(a) The sentencing judge may order an offender committed to jail to be released during normal business hours for the purpose of maintaining his or her employment under the following conditions:
(1) The offender shall show proof of legitimate employment by providing a letter of employment and employer contact information signed by a person of authority within the organization, including, but not limited to, an immediate supervisor.
(2) The offender shall provide documentation verifying the offender's work hours signed by a person of authority within the organization.
(3) The offender shall pay an administrative processing fee to the City of forty dollars ($40.00) per day for each day of work release within 21 calendar days from completion of the jail sentence.
(b) The presiding judge may allow work release for self-employed offenders only under the following conditions:
(1) The offender's work release terms are monitored by the court's probation department.
(2) Prior to scheduling release from jail, the offender shall provide the probation officer a list of clients, clients' contact telephone numbers and pre-scheduled appointment dates and times.
(3) Upon return to jail following work release, the offender provide to the jail administrator a document signed by the client that the offender performed work for specified hours on the release date.
(4) The offender shall pay an administrative processing fee to the City of forty dollars ($40.00) per day for each day of work release within 21 days from completion of the jail sentence.
(5) A self-employed offender may not be released for the purpose of soliciting clients.
(c) No offender shall be permitted to work seven days a week. No work release shall be permitted on major holidays.
(d) The prosecutor, on-duty police officers, and designated probation officer are expressly permitted to contact the offender's place of employment, or clients of self-employed offenders, to confirm compliance with the terms of the offender's work release.
(e) The sentencing judge may order an offender committed to jail to be released to attend classes at a high school, college, university, or trade school upon receiving proof of the offender's enrollment and class schedule.
(f) If the Chief of Police or probation officer monitoring the offender's compliance with the terms of work release believe that the offender allowed for work release has violated the conditions of his or her work release, or has violated any laws while on work release, may temporarily suspend the offender's work release privileges pending the outcome of a hearing. The Chief or probation officer shall provide notice to the offender and to the sentencing judge on the next day that the court is in session. The sentencing judge shall hold a hearing to determine whether the offender violated the conditions of work release and shall take appropriate action upon a finding of a violation.
(Ord. 3089. Passed 9-24-12.)