(A) Expenditures from the Commissary Fund for the county corrections center (jail) for the uses and purposes set forth in division (B) below by the County Sheriff or his or her designee or designees are hereby ratified, authorized and approved. These expenditures for the uses and purposes set forth in division (B) below shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of or replacement for, the expenditures specifically authorized by I.C. 36-8-10-21(d)(1) through (8).
(B) Approved expenditures are as follows:
(1) Expenses associated with facilitating department and community emergency preparedness;
(2) Expenses associated with community events that facilitate public relations with, and education about, the Department or the criminal justice system, (i.e., Citizen’s Academy and the like);
(3) Expenses associated with partnering with community groups for events or programs to better the community, (i.e., blood donation day set up at Department, Safe Kids Coalition, TRIAD and the like);
(4) Expenses associated with facilitating improved mental health in the community, including diverting mentally ill persons from the jail and/or the criminal justice system;
(5) Expenses associated with partnering with the community to prevent crime and reduce recidivism, including programs that divert juveniles from the criminal justice system;
(6) Expenses associated with the inmate law library and regular inmate library;
(7) Expenses associated with reasonable rewards for employees, including provisions for special events for employees and retirees;
(8) Expenses associated with staff meetings or training, involving Department personnel;
(9) Expenses associated with hosting training events;
(10) Expenses associated with travel or meetings for Department business involving Department personnel;
(11) Expenses associated with the recruiting and selection process for Department employees and Sheriff’s Merit Board expenses;
(12) Expenses associated with the employee chaplain program, a law enforcement memorial ceremony or incurred by the Department after a law enforcement death;
(13) Expenses associated with acknowledgments toward funeral, hospitalization and birth/adoption for current and former employees or their immediate family, and members of the community with special relationship to the Department;
(14) Reimbursement for lost or damaged inmate property or money;
(15) Reimbursement for stolen or damaged employee property authorized and used for Department purposes;
(16) Expenses associated with Department investigations or special details;
(17) Expenses associated with search and rescue events, including search and rescue equipment;
(18) Expenses associated with the installation, service and cleaning of Department equipment;
(19) Expenses for contracting with professional consultants for the Department;
(20) Expenses for hiring temporary employees for the Department;
(21) Expenses associated with rental of specialized equipment for the Department;
(22) Expenses associated with accreditation of the Department; and
(23) Any other purpose not stated above that, in the judgment of the Sheriff, benefits the Department, the expenditure for which does not exceed $1,000.
(Res. CC-2011-10, passed 6-11-2011; Res. CC 2019-03, passed 2-9-2019)