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PRISON BOARD WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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• Minute No. 4-P-01
Washington County Prison Board
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The Washington County Prison Board met for its monthly meeting at the Washington County Correctional
Facility, Cherry Way, Pennsylvania, with the following members being present: Commissioners John P. Bevec, Diana
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L. Irey and J. Bracken Burns, Sr.; Judge Gilmore; District Attorney John Pettit; Deputy Controller Mike Namie and
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Sheriff Larry Maggi. Also being present: Warden Joe Pelzer; Cathi Kresh, Chief Clerk/ Director of Administration;
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° Michelle Miller, Director of Human Resources; Solicitor Richard DiSalle and Assistant Solicitor Stan Mitchell; Linda
Belcher, Secretary; Judy Chestnut, Observer -Reporter and Jim Jefferson, WJPA.
Chairman Pettit called the meeting to order at approximately 11:40 a.m. and entertained a motion to approve
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Minute No. 3-P-01, each member having received a copy.
Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mrs. Irey, that Minute No. 3-P-01 be approved as written.
Motion carried unanimously by the Board signifying their approval by stating "Aye".
WARDEN'S REPORT
Warden Pelzer presented the following information to the Board:
Income from other units for the maintenance of prisoners for March, 2001:
Other Counties (Greene) $ -0-
U. S. Marshall 5,650.00
Administrative Fee 1,580.19
Monthly Sub Total 7,230.19
Year to date GRAND TOTAL $ 25,352.64
Program Fees and Room and Board Income for the Month of March, 2001:
Billed Collected
Work Release $14,362.00 $14,453.00
Weekenders $ 1,555.00 $ 1,555.00
Turned over to Clerk of Courts (Minus) -0-
Adjustments made to billings (Minus) -0-
Monthly Sub -Total $15,917.00 $16,008.00
Year to date GRAND TOTAL $34,597.10 $34,489.10
Status of prisoners confined at the end of March, 2001:
Full Time
Work Release
Weekend prisoners
Unsentenced prisoners
Awaiting sentencing and/or
trial
TOTAL PRISONERS
MALES FEMALES TOTAL
82 8 90
54 7 61
12 5 17
129 17 146
277 37 314
MALES
Examinations performed by the
physician 157
New commitments
Repeat patients
FEMALES TOTAL
29 186
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Medical Transports performed by the Sheriff 9
MINUTE BOOK
PRISON BOARD WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Bevec, accepting the Warden's Report as per above. Motion 0
carried unanimously by the Board signifying their approval by stating "Aye".
BILLS
Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mrs. Irey, to approve the Warden's Report as per above.
Motion carried by the Board signifying their approval by stating "Aye".
Deputy Controller Namie presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the bills for the
month of March, 2001 in the amount of $62,280.60.
Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Namie, approving the bills for the month of March, 2001. Motion carried
unanimously by the Board signifying their approval by stating "Aye". (See list of bills attached hereto and made a part •
hereof.)
OLD BUSINESS
Chairman Pettit requested the Board call an Executive Session to discuss ongoing personnel issues.
Meeting reconvened at approximately 11:40 a.m.
NEW BUSINESS
Warden Pelzer reported to the Board the overcrowding at the facility is manageable at this time and stated he is
working closely with the Courts for any relief they may be able to provide. Warden Pelzer also reported a proposal
has been submitted to the Drug and Alcohol Program to add a "second chance" program whereby prisoners in that
program which is conducted through CARE would be re -paroled after four weeks instead of the usual eight weeks.
Chairman Pettit stated after speaking with Judge O'Dell Seneca she would be very cooperative and work on
her program to grant any relief in the overcrowding situation at the jail without diminishing the thrust of her efforts in
the courts.
There being no further business, Chairman Pettit declared the meeting adjourned at approximately
11:50 a.m.
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