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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
VIA: SERGIO GONZALEZ, CITY MANAGER
FROM: STEPHAN E. HUNT, CHIEF OF POLICE
DATE: JUNE 18, 2018
SUBJECT: RENEWAL OF JAIL PRIVATIZATION SERVICES WITH THE G4S
CORPORATION
BACKGROUND:
The Police Department staff is pleased with the service of the G4S Corporation and is recommending
exercising the second of the two optional one year terms as specified in the attached contract. The
renewal of this contract is based on the alternative purchasing procedure authorized under Section 2-
253(e) of the Azusa Municipal Code. Under that Section, competitive bidding is not required where a
competitive bid procedure has been conducted by another public agency. Here, this requirement is
fulfilled by the Request for Proposals to Provide the Operation of the Bell Police Department’s Type 1
Jail Facility completed by the City of Bell in September 3, 2013.
The City Attorney’s office has reviewed and approved as to form the proposed renewal of the Operating
Contract for the Azusa City Jail with the G4S Corporation for a one year term, effective through June
30, 2019.
California law authorizes general law cities to contract out the operation of their jail facilities. (See
Penal Code, § 6031.6; see also Costa Mesa City Employees Association v. City of Costa Mesa (2012)
209 Cal. App. 4th 298, 310-311 (holding that Section 6031.6 of the Penal Code “expressly authorizes”
general law cities to contract out jail services.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council take the following actions:
1) Approve the renewal of the Operating Contract for the Azusa City Jail with the G4S Corporation
for a one year term, effective July 1, 2018.
APPROVED
CITY COUNCIL
6/18/2018
RENEWAL OF JAIL PRIVATIZATION SERVICES
JUNE 18, 2008
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ANALYSIS:
City Council originally approved of the privatization of Azusa’s City Jail with the G4S Corporation
(formerly Wackenhut Corporation) in July 1999 in terms of a five year contract. The contract was
renewed for five years in July 2004 and again in July 2009. In 2014 the contract was renewed for a
three year term with two additional optional one year terms.
G4S provides the labor to operate Azusa’s Type I Jail on a year round, 24 hour a day basis. G4S’s
performance over the past nineteen years has been commendable. G4S jailers have thwarted many
attempt suicides by inmates; they maintain the cleanliness of the jail facility and are in part responsible
for the successful inspections by jail oversight entities (e.g., California Standards Authority, Grand Jury,
Juvenile Court Commissioner, L.A. County Health and Fire Departments).
Highlights of the contract include a minimum of two custody officers on duty for each shift 24 hours a
day, one of the custody officers being female to be in compliance with regulations regarding female
inmates, and one of the custody officers being bilingual in the Spanish language.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The proposed FY 2018/19 includes $488,340, approximately a $38,340 increase over the current year
budget, for G4S’s services under 10-20-333-000-6493. Each year, any increases in the contract cost is
negotiated by Staff and G4S and is restricted as per the terms agreed upon in the contract. It is estimated
that if Azusa staffed the jail with the equivalent number of City employed personnel, the cost would be
approximately $806,400 annually. Therefore, the contracted services results in an approximate savings
of $318,060 annually.
Prepared by:
Paul Dennis
Administrative Captain
Reviewed and Approved: Reviewed and Approved:
Talika Johnson Sergio Gonzalez
Director of Finance City Manager
Attachment:
1) Copy of First Amendment to Operating Contract For “Type 1” Custodial Services Between The
City of Azusa and G4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc. (“G4S”).
2) Copy of Operating Contract for “Type 1” Custodial Services between the City of Azusa and G4S
Secure Solutions (USA) Inc.
Attachment 1
Attachment 2