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Commissioners hear jail staffing update: 13 open positions, large overtime hours and October training start
Summary
Wichita County officials reported 13 open jail positions with offers accepted and an Oct. 6 start date for new hires; staff said open positions and leave accounted for roughly 2,122 hours that drove overtime in recent pay periods.
Wichita County commissioners were told on Sept. 19 that the jail currently had 13 open positions with 13 job offers and that the new hires were expected to start in early October, and county staff described the overtime burden linked to vacancies and leave.
"13 open positions, 13 job offers. ... October 6, I think, is the start date," the Sheriff said. County staff explained that the 13 vacancies, counted at a 48-hour workweek, represented about 1,248 hours of…
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