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Delegation grills jail superintendent on overtime and staffing as budget shortfalls surface
Summary
County officials spent the longest portion of the meeting questioning the House of Corrections superintendent about overtime overruns, minimum-staffing constraints, training-related absences and a 25% bump in in-county inmates tied to recent bail reform; the superintendent said the jail held about 367 inmates of a practical 435 capacity and outlined mitigation steps.
The Strafford County Delegation Executive Committee devoted extended time to the House of Corrections’ first-quarter budget, focusing on overtime overruns, staffing shortages and revenue impacts.
The administrator/finance presenter (speaker 2) opened the discussion by flagging that expenses were on target but revenues were short, “primarily at the House of Correction,” and said the county had already begun measures to curb spending. Committee members pressed for details and consequences at the operational level.
The House of Corrections superintendent…
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