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05.06.2025 Tues PM BOCC
Meeting Highlights:
Approval of new lieutenant position to assist chief deputy of corrections following case made by sheriff
Corrections chief seeks technology to compensate staff shortages– commissioners to move forward on:
- replacing current baton system for checking inmates’ location with wristband-cellphone system offering more detailed and verifiable data (meals taken, presence at recreation) at cost of $32,000 plus $9,000 annually
- ankle bracelets monitoring vital signs to be placed on inmates undergoing drug withdrawal or at risk of suicide
- cell ceiling fixtures to monitor vital signs, will enable monitoring of individuals who haven’t already been classified as at-risk and eliminate need to waken prisoners every hour to check on them at night as required by lawCommissioners Timm and Neal agree on jail upgrades as money well-spent; Socal Assistance and Tribal Consistency (LTAC) a possible source. Timm alludes to trip Neal may take to Washington DC, presumably to lobby against cuts in rural funding
Commissioners’ Clerk announces 5% reduction in Affordable Housing grant
Meeting adjourned at 3:12