COLUMBIA RIVER CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION

Management: M. McGee, T . Long, M. Malizio, E. Premo, K. Olerich, G. Smith, B. Puckett, B. DeMir

DISCUSSION:    Draft of memo distributed and approved with minor corrections as written. Attachments will not go out to all staff with the memo.

ACTION:    Memo will be signed and distributed to staff. Mr. McGee and Jonathan Herman to discuss Article 25.

REMAIN ON AGENDA for clarification of Article 25

DISCUSSION:    Copy of memo distributed. Training and other measure in place now meet OSHA standards. Items in Red Bags are being depleted. We had a system in place with lock put on. If opened and items removed, bag was to be forward to Safety Manager to be refilled. This process seems to have broken down and needs to be revisited. These bags are to be used for EMERGENCIES ONLY.

It is not a requirement to suit up for fight response. This is the C/O's judgement call. Union: Eye, mouth protection and latex gloves are not a requirement? Management: They are a part of Universal Precautions and recommended. This is trained to. Union: Are staff going to be disciplined for not using universal precautions. Management: Do not foresee this happening. This is always going to be a gray area. There is an increased risk of exposure to communicable diseases due to inmate population.

ACTION:    REMAIN ON AGENDA

DISCUSSION:    E. Premo has put in a request for 20 radios. We can pick up radios which other institutions have phased out. If we had to buy new radios, they would be different models which would need to be replaced in two years. Salem has 14 radios with batteries ready. If we can get enough used radios, we will. New radios will only be purchased as a last resort. Union: Rumor is that 20 new radios have been purchased. Management: This is not true. What was indicated is that 20 additional radios are needed. Update for a complete radio system at CRCI is a Budget Concept that has been submitted to the Central Office.

ACTION:    Elaine will call to see if staff in Salem can pick up today. We will continue to monitor so we have good radios. E. Premo will set up a tracking system for servicing radios.

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DISCUSSION:    A draft copy of the procedure is out in policy format. It is recommended any thing that is in the Contract be removed from the policy. This is to be a process only. Management: Management will not put out specific minimum staffing statement. Staffing needs will be determined by the ISM/OIC by the needs of the day/shift. Staff standards are being established statewide. This does not include how each shift is run. The Department in currently working on medium institutions. We do not know when minimum institutions will be looked at. The Department will be looking at ratios of staff per inmates depending on custody levels.

The difference in OIC decisions on how many staff are needed to run the shift depends, in part, on needs in Segregation, institution climate. Management is sensitive to union perspective on this and if problems arise, we need to review. The goal is minimum overtime, except for hospital watches. The Union wants enough staff to be "safe." Mr. McGee asked if the Union would have a problem if staff from other institutions worked our hospital watches to avoid mandatory overtime. Scott Campbell stated he would need to talk to his Business Agent on this issue. McGee is hoping to see hospital watches budgeted/provided out of separate unit (transport).

ACTION:    E. Premo will revise policy and distribute.

REMAIN ON AGENDA

DISCUSSION:    The survey results turned in reflect current vacation scheduling. The optimum months for vacations are June, July, August. Training came out to be January, February, March, and April. Spring months' vacations practice has been to block out two slots per week for DPSST training and keep one in-service slot open for a vacation slot. Premo would like to have union/management discuss blocking out vacations/military before vacation bidding to project if we can open up one slot for vacation, taking into account new hires, promotions, transfers.

ACTION:    Prior to next bidding, CRCI will reassess staffing needs. Bring back as Agenda item in September..

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DISCUSSION:    Hospital Security Director personnel have not returned calls. If a medium custody inmate, we have two staff on duty, so they can break each other. If minimum custody inmate, the same standards apply as housing units, work crews, etc. Let nurses station know if hospital watch needs to leave minimum security inmate for a short period of time.

ACTION:    REMOVE FROM AGENDA

DISCUSSION:    E. Premo spoke to the OIC's at last meeting. It is the Sergeants/Lieutenants duty to be pro-active to make sure staff are getting breaks. There needs to be two-way communications. The Union feels some of the problem is the Sergeants - some are new and don't know. If a post is shut down, no one is available to give breaks. The union requests memo be sent out to let know "take care of your staff", and read at muster for a week.

ACTION:    E. Premo will generate memo to make every reasonable effort to give two rest periods and lunch break. If are unable to do, make known the reason why and document.

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Agenda Item #10:    Minimum Staffing Levels

DISCUSSION:    This was incorporated with the discussion under Agenda Item #6.

ACTION:    See Agenda Item #6.

REMAIN ON AGENDA

DISCUSSION:    Mr. McGee is looking for input from represented staff regard the next biennium budget. Copies of the concepts already on the list were distributed and discussed.

Union: 1. Increase security staffing levels.

2. Remodeling of units 2, 3, 4, and 6 as done on units 1 and 5. This has enhanced security of these two units.

3. Union supports 24 hour nursing staff.

4. Would like to see doors on units that don't require keys to lock or devise to release magnet to lock doors automatically (slam locks).

ACTION:    REMOVE FROM AGENDA

A. Action items listed and reviewed for clarity and effective discussion.

Clarity and effectiveness of discussion were satisfactory.