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HALL COUNTY BOARD OF CORRECTIONS MEETING MAY 3, 2005 The Hall County Board of Corrections met from general session and by published call. 10:30 a.m. Eriksen made a motion and Rye seconded to go into a board of corrections meeting. Arnold, Eriksen, Hartman, Humiston, Jeffries, Lancaster and Bob Rye all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. Members Pamela and Bob Rye. present o Eriksen, Also Jeffries, present was Corrections Director Dave Arnold. CORRECTIONS DIRECTORS REPORT — Corrections Director Dave Arnold was present and distributed the statistical reports to the board members. He stated that over the last two months they booked 754 people and over the weekend they booked in 75, they hope that this is not an indication of the summer. They have an average of 104 inmates, of the 754 bookings there were 1408 charges. He included the breakdown of the offenses and the number of arrests by agencies. Also included in the packet is the report from Emmett Arnett on the work release. This is National Corrections Week and he read the Proclamation. Amold noted that since January he has had two corrections officers assaulted and one inmate is still at large. One inmate was sent to the state because of problems and now the county what pays pp could happen to them everyday they would ' not come to work, but thought thinking about what co pp about what can happen keeps them safe. Hartman expressed concern that female officers are watching inmates, but Jeffries noted that it is required by law not to discriminate when we hire male or female. The officers are required to perform the duties required of the job. It was questioned if there was the right ratio of officers to inmates. Dave Arnold stated when you have limited staffing you work with what you have and there are issues with the facility. Lancaster stated that this is no different than the military men and women are assigned like duties and they receive the same training. Dave Arnold stated that in a new jail facility this incident would not happen. He also stated that jail standards did some regional training and he sent 15 officers because it was held in Grand Island. This local training was a big help to smaller agencies in the area that need the required training. He also stated that the State of Nebraska ran out of money for the reimbursements in January so the county has not received any more payments. Arnold stated that he has reviewed the food service contract for the jail because it is up for renewal. He checked various facilities around the state for comparisons on the cost per meal and his cost is lower than most and that does not address the benefits of the documentation and training that Aramark provides, this alone is a big benefit for the county. 1 k 1 I 1 Iii i11 m I r g f l I i I I+ I 1 1 r y I l I f „ I r i I l l f I S F 111I � ' II 11 ' ' 11 1 ( i t e N 9 II m N I 1 r 1 i I