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Commissioners approve phone, travel and mileage for new youth service officer
Summary
After the new youth service officer outlined juvenile outreach and internship plans, commissioners approved a county phone, increased travel funding to $2,000, a $250 uniform allowance and mileage up to $300 per month (annualized $3,600).
Houston County commissioners approved several budget items to support the county's new youth service officer, including a county cell phone, increased travel funding, a uniform/shirt allowance and an authorized mileage stipend.
The youth service officer (speaker 10), who identified the position and described outreach work in schools, probation supervision, a "success credits" program and internship plans for Houston County youth, requested increased funding to attend a statewide YSO training/conference that would run several days and include registration, lodging, mileage and meals. He told commissioners no YSO from Houston County had attended the event previously and described the training as an opportunity to learn case management practices and network with peers.
Commissioners debated and increased the travel line from the $1,200 originally requested to $2,000 to better cover registration, lodging and mileage. The body also approved a $250 allocation for uniforms or shirts to make the officer identifiable in schools, and authorized mileage reimbursement of up to $300 per month (annualized at $3,600).
The chair moved that the county provide the youth service officer with a county cell phone and an appropriate line item, increase travel to up to $2,000, add $250 for uniforms and authorize up to $300 per month for mileage; the motion was seconded (mister Baggett per transcript) and approved by voice vote.
The youth service officer told the commissioners, "I'm trying to get my face out there... I want to show that I'm a welcoming person," and outlined plans to visit middle and high schools, hold office visits and pursue training including opioid-prevention education for students. He also said the office is implementing an online case-management system (Quest) and that networking at training could help counties adopt shared tools.
Commissioners asked personnel and budget committees to consider comp-time policy questions that the officer raised, including whether holiday work should be compensated at double time; that discussion was left for the personnel committee to resolve.
The motion approved the specific budget changes noted in the meeting; the transcript does not include a formal roll-call tally of votes.
