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Benton County juvenile services reports staffing pressures, shifts toward prevention and school outreach
Summary
At the Oct. 16 meeting juvenile services said it has 14 FTEs and 12 full-time staff, is covering roughly a 20% vacancy factor in local budgeting, and is prioritizing prevention, school-based groups and work-crew expansion while exploring billing opportunities for mental-health services.
The juvenile services presenter told the Benton County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 16 that the department currently "has 14 FTEs and 12 full time staff," and described ongoing discussions about a potential organizational restructure to better meet community needs.
County staff framed the staffing update against a tighter county budget, saying juvenile services was already covering roughly 20% of a vacancy factor and urging prudent spending. The county'level expenditure trend was reported as about 6.8% versus an expected 8.3% at this point in the biennium.
On caseloads the presenter said the department had 64 Benton County youth on supervision, four on courtesy…
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