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Dearborn County judges, commissioners agree to add one full-time juvenile attendant as revenue from out‑of‑county placements grows
Summary
After discussing steady revenue from out‑of‑county juvenile placements and the staffing strain of sustained high populations, Dearborn County officials agreed to add one full‑time position at the county juvenile center and to reduce part‑time and overtime budgets as an experiment to test whether permanent hires lower overall labor costs.
Dearborn County officials on June 1 agreed to add one full‑time youth‑attendant position at the county juvenile center and to cut part‑time and overtime lines to test whether converting hours to a full‑time post reduces churn and total labor costs. The agreement came after the juvenile center manager described sustained higher populations and new out‑of‑county revenue.
The juvenile center’s leader told the commissioners the center generated about $500,000 in revenue from out‑of‑county placements and that staffing with part‑time employees and overtime had become unsustainable when average daily population rose above the eight‑per‑staff…
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