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Interim corrections commissioner warns staffing, overtime and morale strains as committee approves $10 million request
Summary
The Fiscal Committee approved an item for the Department of Corrections after hearing from interim commissioner John Skippa about staffing shortages, preliminary layoff notices to 18 employees, double-time overtime and potential litigation risks due to reduced staffing.
The Fiscal Committee approved an emergency funding request for the Department of Corrections on June 20 after officials described staffing shortages, recent layoff notices and elevated overtime costs.
John Skippa, director of the Police Centers and Training and interim commissioner of the Department of Corrections, told the committee the department has issued preliminary layoff notices to 18 employees pending final budget actions. Skippa said the notices stem from the budget process for the next biennium and that the…
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