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TO: Board of County Commissioners THRU: Gary C. Wheeler, Vice Chairman IF FROM: -`',' . Vt tunac, DATE: January 25, 1988 RE: JAIL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE B.C.C. MEETING - JANUARY 26, 1988 my Attorney On July 28, 1987, Judge Hendry accepted the consent agreement entered into between the state Department of Corrections and Indian River County relating to jail overcrowding. Page 2 of the Order required that a Jail Oversight Committee be created by the County and recommended that the committee be composed of the Chief Judge of the 19th Judicial Circuit or his designee, a representative of the Indian River County State Attorney's Office, and a representative of the Indian River County Public Defender's Office. An ad hoc meeting of the county judges and criminal justice personnel has indicated a need to increase the membership of the committee and to formally accept the composition of the committee by the Board of County Commissioners. This committeee does have legal authority to order the release of certain prisoners from our County Jail, although it is anticipated that the imminent opening of Phase II of the jail will obviate much of the need for the Jail Oversight Committee. Commissioner Bird asked where we got the name for the Jail Oversight Committee, and Commissioner Wheeler felt it was due to the oversight of the State to provide adequate beds, and we got stuck with it. He advised that we need to appoint two additional members to this committee and also establish this committee officially, because apparently that wasn't done by way of an official Motion and a vote. Commissioner Wheeler advised that we need to appoint someone from the County Commission, and he would like to recommend Judge Kilbride who would give representation of the County judges. Judge Balsiger has said that he doesn't want to serve on a committee and vote to let people out of jail. Commissioner Wheeler felt the same way. JAN 26 1988 69 BOOK 70 PAGE 727