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County budget talks raise risk to juvenile probation officer as JCC grant falls short
Summary
Delaware County budget presenters told the council a $100,000 JCC grant covers a juvenile probation officer’s salary and monitoring costs but does not cover rising benefits; county staff asked the council to cover the benefits portion to avoid losing the officer.
Delaware County budget staff told the County Council that a $100,000 juvenile corrections (JCC) grant will pay $20,000 for juvenile GPS monitoring but leaves the county to cover about $80,000 for a probation officer's salary and benefits.
The county's court budget presenter, Emily Anderson, said the grant's fixed amount and the officer's benefit costs create a funding shortfall that could force the county to cut the officer's position unless the council provides additional county general funds. "If we can't provide benefits, we're gonna lose the probation officer," Anderson said.
Why it matters: the JCC grant is intended to fund juvenile supervision and monitoring…
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