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HALL COUNTY BOARD OF CORRECTOINS MEETING JANUARY 4, 2011 ROLL CALL VOTE — Quandt made a motion and Wagoner seconded to go into a Board of Corrections meeting. Present on roll call were Scott Arnold, Bud Jeffries, Daniel Purdy, Robert Rye, Gary Quandt and Daniel Wagoner. Lancaster was present but out of the room for the vote. Also present was Fred Ruiz Corrections Director, County Attorney Jack Zitterkopf and Board Assistant Stacey Ruzicka. CALL TO ORDER - The meeting was called to order by Chairman Bud Jeffries. NOTICE OF OPEN MEETING LAW - Chairman Jeffries read the notice of the open meeting law. MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 9 MEETING — Quandt made a motion and Wagoner seconded to place on file the minutes of the November 9.2011 meeting. Arnold, Jeffries, Lancaster, Purdy, Quandt, Rye and Wagoner all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. Discussion was held on the quarterly jail tour and this will be postponed for 2 weeks because of time constraints. CORRECTION DIRECTORS REPORT — Mr. Ruiz reported that they have been discussing the installation of the kiosks for the corrections department and an addendum will have to be made to the contract with Swanson. This will be addressed at the next meeting. The National Commission on Correctional Health, the accrediting body for health and mental health issues in correctional facilities, proposed policies and procedures and they are in place and a good fit for Hall County. The cost for these services is about 4 to 5 thousand dollars. These services are very important to the facility so he will find it in his budget to pay for this. He also mentioned that they will participate in the fund drive that is sponsored by St Francis by providing the "jailhouse jambalaya." The inmate phone contract renewal is coming up and in discussion with the committee they are suggesting eliminating some of the fees for the automated phone services but are recommending continuing with the current provider and extending the contract. They will be having a Spillman upgrade on January 17 The plumbing issue has been taken care of also. He reported that the inmate video system technology is always evolving and they are always looking for a revenue stream. There is now a web based video system that will allow families to visit an inmate from a home computer. This allows the inmate the ability to stay in touch with family members. They can log into the web site and pay for the service. The contact with family members does not punish the family and results in more well behaved inmates because they are in touch with their families. He also noted that the department has had more suicide logs than they have had in a long time. They