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Detention staffing requests tied to planned expansion; commissioners ask timeline and phasing details
Summary
Sheriff's office and corrections leaders asked the commissioners to add correctional officers, kitchen/laundry staff and other posts tied to a proposed minimum-security expansion (phase 1). Commissioners asked how quickly new beds could open and whether hiring could be phased to match a construction timeline.
St. Mary's County corrections leadership asked the Board of County Commissioners to include a set of new correctional posts in the FY2013 budget that would support a planned minimum-security expansion ("phase 1") of the county detention facility.
Why it matters: The proposed hires are directly tied to the county's capital plan for a detention expansion and would create recurring personnel costs. Commissioners asked whether operating hires should be timed to the capital project schedule and pressed for clearer cost and timing estimates before committing new recurring staff.
Requests and rationale - Corrections requested several new…
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