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Consent Agenda Item 4. A.

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	11/15/2022
Submitted By:	Betty Hurst, Contracts Administrator
Department:	Public Works
Fiscal Year:	2023	Budgeted?:	Yes
Contract Dates Begin & End:	04-23-22 to 04-22-27	Grant?:	No
Matching Requirement?:	No	Fund?:	Renewal

Information

Request/Subject

Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Arizona Department of Correction (ADOC) Contract No. 22-064-26 - Inmate Work

Background Information

On February 8, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved the Arizona Department of Corrections Inmate Work Contract (ADC 22-064-26 for Gila County.

Gila County has utilized the ADOC Inmate Work program since 2002 and the contract is ending in April 2027. The Public Works Departments use the inmates for various jobs such as clearing weeds, picking up trash, moving offices, and sometimes small maintenance projects, all with trained supervision. Facilities & Animal Control uses the inmates for various clean-up activities. This labor force saves taxpayers a lot of money for jobs that are difficult to fill. Gila County must also train inmates to use handheld equipment safely and purchase safety equipment for them to use. Since many of the same inmates are chosen for the same types of work, we keep the equipment for them to use again. We buy them gloves, hearing and eye protection, boot protectors, vests, and hard hats.

Evaluation

This particular Amendment doesn’t have anything to do with the operations of the contract, only the billing. The billing was coming from the Florence unit but was changed to the Safford unit. In order to pay to the correct billing address, an amendment has to be signed by our Board of Supervisors to change the billing address.

Conclusion

The average expense per year for Gila County is expected to be less than $20,000 for all of the combined County Departments.

Recommendation

The Public Works Department Director recommends that the Board approve Amendment No. 1 to the Arizona Department of Correction Contract No. 22-064-26 to route the warrant payments to the new Safford address.

Suggested Motion

Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Arizona Department of Corrections Contract No. ADC 22-064-26 - Inmate Work program for accounts payable to send payments to the Safford, AZ address.

Attachments
22-064-26 IWC Contract Amend. 1
Executed Inmate Contract