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Commissioners approve reclassification to add case specialist in Community Corrections
Summary
Board approved reclassifying an existing senior department specialist into a Community Corrections Case Specialist to handle rising supervision caseloads; staff said caseload grew from 750 to 820 since Jan. 1 and funds are available in the adult community corrections fund.
The Josephine County Board of Commissioners approved reclassifying a current senior department specialist to a Community Corrections Case Specialist to manage growing intake volumes.
Natalie, a human resources representative, said the department has three senior department specialists in community corrections and that supervisors are ready for extra responsibilities. Hector, community corrections staff, told the board that "since January 1 as of January 1, we had 750 people on supervision. As of right now, we have 820," and said the increase stems in part from the district attorney's office moving to prosecute lower-level drug misdemeanors more consistently. Hector said the change will allow the case specialist to assist with intake, check-ins for lower-risk individuals and required data tracking. He told the board there are sufficient funds within the adult community corrections fund to support the reclassification.
The board registered no objections when staff requested approval. Commissioners did not call for a formal roll call vote; the chair confirmed consensus and directed staff to implement the reclassification and related position changes. The record shows the decision was administrative in nature: staff asked for the reclassification, the board indicated no objections, and staff will follow up with classification and human resources steps.
