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Probation director outlines modest raises and cites $46,465 daily cost-avoidance from supervision
Summary
Linda Baker, probation director, asked for small salary increases for eight staff, highlighted longevity and educational incentives, and presented a calculation showing probation supervision can avoid large incarceration costs — estimating a public cost-avoidance figure based on 800 clients supervised annually.
Linda Baker, identified to the commission as representing the county probation service, presented a packet focused largely on employee-related line items and a calculation of cost avoidance from probation supervision.
Baker said the office supervises about 800 misdemeanor clients per year and that the operational budget for 2024–25 was $450,160.07 with $182,029.68 collected in probation fees. Using a cited daily jail cost of $59 per person, she calculated that…
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