Title
Accept the Inmate Welfare Trust Fund Annual Report for the Fiscal Year 2011-12.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors accept the Inmate Welfare Trust Fund Annual Report for the Fiscal Year 2011-12.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Pursuant to Section 4025(e) of the California Penal Code, the Sheriff's Office is to submit an annual itemized income/expense report of the Inmate Welfare Trust Fund to the Board of Supervisors. Attachment A provides that report.
The Inmate Welfare Trust Fund Committee meets quarterly to review the current activities and recommends to the Sheriff any future expenditure. The Inmate Welfare Trust Fund Committee is composed of the Custody Bureau Chief Deputy, Support Services Commander, Inmate Services Sergeant, Inmate Education Coordinator, a civilian representative, and the facility Chaplain. Consistent with the Penal Code, inmate welfare funds were expended for the benefit, education, and welfare of the inmates confined within the Monterey County jail.
The Sheriff's Office is committed to providing inmates with quality goods and services at reasonable costs. For that reason, the food services and inmate commissary contract is out for request for proposal (RFP) and the inmate telephone services will follow later in Fiscal Year 2013.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
None
FINANCING:
There is no General Fund Contribution as a result of this recommendation. All inmate welfare income sources are deposited into the Inmate Welfare Trust Fund. Inmate welfare expenditures are reconciled at the end of the fiscal year and offset by transferring an equivalent amount from the Inmate Welfare Trust Fund to the General Fund.
Prepared by: Deborah Budd, Accounting Clerical Supervisor
Approved by: Scott Miller, Sheriff-Coroner
Attachments:
A: 2011-12 Report