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BCC Minutes 04/29/1980 C .--..-------.....,.-. L:.J ~ Naples, Florida, April 1'9, 1980 LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Board of County Commissioners in and for the County of Collier and also acting as the Governing Board(s) of such special districts as have been creJted according to law and having conducted husiness herein met on this date at 11:05 A.M. in Conference Session in fJuilding "F" of the Courthouse Comrlex with the following members present: CHAIRMAN: Clifford Wenzel VICE-CHAIRMAN: Thomas P. Archer John /t. Pistor C.R. "Russ" Wimer David C. Brown ALSO PRESENT: William J. Reagan, Clerk; Jean Swindle, Deputy Clerk; County Manager C. Wi 11 lam Nonnan; Publ ic Safety Administrator TOIl1 Hafner; Sheriff Au~rey Rogers; Community Development Administrator Terry Virta, Administrative Aide to the Board Mary Morgan and Deputy Chief Raymond Barnett, Sheriff's Department. AGENDA *1. Discussion re Budget for County and so-called "Double T~xation" - Continued at request of staff 2. Discussion re County Jail " Deleted during Regular Session thic date. 80:JK 053 PAGE 81 ) ~[I:;.\ 0 53 ~'^GE 82 Apri 1 29, 1980 DISCUSSION RE COUNTY ,JAIL - STAFF DIRECTED TO WORK WITH SHERIFF ROGERS, PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATOR TOM HAFNER AND COUNTY MANAGER NORMAN TO DEVELOP A LONG-RANGE SOLUTION TO THE CURRENT PROBLEMS - EMERGENCY PLAN RE SA~\~ TO [lE PllT INTO EFFECT II~MEDIATELY Sheriff Aubrey Rogers l~ported on the problems that have resulted from recent court decisions regarding jails throughout the State and more puticularly tile Collier County jails. lie said because of the great incrcase in prisoners, just since last budget time, there has developed an "cvercrowding" in the present County jail which could produce an "explosive" ~;i tllation If it is allowed to continue. In his review, Sheriff Rogers enumerated the following areas that demand the Board's tlttcnt;on: 1. N(~w rul(!s Mid regIJl"tion~; that /lave come out of recently rewritten State laws regarding the operations of all ~1~ls. 2. The in(l'e,ls0. in the liability of the individual law enforcement offiCCI" to $50,000 where there had been none Jefore. 3. The continued County growth th~t has resulted in a number of felony prisone;'s tfjat is equal in number to that of Lee County. '1. The ];Jck of courtnoms, judges, correctional personnel, space for not only hOUSIng but for the classification of prisoners; proper kitchen focil ities; segregated housing for male and female pt"i SOnel", ilnd the need for an i nCt"ease in the pay scale for Stich corn>ctional personnel. Tn '.livitlf] c.O/llC backlJ,"ound infomation, Mr. Rogers explain~d that the County j,]il was approved by the State Department of Corrections when it WilS originally built but now, due to the increase of prisoners with a correspond- in') lack of correctional personnel and under the new rules and regulations ~doptcd by the Department, there has to be the initiation of not only t(~ll1pcrary l:mer'.lency measures but the development of a long-range solution to the prOblems as referenced above. Assistant County Attorney Tony Pires concurred with the Sheriff's l"pm,lt"ks, s.lying that he had attended a seminar concerning the operation of jails ilnd had become acquainted with the new rulings that have come out of the Courts - i.e., t:,e protectiotl of the prisoners' civil rights such as medical and health provisions; training of correctional personnel and guards; physical condition of jails - that allow the U. S. Attorney General to sue the county in the name ot the prisoner and his civil rights. Mr. Pires also 3tilted that the Courts have ruled that either the jails are operated according to the recent mandated rules and regulations or they {--- 1 ., \ \ ~ Ii ., ~ (.h I . . _ ___, L_~j April 29, 1980 will be closed with no alternative being given the directive. He reiterated Sheriff Rogers' statement that something must be done to alleviate the present "explosive" situation. In answer to the q\/,"stion from the Board, Sheriff Rogers stated that the quality of carr> in the County jail is not the question but rather it is a question of additional space and approximately 20 more correctional officers to meet the reCjuirements. Discussion followed which touched upon the efficient ()periltion ilL the lnrnokillee stockade; the use of the Irrrnokalce jilil for overflow; the number of people that are booked under the Myers Act with no follow-"~) therapy dvailable and no monies in the Sheriff's budget for Slleh bookings (approximately 400 a month); the uneasiness of every depllty and/or correctiona 1 officer regarding the possibil ity of bein~J ..ued by ,lrl ir,lte inmate; where SllCh funding will come from for the construction of ,1dditional buildings and the pilyment of sal.lries for ilddi- tional personnel; and the floor possibil ity of Collier County taxpayers pa';sing ,1 referendllll1 to float a bond issue that would cover such a construction/maintenance flroject. Public Safety Administrator Tom Hilfner said he and Sheriff Rogers have begun a tempurary solution to thr> nced of additional personnel by having the prescn' officers work overtill1e at the County jail (such payments for overtime sa 1 dries to be covered wi th a budget amendment pt.epared by Fiscal Officer' Hall) and hy llsing the Inrnok~lp.f' stockade for already convicted felons. It was Hr. Hafner's opinion that such measures are tem~)orary at best anu a long-range plan must be put into motion. Mr. Paul Sheffield, Inspector fr~m the Department of Corrections, recoun ted hi s inspect i on of the Co Iii er County ja il, whose max imum caoacity is 133 people, w~lcl-e he found 142 people housed, nine of whom were sleeping on the floor. He stated this could not continue and space must be made availahle in order to meet the minimum requirements, And, when asked if the State would make any contribution to the needed project, he replied in the negative. Following discussion which :overed the need of separate quarters for worn n pt'i soners; a ilia tron fo)' sllch qua )'ters; a proposed cos t of approx imd te ly bO~~ 053 PACE 83 n l ~ ..."" eoOK o 53 ~^SE April 29, 19110 84- $190,000 annually for the additional personnel; the employment of prisoners on the highway wi lh an armed guard in attendance; the question of the Haiti~ns and the gratuit.y of $13 from the federal ogvernment for each one housed; anrl Deputy Ch;ef rlarnett's statement ~hat the Mental lIealth people want, to encoura9'~ the Board und the Sheriff to provide space for the emotionally disturbed, Co~missioner Brown moved, seconded by Commissioner Pistor and carried unanimously, that the Emergency Plan as stated previously by Mr' Hafner and Sheriff floger's continue to be in effect; that a budget amendment to cover the expenses of over'time for the Current correctional personnel be prepared by Fisca 1 Officer Ilall and that the Staff be directed to WOI'X .,d th County Manager Norman, Sheriff Rogers and Publ ic Safety Administrator Tom Hafner in the development of a long-range solution to the problems that have been reviel',ed in this workshop session, bringing back to the rloard their recommendations. There Lei ng no further bus i ness for the good of the County, the mee:'ing was adjourned by order' of the Chair - Time: 11:55 A,M. ,- - --, I [~} r---"1 ~- ..._-.--- -.....~,f ) \ \ II I