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emphasized that he never would have made the decision to take over the Jail if he had felt we were liable in any way. Chairman Scurlock believed by not operating the jail, the only potential liability we would have would be if the Sheriff says he needed money to do certain things and we refused the funding. Commissioner Bird felt Attorney Vitunac had said the court would not uphold that either, and Attorney Vitunac agreed. Major Roy Raymond did not feel that is a clear cut matter. He agreed if the Commission was involved with the day to day operations, then the Commission would be liable, but he also felt if the Sheriff called the Commission's attention to a dangerous situation in the jail and the County refused money to correct that specific problem,, then they might be liable jointly. Commissioner Bird wished to know if the Commission made the decision to offer the jail back, would the Sheriff just send off a telegram to the Hunt Agency and get it confirmed that he was covered immediately or would there be a waiting period. OMB Baird informed the Board that he had just gotten off the phone with the Hunt Agency, and he felt they could take over the insurance coverage on the jail almost immediately - maybe not today, but probably Monday. It would be within a very short time frame. Discussion ensued regarding transfer of the employees back to the Sheriff, and Major Raymond did not anticipate any problems but emphasized the need for the 5 -man committee suggested in the Sheriff's letter.which he felt could iron out any problem that might arise. Commissioner Bird assumed that Jail Administrator Bill Baird has prepared some type of budget for the operation of the jail for the coming year and wondered if Major Raymond had seen it and feels they could live with it. Major Raymond advised that they do not have the complete budget, just an overview, but felt confident that Mr. Baird would 7 JUN 2 0 1986 BOOK 64 r,+,1:769