To: Board of Supervisors
From: Probation
SUBJECT:
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Extension of Extra Help Hours to 1950 for Seven Juvenile Corrections Officers (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors authorize the extension of extra help hours for Juvenile Corrections Officers (JCOs): Geyra Gastelum-Hernandez, Karina Gigear; Amber Hoskins; Daniel Maldonado; McKenna Mays; Maurice Purify; and Lyndon Rowells to 1950 hours through June 30, 2019, per Section 7 of the Humboldt County Salary Resolution (4/5 Vote Required).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Juvenile Probation & Camp Funding, Youthful Offender Block Grant, Prop 172, Regional Facility Cost Reimbursement, and General Fund
DISCUSSION:
The above listed JCOs are extra help employees who have worked extensively in the Juvenile Hall and Regional Facility providing replacement coverage for regular staff. There are currently nine vacancies for Juvenile Correction Officers and Senior Correctional Officers in the Department. Human Resources currently has recruitments open for all vacant positions. At this time there are four candidates undergoing background investigations. 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. 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 in order to meet minimum juvenile facility staffing levels as mandated by Section 1321, Title 15 California Code of Regulations. The above officers are approaching their 960 hour limit for extra help; they are experienced and well trained in routine facility operations, and as such, a request is being made to authorize an extension of their extra help hours. The Probation Department continuously accepts application...
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