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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Staffing levels and ongoing recruitment efforts
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The Department of Correction addresses its current staffing levels and ongoing efforts to recruit both civilian and uniformed staff. Despite challenges, the department is implementing strategies to improve recruitment and retention.
- The total authorized headcount is 8,810, including 7,060 uniform positions and 1,750 civilian positions.
- Actual uniform staffing levels remain below the authorized headcount.
- The department plans to use new needs funding for aggressive advertising and marketing strategies to promote recruitment.
Francis Torres
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We continue to work diligently to attract and retain both civilian and uniform staff.
0:15:14
The total authorized head count is 8,810, which includes 7,060 uniform positions and seventeen fifty civilian positions.
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Our actual uniform staffing levels remain well below our authorized head count, and the department plans to use the new needs approved for recruitment and advertisement in the preliminary budget to aggressively advertise and utilize marketing strategies to promote recruitment.
0:15:52
We continue to welcome the council's support promoting job opportunities within their networks.