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Douglas County corrections director reports budget surplus, training injuries and $683,400 in pretrial savings
Summary
Director Michael Myers told commissioners the corrections department was $1.18 million under budget year‑to‑date, reported six minor training injuries from a new Tactical Athlete Program and said pretrial GPS monitoring saved an estimated $683,400 in detention costs in September.
Michael Myers, director of corrections for Douglas County, told the Board of Corrections on Oct. 28 that the department finished the third month of the fiscal year $1,180,795 under budget but expects upcoming projects to reduce that surplus. "Following the third month of the fiscal year, we are pleased to report that we are $1,180,795 under budget," Myers said.
Myers reported overtime costs of $366,241 in September and said 12 officers below the rank of sergeant left employment during the month for a mix of reasons; 16 new officers began the training academy on Oct. 14. He said staffing among correctional officer ranks was about 99% as of Sept. 30. "We did have a high month for attrition in September as 12 officers below the rank of sergeant left employment," Myers said.
The director described a range of…
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