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Commissioner Lyons stated that he did agree that he would like to see the additional 30 beds go in right now because that would match up better with our jail population. Sheriff Dobeck confirmed that basically was hismain point. Administrator Wright noted that from the very inception of this project, we never talked about less than 50 for staffing. He believed this must be faced, and noted that it will amount to a cost of $15,000 to $18,000 per man. Discussion followed in regard to converting some dormitory beds into cell area, and Mr. Rappe stated that this could be done very easily. He felt the work release people could live in the dormitory, but the other dormitory is the same configuration as the other cell area, and they could provide 20 rather than 24 beds in a double cell occupancy arrangement. .You would lose four beds this way, - and the cost would go up a bit, but it would -provide 20 double cell beds. Chairman Scurlock believed felons can be put in double cells; they just cannot be in with other categories. Mr. Rappe informed the Board that the State requires 1/3 single cells to 2/3 multiple occupancy. The Department of Corrections has seen this scheme and given it the go ahead. Mr. Folsom of the D.O.C. encourages providing sufficient square footage in a single cell to enable it to handle at least two so that in a pinch you could put in another bed. Making the single cells 90 sq. ft. vs. 63 sq. ft. would result in a lot more flexibility. Chairman Scurlock believed what he hears is that we are looking at a cost of 5 million and adding the. -extra beds, plus $600,000 for extra personnel costs. He stressed that we must make the public understand what is involved. Discussion continued as to the additional staff that would be needed, and it was noted that 24 hour staffing is 73 MAR 7 1984 Boos 56 Ki"35, .