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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20080226.tiff RESOLUTION RE: APPROVE AGREEMENT FOR MONITOR FOR WELD COUNTY COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS BOARD AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN - MIKE RIEDE WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS,the Board has been presented with an Agreement for Monitor for Weld County Community Corrections Board between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Weld County Community Corrections Board, and Mike Riede, and WHEREAS,after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the Agreement for Monitor for Weld County Community Corrections Board between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Weld County Community Corrections Board, and Mike Riede, be, and hereby is, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said Agreement. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 16th day of January, A.D., 2008. ��..` BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS �� ���� ,I / �S ELD COUNTY, COLORADO ATTEST: 'res�sl /��7N ; i4• �� i i�G ✓ w m H. Jerke, Chair Weld County Clerk to the Bo. . 4r r I� iut _vice `� '"�;-f.bent D.I n, Pro-Tem BY: � (� x De Clerk the Board T�� W itar it APP AS RM: •� � David E. Long th y Attorney Date of signature: II +leg ougla adema er 2008-0226 DA0002 1(1 (,;2 6 ,i -O S' AGREEMENT FOR MONITOR FOR WELD COUNTY COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS BOARD THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 14 Tenth day of January , 2008, by and between the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld, State of Colorado, on behalf of the Weld County Community Corrections Board, whose address is 909 Tenth Avenue, Greeley, Colorado 80631, hereinafter referred to as "Community Corrections," and Mike Riede, whose address is 395 Brentwood Street, Lakewood, Colorado, 80226, hereinafter referred to as "Riede." WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, Community Corrections oversees two programs, the Residential Treatment Center (hereinafter RTC), and he Restitution Center, (hereinafter TRC), which are housed at a facility known as The Villa, and WHEREAS, Community Corrections is required to operate under rules and procedures established by Colorado Division of Criminal Justice, (hereinafter DCJ), and the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division of Colorado, (hereinafter ADAD), WHEREAS, an audit performed by DCJ, and ADAD, revealed five (5) areas of concern as a result of violations of their operating rules established and determined that it was necessary for Community Corrections to hire a monitor to oversee the operations of Community Corrections, including RTC and TRC, and to report to Community Corrections, DCJ and ADAD on the activities at Community Corrections, and WHEREAS, DCJ has allotted $10,000 for the purpose of paying said Monitor, and WHEREAS, Riede has agreed to provide such services in accordance with the terms of the terms and conditions set forth herein, and NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. TERM: The term of this Agreement shall begin on the date of the execution of this Agreement through and continue through the earlier of Monitor's completion of 166.66 hours of work, or April 30, 2008. 2. SERVICES PROVIDED BY MONITOR: Monitor agrees to provide observation and reporting services relating to the following five areas of operation: A. The development and implementation of a security plan that allows for a minimum of the following: i. Physical plan revisions that increase the challenge to secrete or import contraband, including Page 1 of 4 including but not limited to changes in fencing, outdoor lighting, security surveillance and staffing patrols; ii. Staffing changes, including additional security staff personnel sufficient to provide offender management in all areas that offenders can access on the property, including the laundry area; iii. A plan to eliminate unlawful cigarette smoking within the residential areas of the facility. B. The development and demonstrable implementation of a disturbance training plan that provides for a minimum of the following features: i. A response plan requiring that law enforcement officers will immediately be notified before anyone else when an in-progress incident could reasonably be expected for cause injury to life or limb, or significant property damage; ii. Training of staff to handle major and minor disturbances, including training techniques designed to promote staff and offender safety; iii. Training for on-call supervisors regarding the appropriate response to disturbances that occur during off-hours. C. The development and demonstrable implementation of a facility offender management record- keeping plan, with appropriate and universal staffing, that allows for a minimum of the following: i. Strict adherence to the timely and meaningful completion and distribution of all required reports regarding incidents within the facility; ii. Strict adherence to the timely and meaningful completion and distribution of all required reports regarding criminal conduct, such as sexual contact between staff members and clients (offenders); iii. Strict adherence to the timely and meaningful completion and distribution of all required reports regarding grievance documentation; iv. Strict adherence to the timely and meaningful completion and distribution of all required reports regarding documentation related to headcounts, facility searches of every kind and off-site client (offender) monitoring. D. The employment, training and proper supervision of case management and clinical personnel, as required by state regulation. Monitor must verify that the facility provides the required forty(40) hours, six (6) day per week therapeutic contact for RTC clients (offenders). E. The development and demonstrable implementation of a treatment record-keeping plan that provides for the timely and complete preparation of records uniquely related to each offender, including each stage of offender treatment, from intake to discharge. 3. COMPENSATION: Monitor agrees to bill Community Corrections for all such services on a monthly basis. Community Corrections agrees to send the invoices submitted by Monitor to DJC for payment. Services of Monitor shall be paid by DJC pursuant to this Agreement at the rate of$60.00 per hour. The parties agree that the hourly compensation as contemplated herein shall constitute the entire amount of compensation due to Monitor for any work performed hereunder. Monitor shall not be entitled Page 2 of 4 . .r . Monitor shall not be entitled to the payment of any additional expenses, including, but not limited to, travel expenses, overhead, and daily expenses. The cap for the amount of money which may be spent by Community Corrections in 2008 for all monitoring services (by Monitor) shall be $10,000.00. 4. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR: Monitor agrees that he is an independent contractor and that he will not become an employee of Community Corrections, or of RTC or TRC, nor is he entitled to any employee benefits as a Community Corrections, RTC, or TRC employee as a result of the execution of this Agreement. 5. INDEMNIFICATION: Monitor shall indemnify Community Corrections, RTC and/or TRC, their officers and employees, against liability for injury or damage caused by any negligent act or omission by Monitor in the performance of this Agreement and shall hold Community Corrections, RTC and/or TRC harmless from any loss occasioned as a result of the performance of this Agreement. 6. NON-ASSIGNMENT: Monitor may not assign or transfer this Agreement, any interest therein or claim thereunder, without the prior written approval of the Board of Directors of Community Corrections. 7. ACCESS TO RECORDS: Community Corrections shall have access to Monitor's financial records for the purposes of audit. Such records shall be complete and available for audit 90 days after final payment hereunder and shall be retained and available for audit purposes for at least five years after final payment hereunder. 8. TERMINATION: Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time by providing the other party with a 10-day written notice thereof Furthermore, this Agreement may be terminated at any time without notice upon a material breach of the terms of the Agreement. 9 TIME OF THE ESSENCE: Time is of the essence in each and all of the provisions of this Agreement. 10. ENTIRE AGREEMENT/MODIFICATIONS: This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the promises and covenants made therein. No modification of the terms of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and agreed to by both parties. 11. NON-APPROPRIATION: No portion of this Agreement shall be deemed to create an obligation on the part of Community Corrections or DCJ to expend finds not otherwise appropriated in each succeeding year. 12. WAIVER OF IMMUNITIES/THIRD PARTY LIABILITY: No portion of this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any immunities of Community Corrections or its officers or employees may possess, nor shall any portion of this Agreement be deemed to have created a duty of care with respect Page 3 of 4 have created a duty of care with respect to any persons other than Community Corrections and not a party to this Agreement. 13. CANCELLATION: Monitor may cancel a scheduled appointment with 24 hour notice; no fee to be assessed by Monitor. If Monitor needs to cancel a scheduled appointment, he will make every effort to contact the Community Corrections by telephone to inform them of the cancellation and to reschedule the same. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereunto have executed this Contract on the day first above written. MONITOR: �/ - /1 /� Board: By: �({/�`�y�/=a BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Mike Riede WELD COUNTY, COLORADO By I L/�- William H. Jerke, Chair JAN 1 6 2008 SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this H day of January, 2008 ATI ST: }�. unty Cierl, to the Board WITNESS my hand and official seal t w` > �� {1 e u Cie o the Board 3 � 5 \ Notary Public APPROVEP4ktT _OFOR 7' My commission expires: By rn Attorney +' 00',tiSSION EXPIRES ,r^, �-. �0rn Page 4 of 4 • • NINETEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT WELD COUNTY COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS BOARD MEMO To: Board Members - Q,cur)f/ C r�-- 'oily mL5sichKr'S From:Sharon Behrens Date: January 14, 2008 Re: Community Corrections Monitor Contract Attached are three copies of the contract for a Community Corrections Monitor. The Weld County Community Corrections Board would like to hire a temporary monitor. The purpose of the monitor will be to provide observation and reporting services relating to concerns of operation at the Villa. This contract will end April 30, 2008 or completion of 166.66 hours. DCJ has provided the Community Corrections Board with $10,000 to hire this monitor; all invoices will be directed to Carl Blesh at DCJ. After approval of contract, please forward the two originals to me. 909 10'°Avenue :• PO Box 758 ❖ Greeley, Colorado 80632 Phone: 970.356.4000 x 4848 + Fax: 970.392.4677 Hello