(1)
Adopting Jail Commissary Fund Policies and Procedures. The Forks jail inmate commissary policies and procedures attached to the ordinance codified in this section marked Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by reference shall be adopted as the policies and procedures regarding the Forks jail inmate commissary fund and shall become part of the Forks police manual.
(2)
Establishment of the Jail Inmate Commissary Fund. The city clerk/treasurer is hereby directed and ordered to establish, within a reasonable period of time, a revolving fund to be used solely for the purpose of operating and stocking a jail inmate commissary fund. Monies utilized to establish this fund shall be $1,000 from current expense.
(3)
All monies collected from the inmate commissary operation shall be deposited into this fund, thus creating a self-sufficient fund over time. The city shall be authorized to allow up to a 35 percent markup above retail price of the particular items to cover the cost of operating the jail inmate commissary fund.
(4)
At such time as sufficient revenue has been collected in the jail inmate commissary fund, proceeds from the jail inmate commissary fund shall be used for the operation and maintenance of the commissary service and/or inmate welfare expenses.
(5)
All inmate credit reimbursements shall be made by the clerk/treasurer or deputy clerk/treasurer within a reasonable period of time following release via a draft drawn against the jail inmate commissary fund. Said reimbursement shall not exceed the amount deposited by a jail inmate that remains within the fund after all purchases have been made and said inmate is released.
(6)
The chief of police, or his designee, shall be responsible for the bookkeeping of the jail inmate commissary fund, calculating such items as, but not limited to, stock purchases, prisoner deposits, equipment/supplies for the general welfare of the inmates and fund balance. All purchases shall be authorized by the chief or his designee.
(Ord. 417 §§ 1 – 6, 1996; Ord. 501 § 2, 2002)