Community Corrections director outlines steady FTEs, warns CCA subsidy is subject to workload study

Aug 18, 2026

Terry Thomas said Community Corrections will keep 83.5 FTEs with no new positions in 2027, expects a possible $200,000 annual increase in the Community Corrections Act subsidy under current formula but cautioned a workload study could change that projection.

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Terry Thomas, director of Community Corrections for Washington County, presented the department’s 2027 budget and emphasized operational continuity: 83.5 FTEs, no new positions, and personnel services rising about 6% primarily for wages and benefits. Thomas said the department’s work includes probation and parole supervision, pretrial services, sentenced‑to‑service projects and juvenile residential placements.

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