To: Board of Supervisors
From: Probation
SUBJECT:
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Extension of Extra Help Hours to 1350 for Juvenile Corrections Officer Darren Turpin (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 Officer (JCO) Darren Turpin to 1350 hours through June 30, 2018, 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:
JCO Darren Turpin is an extra help employee and has 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. Availability of existing extra help causes fluctuation in individual officer's 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 officer has reached his 960 hour limit for extra help; he is experienced and well trained in routine facility operations, and as such, a request is being made to authorize an extension of his 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 additional 390 hours for the officer would be a maximum cost of approximately $5,850 assuming all extended hours are worked. Depending upon the total number of hours actually worke...
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