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Vacancies in supervisory ranks, particularly captain positions
2:17:40
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Council Member Stevens inquires about vacancies in supervisory ranks, focusing on captain positions. DOC officials provide information on the current state of these positions and recent efforts to fill them.
- There are 48 vacancies in captain positions as of November.
- On average, between 15 and 20 officers report to each captain, depending on the facility and housing areas.
- DOC promoted 50 captains last year, addressing some of the vacancies.
- Prior to 2022, there had been no promotions of captains for five years, contributing to the current vacancy situation.
Althea Stevens
2:17:40
There seems to be major vacancies in every supervising rink including the rank captain showing a 48 vacancies captain's position as of November.
2:17:48
How many officers report to each captain?
Sherrieann Rembert
2:17:58
Good afternoon.
2:17:59
Sherry Annenberg, chief of staff.
2:18:01
Can you repeat your question, please?
Althea Stevens
2:18:03
There seems to be major vacancies in every supervise supervisory rank including ranks of captain.
2:18:08
A 48 vacancies on captain position as of November.
2:18:13
How many officers report to each captain?
Sherrieann Rembert
2:18:16
Well, the answer is very fluid because there's different facilities.
2:18:20
So on the average, I would in a housing and on average it would be between per house would be between fifteen and twenty officers report to the captain.
2:18:31
It's depending on what the housing areas are and in facilities.
Althea Stevens
2:18:36
I mean these numbers are pretty high you know you're you know you're definitely what you have wardens and now you know 148 captains.
Lynelle Maginley-Liddie
2:18:45
Can I just say something?
2:18:47
We promoted 50 captains last year.
Althea Stevens
2:18:50
Okay.
2:18:51
So you're like more like at a hundred?
Lynelle Maginley-Liddie
2:18:53
No, Well at that time yes.
2:18:54
I'm just I'm again, the numbers that you're looking at, there's attrition, people retired,
Althea Stevens
2:18:59
Absolutely, but we have to make sure we are we are preparing for those things because those things are always going to happen and if you have this many vacancies, that is going to be a deficiency and stretch for more people who are there and then they're gonna want to leave.
2:19:14
So it becomes a cycle.
Lynelle Maginley-Liddie
2:19:15
No I agree with you and so last year we promoted 50 captains and prior to that the year before we also did a promotion of captains, but before 2022 there had been no promotion of promotions of captains in five years.