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APR 97 <br />900K 68 PAGE 177 <br />to Tallahassee to question those figures. An analysis done by <br />the National Institute of Corrections on a jail facility similar <br />to ours in Rockdale County, Georgia, indicated that a staff of 45 <br />would be needed. <br />Commissioner Bird understood that the 39 figure was based on <br />full occupancy which is 143, but if Phase I is overcrowded, he <br />could see some justification in the need for additional people. <br />Commissioner Scurlock pointed out that they have the extra <br />people now; however, they are going to move those people out when <br />they open Phase Il, which will leave a shortfall for Phase I. <br />The Sheriff emphasized that the DOC will not allow us to <br />open Phase If if Phase I is not properly staffed. <br />Commissioner Bird felt that the issue is more complex than <br />the number of staff DOC will allow us to get by with, because the <br />safety of the Sheriff's staff is at stake. He understood that if <br />Phase If was open now, based on today's jail population, we would <br />have enough beds for the maximum security and minimum security <br />prisoners, but there would not be a whole lot of room for <br />expansion. <br />The Sheriff stated that we would not have enough room for <br />the felons, and Chairman Scurlock stressed that is the reason why <br />we are going ahead immediately with Phase III. <br />Capt. Bill Baird, Administrator of the Indian River County <br />Jail, explained that the original jail design called for 72 <br />staff, but that figure changed when the size of the project was <br />reduced by one third. At that time we asked the consultants to <br />prepare a microscopic analysis of staffing levels; however, that <br />analysis did not take into account the officers needed for <br />transportation or recreation, but included only the number of <br />staff needed for control. The number of staff was based on a <br />perfect situation basis and that is the way it was presented to <br />the DOC. He recalled that the gentleman who approved it had very <br />grave concerns about the inside security control officer in <br />Building B, in addition to transportation and some of the outside <br />