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BOC's current budget and staffing levels for fiscal year 2026
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Jasmine Georges-Yilla outlines the Board of Correction's budget and staffing levels for fiscal year 2026, highlighting the reduction from the previous year and the current staffing situation.
- FY2026 budget is $3,600,000, less than the $3,800,000 allocated in FY2025
- 94% of the budget supports 30 authorized positions, down from 33 in FY2025
- Currently have 26 active staff and 7 vacant positions, with plans to fill 6 vacancies by the end of the fiscal year
- Acknowledges City Council's support in achieving current staffing levels
Jasmine Georges-Yilla
4:17:40
The board's fiscal year twenty six budget is 3,600,000.0, which is less than the 3,800,000.0 budget we were allocated in fiscal year twenty five.
4:17:51
Ninety '4 percent of the board's fiscal year twenty six budget supports 30 authorized positions, three fewer positions than the 33 positions supported by our fiscal year twenty five budget.
4:18:05
The board currently has 26 active staff and seven vacant positions.
4:18:11
By the end of the fiscal year, we anticipate filling six of those vacancies amounting to 32 active employees.
4:18:20
City council support has been instrumental in achieving this staffing level.
4:18:25
Indeed, the Committee on Criminal Justice's four hundred thousand in fiscal year twenty five allowed us to hire three critical positions, a special investigations coordinator, a correctional standards review specialist, and a research and compliance associate.
4:18:44
We appreciate the council's recognition of the board's role in transforming the jail system and the broader criminal justice landscape, and we look forward to your continued support.
4:18:56
To maintain our existing staffing levels, the board seeks continued funding for the three previously mentioned positions funded in fiscal year twenty five only.