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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - PB 6-16-21 - 6-16-2021 - PRISON BOARD311 MINUTE BOOK PRISON BOARD WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA IMR LIMITED F1$16@49I n Minute No. PB 6-16-21 June 16, 2021 The meeting of the Washington County Prison Board was held in the Washington County Correctional Facility,100 West Cherry Avenue, Washington, Pennsylvania, with the following members being present: Commissioners Diana Irey Vaughan and Larry Maggi; District Attorney Gene Vittone; Controller Mike Namie; Sheriff Sam Romano; and President Judge John DiSalle. Absent from the meeting was Commissioner Nick Sherman. Also present: Warden Jeffrey Fewell; Solicitor Jana Grimm; Chief of Staff John Haynes; Human Resources Director Shelli Arnold; Deputy Controller Cathy Sams; Chief Clerk Cindy Griffin, who entered the meeting at approximately 11:09 a.m.; Secretary Paula Jansante; Chaplain Mike Pierson; and Executive Secretaries Randi Marodi and Patrick Geho; and Health Services Administrator Sue Woznichak representing PrimeCare. Mrs. Vaughan called the meeting to order at approximately 11:04 a.m., and Chaplin Mike Pierson led the meeting with the invocation. Mrs. Vaughan asked if there were any corrections, additions or omissions to Minute No. PB 5-19-21, dated May 19, 2021, each member having received a copy. It was moved by Mr. Namie and seconded by Mr. Maggi that Minute No. PB 5-19-21 be approved. The motion was carried unanimously with the Board signifying their approval by stating „Aye„ PUBLIC COMMENTS None. WARDEN'S REPORT Income from Other Units for the Maintenance of Inmates for Mav 2021 Administrative Fee $10,465.75 Social Security -0- Tylenol $3.00 Monthly sub -total $10,468.75 Year-to-date grand total $53,876.47 Program Fees and Room and Board Income for May 2021 Work Release Inmates Weekend Inmates Monthly sub -total Year-to-date grand total Status of Inmates Confined at the End of May 2021 Full-time Inmates Work Release Inmates Weekend Inmates Inmates Awaiting Trial and/or Sentencing Total Inmates Examinations Performed by the Physician (No data available) New Commitments (No data available) Repeat Patients Dental Extractions (No data available) Medical Transports Performed by the Sheriff (No data available) Contracted Housing Fee/Month (No data available) Year-to-date grand total (No data available) Billed Collected -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- Male Female Total 19 8 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 Male Female Total 221 45 266 240 53 293 $0.00 $0.00 Warden Fewell announced that the population count was at 295 which was up especially with females. He announced that the quarantine had ended for the 13 positive COVID cases, and it had been three weeks since the last positive case. He explained that the approximately 13 female inmates who had been temporarily transferred out to Greene County will be returned. Warden Fewell continued with the Warden's Report presenting four proposals for approval. 312 MINUTE BOOK PRISON BOARD IMR LIMITED E1316649LD WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA Warden Fewell proposed to change the inmate footwear to inmate crocks sold by Aramark Corporation for $5.87 a pair to be funded from the Inmate Welfare Account. He requested for the purchase of 800 pairs of shoes totaling $4,696. These shoes will replace the issued flip-flops and tennis shoes currently worn by the inmates. Privately owned tennis shoes create contraband problems, provide a potential source for inmate currency, and provide shoe laces which are problematic for tying locks or suicide ideations. Warden Fewell passed around a sample. He specified that these can also be used as shower shoes. Warden Fewell, in accordance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act, proposed to create a PREA Coordinator position explaining the plan to utilize the Alternate Sentencing Coordinator position at the same rate of pay as follows: • Abolish one full-time salaried position of Alternate Sentencing Coordinator at an annual salary of $52,769.83 effective June 17, 2021. • Create one full-time salaried position of PREA Coordinator at an annual salary of $52,769.83 effective June 17, 2021. Mrs. Vaughan asked who would perform the duties of the alternate sentencing coordinator should the position be abolished. Warden Fewell replied that if the work release center opens back up that these duties would be combined. Mrs. Vaughan suggested that the titles be combined to Alternate Sentencing Coordinator/PREA Coordinator. Mrs. Arnold stated that this request would need to be approved by both the Prison Board and Salary Board with the rate of pay staying the same and that the request would be for a title change of the job description only. Warden Fewell, respectfully requests the Prison Board approve the advertising for bids for flooring for the process center and hallway. Mrs. Vaughan called an executive session at approximately 11:10 p.m. to discuss personnel. Mrs. Vaughan reconvened the meeting following the executive session at approximately 11:23 a.m. Warden Fewell requests the Board approve one hour per week and four hours per month overtime compensation for DACOTA online corrections training for personnel including contracted union employees. Mrs. Vaughan noted that this proposal will be added to the Warden's Report. Mr. Hatfield stated that the budget has some overtime incorporated into it, but he did not know offhand if there was enough overtime included in the current budget to cover all of the overtime hours requested for this training. Mr. Hatfield will forward this figure to the Prison Board, and Mrs. Vaughan stated that the training proposal should be approved contingent upon budgetary constraints, if any. It was moved by Mr. Namie and seconded by Mr. Vittone to accept the Warden's Report. The motion was carried unanimously with the Board signifying their approval by stating "Aye". BILLS Mr. Namie presented to the Board for their consideration and approval of the bills dated June 16, 2021, in the amount of $185,054.11. It was moved by Mr. Namie and seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the bills dated June 16, 2021. 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 None. There being no further business, Mrs. Vaughan declared the meeting adjourned at approximately 11:27 a.m. THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL: J V % lA 2021 ATTEST:%'�i2`--'Gv SECRETARY I 1