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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSheriffBUDGET/PROGRAM: Fund 001 180 Sheriff’s Office MISSION: The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with our community, is committed to preserving the peace, helping those in need and protecting the constitutional rights of all. REVENUE: 2016 Actual 2017 Actual 2018 Adopted 2018 Amended 2019 Request Add, Chg/<Delete>Memo 322 PERMITS 46,022 29,825 35,000 28,000 331, 333 FEDERAL FUNDING 7,600 113,533 8,850 4,195 334 STATE FUNDING 42,943 51,214 64,000 68,500 342.10 HOH Contract 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 342.36 PT City Contract incl jail medical 211,803 235,411 230,439 230,186 340 360 other services reimb / misc 6,559 2,050 30,293 508,368 636,542 540,339 0 561,174 0 EXPENDITURES: 2016 Actual 2017 Actual 2018 Adopted 2018 Amended 2019 Request Add, Chg/<Delete>Memo 10/20 SALARY WAGES & BENEFITS 4,712,852 4,709,845 4,753,713 4,866,587 188,732 30 SUPPLIES 288,528 372,325 308,441 237,931 10,000 materials for parking 40 SERVICES 420,038 518,326 505,848 612,584 75,200 includes labor for parking 60 CAPITAL EXPENSES 16,911 191,128 0 0 90 VEHICLES 404,309 421,619 432,420 516,446 TRANSFER TO BOATING 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 5,857,638 6,228,243 6,015,422 0 6,248,548 273,932 Sheriff’s Office JEFFERSON COUNTY 2019 BUDGET REQUEST STAFFING: 2016 Actual 2017 Actual 2018 Adopted 2018 Amended 2019 Request 51.2 51.2 51.7 Patrol and Corrections staff cover shifts 24/7, 365 days per year. It takes 5 FTE’s to fully staff one full time position. Admin staff FTE’s work 40 hours a week. Jail - The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is seeking two additional Correctional Deputy FTE’s. These additional positions are vital to the Jail’s basic operational mandates, as internal and external workloads and activities have substantially increased over recent years. The Jail has experienced a 54% increase in average daily population from 2017, averaging a daily population of 58.71. Jail transports have increased 38.81% over prior years, at 497 transports. In July 2018, the Washington State Supreme Court adopted the suggested amendment to CrR 3.4, Presence of the Defendant. This amendment requires that defendants have the ability to confer privately with their counsel, and the ability to view court documents as they are being entered in court. Based on this amendment, district court requires all defendants entering a change of plea be present during their proceeding. This new requirement will substantially increase the number of transports performed by the jail staff. With substantial hours of overtime already worked to cover the increased workloads, the jail would be unable to both minimally staff the jail and meet the new requirements on a long term basis. The ability to continuously meet these mandates is not sustainable using staff on overtime alone. Substitute House Bill 2817 addresses mandated overtime in correctional settings and the implications of relying too heavily on overtime to fulfill operational needs. The Jefferson County Jail has averaged a turnover rate of 3.5 positions a year over the last five years. Increasing workloads and overtime certainly contribute to burnout and retention rates at the jail. The jail has not seen a staffing increase to address the increasing workloads or operational requirements. Civil - The Civil Unit relies on overtime coverage from patrol and/or corrections to assist in back-filling scheduled vacancies or for extra staffing for high security incidents. This need for assistance continues to increase, as it has become common to utilize overflow courtrooms and take on additional duties – supervising contract security, monitoring/ retaining security camera footage and increased demand for process service and civil enforcement. A clerk-hire, armed and sworn security deputy would be a great benefit to the whole department as well as the Courthouse. Patrol- The staffing study results, coupled with increased 911 calls and general calls for service, impacts our community and deputy safety. We recognize budget challenges, so we are requesting that the new ½ deputy funded in the previous budget cycle be made whole going forward. Sheriff’s Office JEFFERSON COUNTY 2019 BUDGET REQUEST BUDGET/PROGRAM: Fund 001 180 Sheriff’s Office GOALS FOR FY2019 1. Meet legislative mandates in relation to elimination of video appearance of inmates for court proceedings, resulting in increased transportation 2. Facilitate adequate care for inmate population by providing enhanced medical care by an RN trained in medication distribution 3. Continue WASPC accreditation process in Operations and initiate Corrections, while continuing to implement and manage strategic initiatives 4. Enhance technology, shift coverage and staff efficiency at the civil office 5. Modernize technology used to enhance public safety, including search and rescue OBJECTIVES FOR FY2019 1. Hire 2 FTE’s for corrections staffing to assist with mandated court transport and mitigate liability associated with increased transport 2. Increase corrections medical budget to accommodate an RN or ARNP to manage on site Medication Assisted Treatment 3. Complete Accreditation for Operations approval April 2019; implement Corrections June 2019; assess strategic initiatives March 2019 4. Hire civil clerk hire to increase efficient distribution of workload 5. Assess technology and state of the art tools available to support law enforcement personnel PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: 1. Staffing: Ensure we adequately meet mandates and respond to public safety needs by bolstering patrol and corrections deputy hires  Reach required staffing levels, based on 2016 scientific report  Fund and hire two additional corrections officer positions  Fund and hire a part-time court deputy  Fund a resource officer position in conjunction with schools 2. Accreditation: Achieve WASPC accreditation of both divisions  Complete infrastructure upgrades needed for operations accreditation targeted in early 2019  Begin Corrections accreditation once operations is accredited 3. At-Risk Populations: Continue to address the nexus between LE and the social issues of substance abuse, mental illness, and homelessness  Continue ongoing work in community education, partnerships with community social services organizations in the Jail  Ensure adequate pre-conviction felony suspect supervision  Complete CIT training for all sworn personnel 4. Efficiency: Increase the efficiency of the Sheriff’s Office  Enhance self-reporting option/limit unnecessary LE responses  Utilize targeted patrol strategies Sheriff’s Office JEFFERSON COUNTY 2019 BUDGET REQUEST 5. Employee Wellness and Safety: Ensure our employees have the training, resources, equipment, and opportunities that they need to stay safe and healthy  Created an on-site fitness facility at no taxpayer expense  Host or co-host police-related wellness training SUMMARY OF KEY FUNDING/SERVICE ISSUES: The Sheriff’s Office continues to do its best to provide the highest level of service, serving 30,000+ citizens (with increased numbers during the summer months), in an area encompassing 1800 square miles of land and 300 miles of waterways, 24/7, 365 days a year in both road patrol and corrections. The large expanse of the County and growing population centers have placed an increased demand on our services. Our deputies have a proprietary interest in our community and strive to give the best service they can. With the increased staffing we are requesting, we can improve public safety and make the funded half-deputy whole. Adds requested for the 2019 budget are to replace aging equipment and update technology to keep pace with changes needed to ensure deputy and officer safety and remain proficient. An additional Civil Serve license would allow two users at a time to access the system (currently only one user can access the program at a time), greatly increasing office efficiency. Improving and utilizing unused grounds behind the jail will increase usable parking space and serve to protect DEM, SAR and Ambulance vehicles. MAT (medication assisted treatment) is quickly becoming the standard of care for those afflicted with an opioid addiction. Many of the inmates at our jail are already seeking this treatment in the community. In light of the pending lawsuit against Whatcom County Jail regarding MAT, it makes sense for our jail to partner with a community practitioner to provide MAT to the inmate population. Requests for medical and mental health services at the jail have also seen a substantial increase. The jail population is increasingly becoming more chronically ill. With the opioid crisis in full swing in Jefferson County, the jail is seeing an increase need for a part time registered nurse to triage, treat and adequately care for our inmate population. Increased medical and psychiatric care will increase inmate wellness, with the goal of reducing recidivism. Sheriff’s Office JEFFERSON COUNTY 2019 BUDGET REQUEST FORM F FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SUMMARY (Double click on form to enter line by line. Press <Esc> to exit.) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FORM FORM F ESTIMATED BUDGET 2019 County BARS #PROGRAM TITLE 2018 2019 Match REVENUES REVENUES (see note**)Additional Information 33406.90.0100 RSO Address Verification Program 62,750.00 60,500.00 3320.60.0000 WASPC Traffic Safety Equipment 1,861.00 800.00 33403.17.0000 WA Dept of Ecology Community Litter Cleanup 5,500.00 8,000.00 33397.06.0000 DHS Operation Stonegarden 30,000.00 33320.60.0000 WTSC HVE traffic emphasis 850.00 850.00 33116.60.7000 DOJ Bulletproof Vest partnership 4,189.00 3,595.00 105,150.00 73,745.00 - **Note: County Match includes the total annual expenditures for the program including administration, less grant revenue received. FORM INSTRUCTIONS: Use this sheet to report all approved grants that are included in your 2018 Budget . If you have grants that have been applied for but not approved and are not included in your budget , please fill out an additional page for those grants. Double click to enter form and press <Esc> to exit.