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Staff Report by: <br />Brian Carlson <br />Budget and Finance Director <br />Topic: <br />Overflow Staffing – <br />Follow-up Analysis <br />Meeting <br />BOCC Budget Hearing <br />October 26, 2023 <br /> <br />Summary: <br />• Additional analysis and calculations in response to BOCC questions during Oct 19th meeting <br /> <br />Background & Analysis: <br />• BOCC informally supported an allowance for Corrections and Law Enforcement to staff beyond the full <br />authorized roster, three and two positions, respectively <br />• Finance Director represented a budget-neutral estimate, based on a turnover profile that will have the <br />two divisions hovering around full staffing throughout the year. <br />• Discussion with the respective Chiefs yields these additional data points and forecasts: <br />o Law enforcement estimates a range of between two vacancies and 0.25 over-staffing <br />Cost/savings range, including benefits = ($225K) to $30K <br />o LE Division has been under-staffed for four years <br />o Currently 20% of LE Division began with Corrections Division <br /> <br />o Corrections estimates a range of between two vacancies and fully-staffed <br />Cost/savings range, including benefits = ($190K) to $0 <br />o Corrections Chief observes that staff explores career change at about the two-year point, and <br />move not only to County Law Enforcement, but also to Ellensburg, University, and other regional <br />agencies. <br /> <br />Conclusion / Next Steps: <br />• BOCC receive and file; provide additional feedback or questions to staff <br />Page 11 of 12