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Board approves shower-shoe purchase from inmate welfare fund to improve hygiene
Summary
The board approved using the inmate welfare fund to buy shower shoes for the incarcerated population; staff presented competitive bids and an initial inventory cost of $5,009.40, with the board asking to inspect samples and monitor quality.
The Veil Oversight Board approved a staff request to use the inmate welfare fund to purchase shower shoes intended to improve hygiene and reduce infection transmission among the incarcerated population.
Deputy Warden Failey presented the item and said staff obtained three competitive quotes and proposed an initial inventory purchase calculated as $297 times 2,000 units, reported in the presentation as $5,009.40, along with an estimated per-month replenishment cost based on incoming commitments of about $14.85. Board members asked that staff inspect product samples and monitor durability; Failey agreed to follow up and provide samples to board members if available.
The Chair noted that purchases above $25,000 require county council approval under the jail oversight board ordinance and that the board would work through that protocol as needed. The motion to approve the purchase was seconded and the board voted aye with no recorded opposition in the transcript.
