§ 62-104. County corrections committee; composition; duties.

(a)

Created; composition. There is hereby created a county corrections committee to be composed of the following individuals:

(1)

The county sheriff.

(2)

Two members of the board of county commissioners as may be designated by said board from time to time.

(3)

The jail administrator of the county detention center, as designated by the sheriff as chief correctional officer.

(4)

The executive director of administration of the county sheriff's office.

(5)

The county finance officer, as designated by the board of county commissioners.

(6)

One citizen at large of the county, not an employee of any law enforcement agency, designated and serving at the pleasure of the sheriff as chief correctional officer of the county.

(7)

The county coordinator.

(8)

One citizen at large of the county, not an employee of any law enforcement agency, as designated by the corrections committee. Such person shall be appointed for a one-year term commencing from the time of appointment. The committee shall annually appoint a replacement to fill this position.

(b)

Voting; chairperson; rules. Each of the nine members of the corrections committee shall have equal voice in all decisions made by the committee. The committee shall, by majority vote, designate a chairperson of the committee, and shall adopt procedural rules to govern actions of the committee.

(c)

Meetings. The committee shall meet bi-weekly, or as otherwise determined from time to time by the committee, in the county commissioners' room at the county courthouse in Lake City, Florida, or at such other public location as designated by the board of county commissioners, at such times as may be designated by the committee.

(d)

Duties. The duties of the corrections committee shall be as follows:

(1)

Expenditures; budget. The corrections committee may review all expenditures made by the sheriff as chief correctional officer of the county in connection with the county correctional system including, but not limited to, the county detention center. The sheriff shall seek the guidance, input and recommendations of the corrections committee in the preparation of his proposed annual budget of expenditures for the maintenance and operation of the county correctional system, and any budgetary amendments as may from time to time be necessary, prior to submitting such budget and budgetary amendments to the board of county commissioners for approval.

(2)

Inspections. The corrections committee, or its designated individual members, may make reasonable periodic inspections of the county detention center with or without prior notice as the committee may from time to time direct. However, the sheriff, or his designee, shall be notified prior to any such inspections.

(3)

General recommendations. The corrections committee shall make recommendations to the sheriff as chief correctional officer and to the board of county commissioners concerning all other matters dealing with the county correctional system.

(4)

Operation of correctional system. The corrections committee shall review and recommend for approval by both the board of county commissioners and the sheriff policies and procedures for the operation and maintenance of the county correctional system including, but not limited to, the operation and maintenance of the county detention center. All policies and procedures reviewed by the corrections committee and approved by both the board of county commissioners and the sheriff shall have the same force and be of the same effect as if such policies and procedures were included within this article, and shall be adhered to and enforced at all times in the county correctional system by the chief correctional officer as provided in section 62-101. Without limiting the scope of the policies and procedures to be adopted pursuant hereto, the following policies and procedures shall be adopted:

a.

Procedures for classification of inmates or prisoners at the county detention center into one of three classifications (i.e., maximum risk, medium risk, minimum risk).

b.

Procedures ensuring that all reported or suspected cases of negligence or improper behavior on the part of any correctional officer shall be investigated promptly, fully, and without interference.

c.

Policies and procedures ensuring that the county detention center shall be kept clean and orderly at all times.

(e)

Clerk; duties; public records. The clerk of circuit court, or his designee, shall act as clerk for the corrections committee, and shall maintain in the office of the clerk of circuit court a record book showing all minutes and actions of the corrections committee and a separate compilation of all policies and procedures reviewed by the corrections committee and approved by the board of county commissioners pursuant to this article. All such records shall be available to the public during normal business hours.

(Ord. No. 87-1, § 4, 4-30-1987)