Sheriff's overtime transfer questioned
NORWICH – The Chenango County Board of Supervisors agreed Monday to transfer $42,065 from a variety of different accounts within the Sheriff’s Office to pay for overtime expenses.
The move was questioned by Town of Preston Supervisor Peter C. Flanagan. “Is the staffing situation driving this? Are we short-staffed?” he asked Sheriff Thomas J. Loughren.
Loughren confirmed that his department had been short-staffed all year, particularly with corrections officers. The new facility on Upper Ravine Road in the Town of Norwich is currently down four, full-time positions.
There are 54 full-time corrections officers working at present.
“The good news is we haven’t had anyone leave in about 1 to 1 1/2 months,” Loughren said.
New York State Commission of Corrections and the Division of Criminal Justice Services requires the 133-bed jail to be staffed with 63 corrections officers rotating on a three shift, 24-hour day.
“We can make it up with overtime,” he said.
Approximately 30 percent more beds than the total number of inmates is required in order to keep juvenile men, juvenile women, adult men and adult women separated.
The jail generally houses about 60 local prisoners and has been farming in about 35 to 40 out-of-county criminals.
The move was questioned by Town of Preston Supervisor Peter C. Flanagan. “Is the staffing situation driving this? Are we short-staffed?” he asked Sheriff Thomas J. Loughren.
Loughren confirmed that his department had been short-staffed all year, particularly with corrections officers. The new facility on Upper Ravine Road in the Town of Norwich is currently down four, full-time positions.
There are 54 full-time corrections officers working at present.
“The good news is we haven’t had anyone leave in about 1 to 1 1/2 months,” Loughren said.
New York State Commission of Corrections and the Division of Criminal Justice Services requires the 133-bed jail to be staffed with 63 corrections officers rotating on a three shift, 24-hour day.
“We can make it up with overtime,” he said.
Approximately 30 percent more beds than the total number of inmates is required in order to keep juvenile men, juvenile women, adult men and adult women separated.
The jail generally houses about 60 local prisoners and has been farming in about 35 to 40 out-of-county criminals.
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