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PRISON BOARD
WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Minute No. 1-P-03
Washington County Prison Board
Washington, PA, January 15, 2003
The Annual Reorganization and monthly meeting of the Washington County Prison Board was held in the 7tn
Floor Conference Room, Courthouse Square, Washington, Pennsylvania, with the following members being present:
Commissioners Diana L. Irey and J. Bracken Burns, Sr.; Judge Debbie O'Dell Seneca; District Attorney John Pettit;
Controller Michael Namie; and Sheriff Larry Maggi. Absent being: Commissioner John Bevec. Also being present:
Warden Joe Pelzer; Cathi Kresh, Administrator/Chief Clerk; Richard DiSalle, Solicitor; Michelle Miller, Director of
Human Resources; Linda Belcher, Administrative Assistant; Randy Vankirk, Deputy Controller; Vicki Adams,
Commissioner Bevec's Office; Stacy Wolford, Valley Independent; Linda Ritzer, Observer -Reporter, and Jim
Jefferson, WJPA.
Chairman Pettit called the meeting to order at approximately 11:35 a.m. and entertained nominations for
Chairman, Vice -Chairman and Secretary.
Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Namie, to retain the prior board members for 2003; that being:
Chairman — District Attorney John Pettit
Vice -Chairman — Commissioner J. Bracken Burns, Sr.
Secretary — Controller Michael Namie
Motion carried unanimously by the Board signifying their approval by stating "Aye".
Chairman Pettit welcomed Judge O'Dell Seneca, who will be representing the Courts, as a member of the
Prison Board.
MEETING DATES AND TIMES
It was the consensus of the Board that the Prison Board meet at 11:30 a.m. on the dates listed below which
coincide with the same week of a bi-weekly meeting of the Board of Commissioners:
January 15 July 16
February 19 August 20
March 19 (Jail) September 17 (Jail)
April 6 October 15
May 14 November 19
June 18 (Jail) December 17 (Jail)
Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Judge O'Dell, approving the meeting dates and times as per above. Motion
carried unanimously by the Board signifying their approval by stating "Aye".
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Chairman Pettit asked if there were any corrections, additions or omissions to Minute No. 12-P-02, dated 0
December 18, 2002.
Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Maggi, that Minute No. 12-P-02 be approved. Motion carried
unanimously by the Board signifying their approval by stating "Aye".
MINUTE BOOK
PRISON BOARD WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
0 WARDEN'S REPORT
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Warden Pelzer presented the following information to the Board:
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Tyenol/Mortin Deductions for 2002 $ 702.60
U S. Immigration $ 3,000.00
Administrative Fee 3,135.70
Monthly Sub Total 9,718.30
Year to date GRAND TOTAL $ 105,903.57
Program Fees and Room and Board Income for the Month of December, 2002:
Billed
Collected
Work Release/Home Detention
$ 9,206.00
$ 9,115.90
Weekenders
$ 2,595.00
$ 2,555.00
Turned over to Clerk of Courts (Minus)
-0-
Adjustments made to billings (Minus)
-0-
Monthly Sub -Total
$11,801.90
$11,670.90
Year to date GRAND TOTAL
$205,111.17
$204,969.48
Status of prisoners confined at the end of December, 2002:
MALES
FEMALES
TOTAL
Full Time
76
4
80
Work Release
35
3
38
Weekend prisoners
24
4
28
Unsentenced prisoners
Awaiting sentencing and/or
trial
145
25
170
TOTAL PRISONERS
280
36
316
MALES
FEMALES
TOTAL
Examinations performed by the
physician
113
57
170
New commitments
54
Repeat patients
116
Medical Transports performed by the Sheriff 5
Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Burns, accepting the Warden's Report as per above. Motion
carried unanimously by the Board signifying their approval by stating "Aye".
BILLS
Controller Namie presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the bills for the
month of December, 2002 in the amount of $89,501.93.
Moved by Mr. Namie, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving the bills for the month of December, 2002. Motion
carried unanimously by the Board signifying their approval by stating "Aye". (See list of bills attached hereto and
made a part hereof.)
The Board gave Judge O'Dell Seneca a brief history of the expensive drugs for inmates who are prescribed
0 "psycho drugs" and the urgency to move them through the court system.
OLD BUSINESS
Warden Pelzer reported to the Board that an arbitrator recently upheld the county's position to fire Keith
Davis, Correctional Officer at the jail.
There being no further business, Chairman Pettit declared the meeting adjourned at approximately 11:45 a.m.
MINUTE
PRISON BOARD
BOOK
WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL:
JAn/yARy ,77 , 2003
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