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Probation director reports stable caseloads, monitoring tools and training initiatives
Summary
Probation Director Scott Grant reported steady caseloads, use of alcohol-monitoring technology, completion of financial system upgrades and progress toward a regional probation instructor curriculum at Alfred State College.
Scott Grant, the county probation director, told the board his office’s caseloads are “pretty steady” heading into 2025 and said the heaviest workload continues to be pretrial services. He said staff “continues to do great work” and that recent accomplishments include bringing staff through training and advancing regional curriculum plans.
Grant described the county’s use of alcohol‑monitoring technology and was asked to clarify an acronym used in his report. He said the technology “detects alcohol use through the skin” and that he would provide a fuller answer about the acronym (SCRAM) at a future meeting.
Grant said the probation office is in the final stages of an upgrade to the county’s financial management system, which he described as a year‑long project. He reported that a probation supervisor and probation officer completed a two‑week instructor development course at Alfred State College and that the county is working to add a “fundamentals of probation” curriculum at Alfred State to build a regional pool of instructors.
Grant also said he had been appointed as a board member to the traffic safety board and reported on a recent victims impact panel that had “over 59 registered individuals” attending. He closed his report with no additional questions recorded in the transcript.
