversely, 37% of inmates have neither issue. Mr. Jablonski also noted that they were asked to look at recidivism. Washington County has a 3 year recidivism rate of 53%. The proportion of those individuals having mental health and chemical dependency issues is much more likely. The third stat is related to the level of seriousness of each inmates' crime. It categorizes each inmates' most egregious crime since 2017. The most frequent offenses are related to violence, parole violations, and drug charges. Moving on, Mr. Jablonski talks about trends. Most jails across the United States saw significant declines during the first wave of COVID. Additionally, there were declines when more strains of the virus were discovered. As of lately, our population has plateaued - which is a good thing. Next, Mr. Jablonski delves into average length of stay. The average length of stay is a great indicator of future populations. The average length of stay now is significantly higher than it was in 2019. Moving along, Mr. Jablonski compares the data thatbW been analyzed through the Washington County Needs Assessment to weather forecasting_ wing at the total County population, we can predict we will decrease by 1.8% in the year 2040 .the things that we know about the Washington County Correctional Facility is that our high p on of inmates are males ages 20- 50. Our population of males in that age range is expeet x t s grow x %. Mr. Jablonski offers 4 separate forecasts to help us predict the population hunt in 2048.absolute maximum capacity is currently at 400. Forecast #1 looks at growth i"se remains the sari f this is the case, the population of inmates in 2048 will be 565. Forecast is a worstn-case scen It observes our growth as if bookings were to increase to rates: e the demic, whit erage length of stay remains the same. If this were to occur,; population in 2048 would die 718. Forecast #3 is a best -case scenario. It observes our 0. as_if average seen before the pandemic, while bookmgst mat the same. inmates in 2048 would be 261. Forecast #4 servo r increase to rates seen before.t, pepapdemic, a l ell as inmates in 2048 would ber`ffiJ�wMr. Jabl kit d PowerPoint. Obviously, fib forecast #4 is attainable A criminal justice syst�ep ren operate a safe �� individuals rnental h t #3 aid #4 would, I for receiving cei P "facility that W 1 basis, we coup e 23 people i� There being n ther busi seconded by Mr. Maggi,- Mrs. V a.m. r of stay were to increase to rates were to occur, the population of ,Jf average length of stay were to N w ere to occur, the population of ,he concluding portion of his bounty. The commissioners feel Mr. Jablo proposed is that, if present practices of the A �_ . earIysli- mg 2022, the required number of beds to e25 years. There is also the possibility to that Ntyc l depe Mo -yissues could be diverted to a "central rson treatment more quickly. On an average daily facility. s, Mr. Sherman moved the meeting be adjourned. It was Sian declared the meeting adjourned at approximately 11:50 THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL: 2022 ATTEST: SECRETARY Warden's Agenda July 18, 2022 PROPOSAL #1----Elevator Maintenance- Contract#062122-EM Purchasing and the jail respectfully requests the Board of County Commissioners award the bid for the Elevator Maintenance for all county facilities to Otis Elevator Co., Pittsburgh, PA. This is a one- year contract effective July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, with the option to extend for (9) additional one-year periods through June 30, 2032. This is a full -service maintenance contract which covers elevators at the Courthouse, Courthouse Square, Family Court Center, Correctional Facility and Crossroads Building. The total cost for the first year is $41,460.00. This bid has been reviewed by all user departments as well as purchasing and is being awarded to the lowest most responsive and responsible bidder. PROPOSAL #2-Washin2ton County Correctional Facility — Lehigh County Agreement Purchasing, on behalf of Warden Fewell, respectfully requests the Board of County Commissioners enter into an agreement with the County of Lehigh for the provision of housing Washington County's Youthful inmates on an as needed basis as per the contract conditions including, $150.00 per youthful inmate, per day, plus medical expenses to be paid from their Operating budget. Washington County Correctional Facility Invoices - July 20, 2022 A Z Janitorial Services LLC Housekeeping Supplies Bid $ 5,555.78 *Access Information Protected Secure Waste Removal $ 85.16 Albano's Produce Bid $ 2,834.50 Belfiore's Coffee & Food Service Coffee Bid $ 2,049.60 *Big's Sanitation Waste Removal $ 820.00 Bimbo Bakeries USA Bread Bid $ 2,473.78 *CDW-G Computer Hardware $ 4,930.67 *Colt Plumbing Plumbing Supplies Bid $ 1,005.06 *Columbia Gas of PA Inc. Energy Utility Services - May/22 $ 3,651.37 *Craftmaster Hardware LLC Door Hardware $ 1,439.56 *The Food Exchange Food $ 3,880.80 Grainger W W Inc. Industrial Commodities Bid $ 8,337.77 *Guardian RFID Inmate Management System $ 3,500.00 *Hadfield Elevator LLC Elevator Service Bid $ 705.00 *Jack Frye Sales and Service Housekeeping Bid $ 2,092.00 Janitor's Supply Housekeeping Bid $ 624.59 Justice Planners Needs Assessment Contract $ 11,816.27 *Lexis Nexis Law Library $ 1,296.92 MSC Industrial Supply Co. Industrial Commodities $ 105.63 Novacare Outpatient Rehabilitation Employment Screening $ 500.00 *Oakland McCulloch Training Books $ 195.00 *PA State Police Employment Screening $ 220.00 *Pennsylvania American Water Water Utility - 4/29-5/31/22 $ 10,850.15 Phoenix Textile Corporation Linen Bid $ 2,748.00 Primecare Medical Inc. Contracted Medical Services $ 193,236.45 *Ricoh USA Inc. Cost Per Copy Bid $ 704.54 Scalise Industries Corporation Contracted Repairs $ 5,242.96 Schneider's Dairy Inc. Milk Bid $ 3,412.24 *Sprague Operating Resources Liquid Fuels Utility Service - 5/1-31/22 $ 3,662.15 *Sysco Pittsburgh LLC COSTARS Food Contract $ 9,033.81 *Verizon Wireless *W B Mason Co. Inc. *Washington E Washington Joint Authority *Washington Physician Services Washington Health System *West Penn Power *Paid as required by due date Telecommunication Utility - 4/17-6/16/22 $ 320.08 Office Supplies Bid $ 818.52 Sewage Utility Service - 4/28-5/31/22 $ 13,752.00 Employment Screening $ 581.00 Guard Meal Trays $ 115.00 Power Utility - 4/21-6/20/22 $ 13,113.38 Total 07/20/22 Meeting $ 315,709.74