To: Board of Supervisors
From: Probation
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
SUBJECT:
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Extension of Extra Help Hours to 1920 for Juvenile Corrections Officer (JCO) Maurice Purify (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) Maurice Purify to 1920 hours through June 30, 2023, 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, and General Fund (1100)
DISCUSSION:
Juvenile Corrections Officer (JCO) Maurice Purify is an extra help employee and has worked extensively in the Juvenile Hall 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 will exceed 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 total additional 990 hours for Maurice Purify would be a maximum cost of approximately $27,944 [HE1][RW2]assuming all extend...
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