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MINUTE BOOK
PRISON BOARD WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Minute No. 7-P-95
Washington County Prison Board
Washington, Pa., July 12, 1995
The monthly meeting of the Washington County Prison Board was held in the 7th Floor Conference
Room, Courthouse Square, Washington, Pennsylvania, with the following members being present:
Commissioners Petrosky and Bassi; Judge Gilmore; Controller Belcastro; and Chief Deputy Sheriff Murray.
Absent being: Commissioner Ford and District Attorney Pettit. Also being present: Warden Pelzer; Wayne
Fleming, Executive Director of the Washington County Authority; Linda Hands, Clerk -Steno II; and Jim
Jefferson, WJPA.
Chairman Petrosky called the meeting to order at approximately 11:35 a.m. and asked if there
were any corrections, additions or omissions to Minute No. 6-P-95, each member having received a copy.
Moved by Mr. Belcastro, seconded by Mr. Bassi, that Minute No. 6-P-95 be approved as written. Motion
carried unanimously by the Board signifying their approval by stating "Aye".
Warden's Report:
Warden Pelzer presented to the Board the following information:
Income from other units for the maintenance of prisoners for Tune. 1995:
No monies
Total Work Release and Weekenders:
Work Release were billed $4,110.00
Weekenders were billed $2,260.00
Amount received $6,968.00
$120.00 was turned over to the Clerk of Courts for collection.
Status of prisoners confined at the end of Tune 1995:
MALES
FEMALES
TOTAL
Sentenced prisoners
62
6
68
Weekend prisoners
28
1
29
Work Release
27
1
28
Home Detention Program
24
1
25
Unsentenced prisoners
Awaiting sentencing
16
1 17
Awaiting trial
80
2 82
TOTAL PRISONERS
237
12 249
No. of inmates doctor saw
154
27 181
New commitments doctor saw
61
Repeat patients doctor saw
120
Sheriff transported 19 inmates
(Judge Gilmore entered the meeting.)
Chairman Petrosky requested that the Warden include in his report the amounts received on a year-to-
date total in addition to the monthly figure. Chairman Petrosky stated that this will reflect the results of
hiring an additional staff member to oversee the collection of fees.
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Moved by Mr. Belcastro, seconded by Mr. Bassi, to accept the Warden's Report as per above. Motion
carried unanimously by the Board signifying their approval by stating "Aye".
Bills:
Controller Belcastro presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the bills for the
month of June, 1995, in the amount of $62,290.40.
Moved by Mr. Belcastro, seconded by Mr. Bassi, approving the bills for the month of June as per
above. Motion carried unanimously by the Board signifying their approval by stating "Aye". (See list of
bills attached hereto and made a part hereof.)
New Business:
Wayne Fleming, Executive Director of the Washington County Authority, was present to discuss
any concerns, information, or questions of the Board relative to the new correctional facility.
Commissioner Bassi questioned the issue that was raised at last month's meeting regarding the
proposed water meter rental rate for the new jail facility. Mr. Fleming stated that the matter is being
reviewed by the Construction Manager and the Architect. Some discussion was held on this matter.
Chairman Petrosky questioned Mr. Fleming as to the construction schedule. Mr. Fleming noted that
as of the last report which he received, the contractors were running about 21 days behind the scheduled
completion date of July 28th. Discussion followed. Warden Pelzer noted that the tentative date for opening
the new facility is Thanksgiving.
Chairman Petrosky noted the recent problems that the new Allegheny County Jail is experiencing in
terms of the media coverage with so-called deficiencies of the building. He stated that Washington County
is being very cautious in terms of the time schedule so as to alleviate the majority of these kinds of
problems. He stated that, however, it is naive to assume that when you open a new building of this size
that there are not going to be some problems.
Warden Pelzer announced to the Board that the jail is instituting a non -tobacco free policy at the
prison, effective July 31st. He stated that this will be started in the old jail and carried over into the new
facility and it will include staff and inmates. Warden Pelzer noted that it will probably take 2 to 3 months
to cut down on the amount of cigarettes that inmates are eligible to purchase in the commissary. He stated
that the inmates will be provided with substitutes such as candy or snacks to keep their minds off the
nicotine.
There being no further business, Chairman Petrosky declared the meeting adjourned at approximately
12:00 Noon.
THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL:
, 1995
ATTEST:
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