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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Findings 10 findings
F1
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Calaveras County Correctional Officers continue to be paid between $3 and $4 per hour less than the adjoining counties of Amador and Tuolumne, making employee retention extremely difficult and contributing to staffing levels below the minimum needed.
F2
Page 67
Chronic underfunding for the CCSO has resulted in inadequate staffing levels, egregious overtime requirements, compensation limitations, and retention issues.
F3
Page 67
The jail is funded for six Correctional Technicians but needs two more to provide adequate safety to staff and inmates.
F4
Page 68
The CCSO needs to fill the two vacant Correctional Officer positions in order to function safely with the current inmate population.
F5
Page 68
There is not a written employee retention incentive program at this time, thus leaving any retention incentives up to the discretion of the Sheriff.
F6
Page 68
The Calaveras County Jail, after five years in existence, continues to be well-maintained and clean, providing a healthy environment for the current number of inmates and staff.
F7
Page 68
Increased staffing levels to the Patrol Division would provide more comprehensive coverage of patrol services to county residents in areas that are currently being underserved.
F8
Page 68
Unoccupied jail beds are a potential revenue source as they can be leased to other counties.
F9
Page 68
The cultivation of cannabis in Calaveras County continues to require the Sheriff’s Office to enforce violations. Over $2 million in funding once allocated for this purpose no longer exists.
F10
Page 68
Rape kits in Calaveras County are processed and analyzed more expeditiously than required by law, and currently there is no back log of rape kits.
Recommendations 9
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R1Page 68The BOS needs to address inadequate salary levels of Calaveras County Correctional Officers and Technicians by mid-term budget review in 2020.
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R2Page 68The BOS needs to adequately adjust the CCSO budget by February 28, 2020 in order to provide sufficient staffing levels for the safety of officers, technicians and inmates.
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R3Page 68The BOS needs to approve the necessary budget for the hiring of two additional Correctional Technicians at the next budget mid-term review in 2020.
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R4Page 68The CCSO needs to continue outreach and recruiting to fill the two Correctional Technician vacancies.
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R5Page 68The CCSO needs to establish a written employee retention program
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R6Page 68The CCSO should continue maintaining a healthy jail environment for inmates and staff.
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R7Page 68The BOS needs to approve funding for eight additional patrol deputies in the budget mid-term review in 2020.
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R8Page 68By June 30, 2020, the CCSO needs to determine the necessary staffing levels required to increase the number of out-of-county inmates housed in the jail.
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R9Page 68The BOS should, within the 2019-2020 fiscal year, increase the Sheriff’s Office budget sufficiently to improve services to the county.