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Cowlitz County finance staff flag overtime, vacancies in juvenile detention budget; 3-month follow-up ordered
Summary
Finance staff told commissioners juvenile detention’s overtime is above last year’s four-month level and that coding and time-sheet issues, vacancies and training-related overtime are driving costs; county will run a three-month review and provide time-sheet training.
Cowlitz County finance staff on Monday told the Board of Commissioners that juvenile detention is drawing significant overtime and that coding and staffing issues are contributing to higher-than-expected costs.
Finance Director Kathy Funk Baxter said juvenile detention is supported primarily by the general fund and that the department’s overtime for the first four months of this year is $129,006.47, compared with $103,231 for the same period last year. “We typically amend revenue budgets in the third quarter,” she said, adding staff plan to amend juvenile revenue lines at that time.
Mike Schultz, juvenile detention manager, said much of the overtime ties to vacant lead positions and to training. “All of…
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