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FROM: Warren E. Rupf, Sheriff-Coroner County
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DATE: June 5, 2008 SrA covn�t
SUBJECT: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with
Global Tel*Link Corporation to provide an Inmate Calling Program in the adult and juvenile
detention facilities with revenue in the amount of up to $4,200,000 for the period July 1, 2008
through June 30, 2013.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION: I LOOO
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with Global Tel*.Link
Corporation to provide an Inmate Calling Program in the adult and juvenile detention facilities with revenue in
the amount of up to $4,200,000 for the period July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2013.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No net County costs. $4,200,000 estimated revenue from commissions earned on inmate telephone calls to fund
the Inmate Welfare Fund and juvenile probation.
BACKGROUND:
The Office of the Sheriff conducted a solicitation process to obtain a provider for an inmate calling program in
the adult detention facilities in 2003. The General Services Department negotiated with the original vendor,
TCG Public Communications, Incorporated, to provide the same service and commission rates to the Probation
Department under the same agreement. TCG was purchased by Global Tel*Link Corporation (GTL) in 2006.
GTL approached the County with an offer to continue providing the inmate calling program in adult and
juvenile facilities. In exchange fora five year agreement, GTL will pay very attractive, above industry average
commissions to the County Inmate Welfare Fund. The commissions earned from inmate telephone calls is a
major funding source for the Inmate Welfare Fund and juvenile probation.
CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
A decision not to enter into this Contract will result in the need to obtain another service provider, potentially at
reduced commission rates, while suspending this service to inmates which may result in lawsuits against the
County.
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOAR O I APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
YES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED V 6
JOHN CULLEN,CLERK O THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact: ALGUZMAN,5-ji6_4
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COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR—EWELL By DEPUTY
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