Drafter
Clerk 08/30/2012
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A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a report reviewing programs serving inmates requiring psychiatric or other staff-intensive behavioral services, as required by Ordinance 17232, Section 48, Proviso P3.
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WHEREAS, the 2012 Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 17232, Section 48, Proviso P3, requires the department of adult and juvenile detention to prepare a report of programs serving inmates requiring psychiatric or other staff-intensive behavioral services, and
WHEREAS, the department of adult and juvenile detention prepared the report in conjunction with council staff and representatives from: jail health services; Harborview Medical Center; facilities management division; and the office of performance, strategy and budget, and
WHEREAS, the report explores: alternative staffing plans to reduce the costs associated with these detention populations; potential capital improvements that could result in reduced costs; the potential use of jail health staff for the provision of the supervision of these populations; and policy changes needed for the county to either not accept these inmate when they are not a public safety risk or allow for the transfer of these inmates, after intake procedures, to a more therapeutic setting;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
Receipt of the report in compliance with Ordinance 17232, Section 48, Proviso P3, which is Attachment A to this motion, is hereby acknowledged.