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Schuylkill County probation chief seeks $152,529 JRI‑2 grant to add transfer officer
Summary
Chief Probation Officer C. J. Begansky asked the commissioners to approve submission of a 24‑month, $152,529 Justice Reinvestment Initiative 2 grant to fund a dedicated transfer officer to manage 226 active cases and reduce field caseloads from about 150 to about 120.
Chief Probation Officer C. J. Begansky asked the Schuylkill County Board of Commissioners to approve submitting an application for Justice Reinvestment Initiative 2 (JRI‑2) funding to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.
Begansky said the 24‑month project would bring $152,529 to pay for a dedicated transfer officer responsible for managing 226 active cases currently handled by field staff. The department estimates the hire would reduce average field‑officer caseloads from about 150 cases to about 120 cases.
The request, made during the board’s April 15 work session, was presented as approval to submit the grant application; the minutes record the request but do not record an approval vote at that meeting. Begansky framed the submission as intended to relieve ongoing caseload pressure on probation field officers.
If the application is funded, the county would use the grant dollars to underwrite the transfer officer position for the 24‑month period named in the application. The minutes do not specify whether local match or other county budget adjustments would be required if the grant is awarded.
Next steps in the process were not specified in the minutes; the request was placed on the work‑session agenda for consideration by the commissioners.
