To: Board of Supervisors
From: Probation
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Extension of Extra Help Hours to 1950 for Juvenile Corrections Officer Paige Hannamen and Molly Turner (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Authorize the extension of extra help hours for Juvenile Corrections Officer (JCO) Paige Hannamen and Molly Turner to 1950 hours through June 30, 2020, per Section 7 of the Humboldt County Salary Resolution (4/5 vote required).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Probation Budget units 234 (Juvenile Hall) and 254 (Regional Facility)
DISCUSSION:
Ms. Hannamen and Ms. Turner have worked extensively in the Juvenile Hall and Regional Facility providing replacement coverage for regular staff. Replacement coverage is necessary for regular staff off work due to mandated training, vacation, sick leave, disability, and different types of approved leave as well as vacancies. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has also put a strain on the use of extra help in the facilities. Availability of existing extra help causes fluctuation in individual officers' hours; the less available a person becomes the more hours another person is asked to work to fill shifts. Use of extra help officers is necessary to meet minimum juvenile facility staffing levels as mandated by Section 1321, Title 15 California Code of Regulations. The above officers will exceed their 960-hour limit for extra help; they are experienced and well-trained in routine facility operations, and as such, staff is requesting to authorize an extension of their extra help hours. The department continuously accepts applications and conducts background investigations to expand the number of extra help officers. The goal is to hire and keep enough extra help staff to keep all officers at or below 960 hours in each fiscal year.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The total additional 1980 hours for Paige and Molly would be a maximum cost of approximately $31,917...
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