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20 <br /> people are not coming to help and they have to do what is needed with the staffing they have. He <br /> said the idea of doing more within the detention center as far as the programs discussed with <br /> CJRD will require more staff. <br /> Commissioner Richards asked the capacity. <br /> Travis Myren said 144 beds. <br /> Commissioner Richards said the average has been below that and asked if the staffing is <br /> not adjusted based on population. <br /> Travis Myren said that the Sheriff would explain staffing <br /> Slide #21 <br /> Public Safety <br /> IF Detention Center Population <br /> Detention Center Populatlon <br /> Pei ntin Time by Month <br /> 144 <br /> 13B <br /> 120 <br /> ifl9 <br /> 161 11U <br /> [q 7�7 100 <br /> 1aa 91 B1 B1 yp 91 <br /> es N <br /> EM 7e JVJ 77 79 7B <br /> rg 67 dB <br /> 50 <br /> 13 p •gale Servng <br /> E03 •Fbtl7ral <br /> ■Ntlid <br /> 4G <br /> 2G <br /> U I p �Lp <br /> V-' j "0, <br /> Sheriff Blackwood said that the staffing is based on workstations within the detention <br /> center and not based upon number of inmates. He said that additional staffing becomes critical <br /> when discussing moving inmates between areas of the center. He said he has had to bring <br /> deputies off the road to work in the detention center. He said they have been able to maintain <br /> their salaries and retain great employees and that has gotten them through the storm. <br /> Commissioner Richards said the detention center was designed with a certain number of <br /> staff, population, and programs. She said that they haven't implemented all the programs so she <br /> is trying to understand the need for staff since all programs have not been implemented. <br /> Sheriff Blackwood said that the staffing study has nothing to do with the programs they <br /> have talked about. He said the staffing study looks at workstations and fulltime employees that <br /> need to be there for the shifts that they have. He said that it does not consider the additional <br /> programs they have discussed such as the GED or Lantern programs. He said it considers <br /> booking, magistrates, movement of inmates from place to place, control room, and kitchen. He <br /> said you have to run a whole jail and you can't just run half of it. <br /> Commissioner Richards said that she has toured and read a lot and the new detention <br /> was supposed to be different than the old one. She said if they have designed a center that will <br /> need the same level of staffing regardless of inmate population, they still have not implemented <br /> programs, like the in-person visitation. <br /> Sheriff Blackwood said in person visitation is available, but no one chooses to use it. <br />