To: Board of Supervisors
From: Sheriff
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Temporary Allocation of Eight Senior Correctional Deputy Positions (Salary Class 0421, Salary Range 410) and Supplemental Budget (4/5 Vote)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Authorize eight temporary Senior Correctional Deputy position allocations (salary class 421, salary range 410) in Budget Unit 1100-243 to become effective with the pay period beginning April 17, 2022 and ending Oct. 15, 2022.
2. Approve the Supplemental Budget request for budget unit 1100-243 Correctional Facility (Attachment 1) (4/5 vote required).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Sheriff State Asset Forfeiture (3642-000)
DISCUSSION:
A persistent shortage of Correctional Deputies in the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office Custody Services Division has forced mandatory overtime. With the recent equity increases and an aggressive hiring campaign, HCSO has been successful in recruiting new Correctional Deputies to fill some of the vacant positions in the Correctional Facility. There are currently thirteen trainees in various stages of the field training program with an anticipated four to six starting on within the next month.
The field training program for a-newly hired Correctional Deputy is typically 13 weeks and each new hire is assigned to a Senior Correctional Deputy who provides that training. While the facility has several already filled Senior Correctional Deputy positions, the result of the successful recruitment campaign has created a significant shortage of qualified training officers needed. In order to adequately meet the training needs of the new hires in the next 6 months, the Sheriff's Office is requesting eight temporary Senior Correctional Deputy allocations (salary class 0421, range 410).
This will provide the open allocations necessary to work current qualified Correctional Deputy II employees in an Out-of-Class Assignment in accordance with Sec...
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