At the July 28 Community Corrections Advisory Board meeting, staff presented a package of proposed rule‑book updates and asked the board to authorize legal review of the facility commissary and phone‑service contract.

Deputy Director Katie Berkshire summarized the rule‑book updates and operational rationale. She said the community transition program (CTP) length was proposed to move from two weeks to 30 days to align with reentry research indicating it may take up to 30 days for returning individuals to secure employment. She also said the fee schedule needed adjustment because vendor charges exceeded current participant fees ("we were losing money on that"), and staff wanted to add equipment damage replacement language after a single remote breath device was ruined for roughly $1,500.

Other proposed changes include adding drug‑screen lab fees for after‑hours testing or refusals, allowing limited charges for stock medication (staff said medication bills "ranging between $18 to $2,000" for QCC services), updating the laundry and hygiene kit ranges for inflation, and explicitly prohibiting work‑at‑home gig platform employment (Uber, DoorDash, Grubhub, Instacart) because those jobs are difficult to track.

Staff also recommended clarifications for locker contents and simplified wording for items allowed in day rooms and work‑release spaces. On PREA‑related language, staff corrected a prior phrasing to read "unwanted contact of a sexual nature," matching PREA standard wording.

On commissary and phone services, staff told the board the current open‑market commissary system has had theft incidents and that the existing commissary and phone contract will expire in October. The board chair asked if anyone opposed sending the contract to legal counsel for review; no objections were recorded and staff said they would forward the contract to the county attorney for review.

Ending: The board agreed to take no vote on the rule‑book revisions that day; staff will circulate the proposed changes and the items will return for a vote at the next meeting. Staff also will have the county attorney review the commissary and phone contract prior to any procurement actions.