Q&A
Sheriff's office budget and headcount increases
3:08:56
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Council Member Brannan questions the discrepancies in the executive plan regarding the sheriff's office headcount increase and associated costs. Commissioner Niblack explains the funding situation and hiring process for new deputies.
- 51 additional headcount for the sheriff's office included in the executive plan
- No immediate funding allocated for new hires due to the lengthy hiring process for deputy sheriffs
- Funding needs to be revisited with OMB at the Q1 mod in November based on hiring progress
Justin Brannan
3:08:56
Okay.
3:08:57
Executive plan includes 51 additional headcount for the sheriff, electronic monitoring expansion with with no associated costs.
3:09:06
And the supporting schedule includes the headcount increase of 41 positions.
3:09:11
I think the budget code is 9101.
3:09:14
Ten positions within budget code 9103.
3:09:16
However, these increases also contain increased costs of about $300,000 $500,000 respectively.
3:09:25
Yep.
3:09:25
Could you tell us why do these increased costs not show up on the executive budget documents?
Preston Niblack
3:09:31
So the the cost that you're referring to, that you just mentioned, the 2 300,000, 500,000 in those two budget codes, actually reflect baseline funding changes from, prior plans.
3:09:41
And, you know, there's a reversal of one time budget modification, collective bargaining transfers.
3:09:46
They're unrelated, to the new head count.
3:09:49
We didn't actually get any funding in this current fiscal year for the new head count, in large part because hiring deputy sheriffs is a lengthy process.
3:09:58
So we don't expect to have, many or any perhaps on board by the beginning of until the beginning of the fiscal year.
3:10:07
So we didn't really need funding for that this year.
3:10:09
And then we're talking to OMB.
3:10:10
Depending upon the pace at which we bring people on, we will revisit, with OMB our funding needs at the Q1 mod in November.
