[HISTORY: Adopted by the Legislature of the
County of Putnam: Art. I, 12-7-1982; Art. II, 4-7-1992 by L.L. No. 8-1992. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 12-7-1982]
It is the intention of the County Legislature
in these rules and regulations for employment of convicts serving
sentences in the Putnam County Jail to provide minimum standards and
guidelines. The Sheriff of Putnam County may, in his discretion, provide
for stricter and more detailed standards, and these rules and regulations
are not intended to impair the Sheriff's ability to provide for higher,
better or more useful rules within his Department governing the use
of convicts at hard labor outside of the jail.
Rule I shall be as follows:
A.
No convict shall be employed at hard labor unless
he is physically capable of such hard labor and has been examined
by the jail physician and found capable of such hard labor. A written
record to this effect must be kept.
B.
No person shall be excused from hard labor unless
he is physically incapable of such hard labor or is otherwise disqualified
for employment outside of the jail.
Rule II shall be as follows:
Rule III shall provide that any convict employed
at hard labor by the Sheriff may be employed in the following work,
upon such terms and conditions as the Sheriff may negotiate with the
Department of Highways and Facilities or with any Town or Village
Board or Town Superintendent of Highways:
A.
Maintenance of county highways, ditches, culverts
and rights-of-way, provided that the use of convicts in such work
shall not displace any regular employee of the Department of Highways
and Facilities.
B.
Maintenance of town highways, ditches, culverts and
rights-of-way, provided that the use of convicts in such work shall
not displace any regular town or village employee.
C.
Cutting wood upon county lands for the use of any
municipality in the county or for the use of any department of the
county government.
D.
Opening or maintaining trails, fire access roads or
performing other work upon state lands in the county or in an adjoining
county through agreement between the Sheriff and the Environmental
Conservation Department or other New York State department, agency
or bureau.
E.
Where the convict possesses the necessary skills,
performing mechanical maintenance and repair on motor vehicles or
equipment owned by the county or any towns or villages.
F.
Performing general maintenance, repair and upkeep
to county, town or village buildings, facilities, parks or properties.
G.
Performing general remodeling, upgrading, improvements
and/or modification to county, town or village buildings, facilities,
parks or properties.
H.
Performing any general housekeeping chores in county,
town or village buildings, facilities, parks or properties.
Rule IV shall provide that the convict participating
in the program must state his willingness to do so, with the understanding
that participation in the program will not affect the statutory provisions
of his sentence relating to the amount of time to be served.
Rule V shall provide that the Sheriff shall
have the right to determine the inmates who shall perform the work
permitted under these rules and shall make such determination based
on consideration of administrative efficiency and the safety and securities
of the public.
[Adopted 4-7-1992 by L.L. No. 8-1992]
The cost of providing the medical and dental
services specifically set forth in Subdivision 1 of § 500-h
of the Correction Law of the State of New York to an inmate at the
Putnam County Jail shall be reimbursed to the County of Putnam from
any third-party coverage or indemnification carried by the inmate.
Such third-party coverage or indemnification
shall first be applied against the total cost to the hospital or other
provider as established in accordance with the provision of § 2807
of the Public Health Law of the State of New York relating to rates
of payment of an individual's care and treatment.
