(1) Population levels at all facilities shall not exceed a level at which the bureau is able to adequately provide for the basic human needs of the prisoners, including provision of adequate personal safety, medical care, shelter, food, sanitation and clothing.

(2) The bureau shall adopt criteria to evaluate whether it is adequately providing for the basic human needs identified in SCC 5.06.030(1). Such criteria shall include, but not be limited to, reports of safety and security incidents; results of searches as outlined in SCC 5.10.020(3)(c); number of single cells available for segregation of prisoners who pose a safety and/or security threat; outbreak of communicable diseases; timeliness of medical care; performance of building systems for temperature, ventilation, plumbing, lighting and noise; reports of food and sanitation inspection results addressed in SCC 5.12.100 and 5.12.120; and provision of adequate clothing, bedding and personal items. These criteria shall be monitored on an ongoing basis as to individual incidents, trends, general patterns and location. If the bureau chief or bureau chief’s designee determines that the bureau is unable to adequately provide for one or more of the designated basic human needs, a report shall be made to the sheriff.

(3) When the population at the jail exceeds 477, a report of this fact shall be made to the sheriff. A jail population management plan shall be developed to set out efforts to avoid reaching the 477 maximum population.

(4) When the population of the work release/ special detention facility exceeds 72 for five consecutive days, a report of this fact shall be made to the executive.

(5) Upon receipt of a report from the bureau pursuant to SCC 5.06.030(2), (3) or (4), the sheriff shall appoint an individual or individuals to evaluate facility operations to determine if the requirements of these standards (especially with regard to providing for basic human needs) are being met and, if not, to make appropriate recommendations in order to meet the requirements of these standards. The results and recommendations of such evaluation shall be presented to the sheriff by the date set by the sheriff. Within 10 working days after presentation of this report, the sheriff, in consultation with the bureau chief, shall propose corrective action and if appropriate, refer the proposed action to the county council. (Added by Amended Ord. 94-041, May 25, 1994; Amended by Amended Ord. 08-137, Nov. 10, 2008, Eff date Jan. 1, 2009).