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Sheriff's office presents jail staffing, medical and inmate-fund requests; commissioners weigh using inmate benefits to cover programs
Summary
Sheriff's office staff told the commission Oct. 2 that jail medical staffing, rising overtime and special-unit costs, and several inmate-benefit-funded capital and program requests require attention as the jail prepares to open a remodeled medical area.
Representatives from the sheriff's office presented a prioritized list of staffing and capital requests Oct. 2 and said many of the items are operationally necessary to open a remodeled jail medical area and to meet growing workload demands.
Jail medical staffing and operations
Sheriff representatives said that positions tied to a remodel of the jail medical space were previously included in Rod's tentative budget but remain contingent on the commission opening the medical unit. "Without these positions, we really can't open it," the sheriff's office representative said; staff said the remodel should be complete by late year and that the county will need…
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