PIn response to County Detention Facility financial difficulties, the Commission adopted the “Detention Facility Revenue Incentive Policy” in 2017 to: ”…align the Detention Facility operations with county tax payers by incentivizing the Detention Facility and its staff to focus of housing revenue generating inmates in a safe and efficient way.” The policy goes on to state: “all Detention Facilit(ies) employees will be offered a bonus payment based on the total actual non-tax, fee related Detention Facility revenue that was received in the prior year (budget year) compared to the budgeted amount for the prior year…” Additionally, the policy calls for a calculation each February after the audit is completed. The first year of this policy was applicable to is 2018.
The willingness of jail management to increase revenue inmates was at least partially due to turnover in a few key management positions. No doubt reversing the low revenue numbers of the first quarter took much planning and effort by all jail staff, especially considering the effects of low, although better than before, staffing levels, which resulted in mandatory overtime. Because of these unique circumstances, it was recommended to remunerate the County Jail, in the amount of $20,000,to be distributed per the Detention Facility Revenue Incentive Policy.
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