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Budget committee forwards modified plan to add administrative staff to Adult Probation

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee · March 14, 2007
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Summary

The Budget & Finance Committee voted to forward a revised plan to add nine positions in the Adult Probation Department after debate over staffing priorities, IT needs and whether some roles should sit in Juvenile Probation; the committee removed several executive-level clerical posts and continued parts of the request for one week.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget & Finance Committee on the record discussed and forwarded a modified supplemental ordinance to add nine positions to the Adult Probation Department, aiming to bolster case-management, IT and grant-writing capacity while deferring some proposed executive support posts.

Chief Woodford, who has led adult probation for roughly four and a half months, told the committee she brought the request now to establish a management framework before a larger hiring wave: “We have brought on 2 probation officers. We have 6 more that . . . are being made offers, and we will be getting their reporting dates. . . . All total, by the April, we will have brought on 9 probation officers.” She said the department faces longstanding…

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