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Polk County group approves submitting formula and competitive grant applications to fund corrections and probation staff
Summary
Polk County meeting participants voted to approve submitting a state formula grant application and a related competitive grant application that, as budgeted, would fund salary and benefits for two staff positions: increasing a jail mental-health position to 1.5 full-time equivalents (FTE) and adding funding for an adult probation officer to supervise downward-departure caseloads, county staff said.
Polk County meeting participants voted to approve submitting a state formula grant application and a related competitive grant application that, as budgeted, would fund salary and benefits for two staff positions: increasing a jail mental-health position to 1.5 full-time equivalents (FTE) and adding funding for an adult probation officer to supervise downward-departure caseloads, county staff said.
County staff explained the meeting was to record the committee’s support for both the formula grant budget and the competitive application and its budget. Staff said…
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