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Probation office asks for one more officer and funds to buy containers amid high caseloads
Summary
Probation staff requested funding to add an additional probation officer and to buy four containers, citing a caseload that exceeded capacity—over 3,000 cases split among four officers last year.
A probation office representative asked the council for funds to hire an additional probation officer and to purchase four containers for office use, saying current caseloads exceed staffing. The presenter asked for an appropriation of about $58,473 for a new probation officer and roughly $8,258 for four containers but said current funds were depleted.
In the discussion, a council member asked how fees or reimbursements per probation case are calculated; a county staff member replied Indiana allocates time by case type rather than per-case fees and that the office had “over 3,000 cases split amongst the 4 of them last year.”
A council member said they would not support new appropriations at that moment and urged the office to plan for the coming budget cycle. The speaker who made the request was asked to reach out to the budget chairman for agenda placement and to check other potential county funding sources; the presentation did not lead to a vote.
