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Sheriff, commissioners consider reestablishing paid litter-control position to supervise inmate crews
Summary
Jackson County leaders discussed converting a long-serving volunteer’s duties into a paid corrections position to supervise inmate litter crews; staff were asked to draft a job description and revise the organizational chart with an estimated entry salary around $47,000
Jackson County commissioners and the sheriff discussed April 30 creating a full-time position to supervise inmate litter crews and other county maintenance tasks, following years of volunteer service by reserve captain Cecil Wells.
The sheriff told commissioners that Wells had volunteered to supervise inmate crews after the position was eliminated during budget cuts, and that Wells’ health is declining. “We’re never gonna find a volunteer like him,” the sheriff said, arguing the county should consider reestablishing the job as a paid corrections deputy.
County staff said the proposed position would be a corrections-deputy assignment responsible for supervising inmate crews that pick up roadside trash and perform other maintenance duties. The preliminary salary range discussed was grade 5, step 1, “which is gonna be in the neighborhood of… $47,000,” a county official said. Staff also noted the county already has a van and trailer that the position would use.
Commissioners asked about job description, oversight and inmate supervision risks. County staff said they would draft a job description, update the organizational chart, and share the materials with the commission for review. No formal hiring or budget appropriation took place during the meeting.
If approved, commissioners said the hire could be filled either by hiring a new corrections deputy to supervise the litter crew or by reassigning a current corrections deputy into the role, with a replacement brought into jail staffing as needed.
Next steps: Staff will prepare a draft job description and organizational-chart changes and return the item for formal approval at a subsequent meeting.
