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27 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE PROPOSED MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR <br />LOCAL JAILS AND LOCKUPS OF THE TASK FORCE OF THE BOARD OF <br />CORRECTIONS QF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Board of Corrections of the Commonwealth <br />of Virginia has caused to be formed a Task Force to recommend <br />Minimum Standards for Local Jail and Lockups; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Task Force has reported its <br />Minimum Standards and set a public hearing in <br />Richmond on March 12, 1980; and <br /> <br />recommended <br />the City of <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth was unable So get a copy <br />of the recommended Minimum Standards until March 6, 1980; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Jail Advisory Board's, the City Administration's <br />and Sheriff's initial review of the recommended Minimum Standards <br />indicate that saree are unclear and leave much room for interpre- <br />tation; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, it is apparent that significant expenditure of <br />funds will be required to comply with the Minimum Standards; <br />and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Jail Advisory Board has requested that the <br />scheduled public hearing be postponed and/or additional public <br />hearings be held and/or the records of the Task Force remain <br />open for a reasonable time to permit the inclusion of written <br />comments. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City <br />of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the City Council endorses the <br />request of the Jail Advisory Board that the scheduled public <br />hearing be postponed and/or additional public hearings be held <br />and/or the files of the Task Force remain open for a reasona]~le <br />time to permit the inclusion of written comments in order that <br />the City of Portsmouth and other localities may have a reasonable <br />Opportunity to review the recommended Minimum Standards and <br />express their opinions and comments on same. <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia, that such recommended Minimum Standards <br />be reviewed by the General Assembly and that the Commonwealth <br />of Virginia not mandate any standards which are not properly <br />funded by the Commonwealth. <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be, and she <br />hereby is, directed to forward certified copies of this <br />Resolution to the Honorable John N. Dalton, Governor of Virginia, <br /> <br /> <br />