RES-2022-136-Grant from WASPC COVID-19

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We are also including2O22,2O23,and2024funding request undertheoptionalstrategy L1. Thetwo things included in all three years are Personal Protective Equipment and Respirators. This request isn't to supplant funds from our normal operating budget, But the increase in use and need since the beginning of the pandemic of our normal operating and cleaning supplies has not allowed us to buy other things at times and not left us much room to have additional products for use if we have any large outbreak or the jails reopen to full capacity at any time. Because of CDC guidelines, the fear of the unknown, and the continuation of this pandemic staff is using more PPE more frequently, inmates are issued PPE when needed which is something we didn't have to do before and account for, and supply at times is limited from providers because of other industries also now using PPE or more. The request for respirators is broken up over three years to allow us to outfit all staff starting with our medical/transport officers and then all of them over time rather than a big cost up front. Needing respirators in the jail, or on transport, is something we never really considered prior to the pandemic. Once it was discovered it would be helpful, even though mainly in extreme cases, we were only able to fund and find lesser quality ones. Funding like this requested is exactly what a rural county like us look for to help purchase some of these less frequently, more expensive, but important things we need to have at times items. We also must consider that spending more money on something like these increases not only its effectiveness but it's comfort where it could be needed to wear by our staff for multiple hours, sometimes without breaks. One of the biggest things that have helped us be successful for detection and mitigation of COVID has been how hard staff, and inmates, have worked at keeping our facility clean. What used to be daily cleaning has moved up to hourly, or between occupancy. Some cleaning is often done between visits or programming. ln the optional strategy L2 category we have also included cleaning supplies for 2022- 2024. This,like the PPE request, is not to supplant our budget, but assist in making sure we have the adequate amount of product needed to keep the facility clean to help from any type of further spreading of the virus. The amount of supplies we are using is more than our operating budget is designed to purchase. That plus running at less than half capacity we need to ensure that if needed we have enough product to keep the facility at the safe level we have strived for. \n2022's strategy 12's budget there is also a request for funding more UV cleaning machines. Our jail was able to procure a couple early in the pandemic, but they are not enough for the way our jail is set up to move them and use them efficiently by staff to keep daily operations going. The CDC has recommended these types of tools but because our jail has additions to a multiple floor original jail, the staff must move the machines throughout the facility, rather then have dedicated ones to different areas, taking away time from inmates using areas that are common so they can get a machine, use it, then move it out. By receiving this funding for these the staff would be able to quickly lock an inmate down, deploy the UV machine, and then quickly move on to the next inmate needing the common area/cell. This is especially important in the areas where we are quarantining/isolating inmates because of this pandemic and want to ensure they have the cleanest area and the most time out to help with their mental health and/or utilizing resources, communication tools, and showers. The final strategy we are requesting funds is strategy L3 and only in 2Q22. We are requesting enough to allow us to purchase a large tv and secure enclosure to put in our receiving/release area to help educate inmate incoming about ways to help detect and deter COVID-19. By getting this TV we can show flyers, videos, and other informational items in a large format with subtitles and different languages to those inmates being booked so they understand how to stay safe, notify staff if they are suffering any of the