Sheriff’s office reports overtime and staffing shortages; county jail holding 18 inmates across three counties
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Summary
Callahan County Sheriff’s Office reported recent overtime, a shortfall in dispatch and deputy staffing, and that the county’s inmates (18 total) are spread across three neighboring jails to manage court logistics.
On July 14 the Callahan County Sheriff’s Office reported overtime and staffing shortages to the commissioners and provided an inventory of inmates housed locally and by contract.
A deputy (Chad, identified in the record) reported payroll-period overtime: for the pay period ending June 18, dispatch logged 33.75 hours of overtime and deputies logged 14 hours; for the pay period ending July 2, dispatch had 16 overtime hours and deputies had nine. The office is “still 1 short” of deputies and one dispatch employee recently left after a brief tenure; a candidate is undergoing background screening, the deputy said. “If we’re lucky, then he’s already decided to step out,” the deputy said regarding a prior employee.
The jail population reported was 18 inmates distributed as: 5 males in Callahan County, 9 males in Conway County, and 2 males and 2 females in Tullah County. The deputy explained court schedules require bringing inmates into the county for hearings, which can require moving others out temporarily to free beds.
Ending: Commissioners accepted the sheriff’s report; staff and the sheriff’s office will continue background processing of candidates and manage bed space through intercounty arrangements for court dates.