Smith County Sheriff’s OfficeBudget Workshop July 15, 2015

9:30 am – 11:30 am

Relief Factor – What is this?

Current Jail Positions

Total Jail Positions: 238

Non Inmate Supervision: 69

Inmate Supervision: 169

Openings: 8

In Training: 9

Light Duty: 6

INFIRMARYRequires staffing of 1 detention officer if any inmates are present. Since opening, the infirmary has housed inmates regularly.

Requires 1 personnel to staff 3 shifts plus relief factor of 1.63. 3 x 1.63 = 4.89 to fully staff the infirmary.

This is a new position not present in the old Central Jail.

Central Picket “Control”Only 1 position was required in the Old Central Jail. The

Jail Commission now requires 2 personnel due to the 384 additional potential inmate capacity.

This required an additional position once the new jail

came online. 1 per shift: 3 x relief rate of 1.63 = 4.89

Central Picket “Control Room” – Previously 1 man, but now a 2 man.

Court Transfer HoldingTCJS requires this station to be manned at anytime inmates are being held in these cells. Inmates are

being transferred to and held in this holding area five days a week, during 3rd and 1st shifts, for court and on

Fridays for TDC transport.

This requires additional detention officers for two shifts.2 x 1.63 = 3.26

Required Staffing per TCJS

Required Staffing per TCJS

Starting Detention SalariesRusk County Sheriff’s Office  $15.65/hr ($32,552 Annual) 

Gregg County Sheriff’s Office  $14.27/hr ($29,685.44 Annual) 

Wood County Sheriff’s Office  $17.06/hr ($35,484.80 Annual) 

Henderson County Sheriff’s Office  ($30,100 Annual)

558 Environmental

559 Communications

560 Sheriff’s Office

561 Jail

DETENTION STARTING SALARYFY2014

SMITH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICEDETENTION OFFICER:$29,363

SMITH COUNTY ROAD & BRIDGETRUSTY SUPERVISOR$32,531

A DIFFERENCE OF: 11% or $ 3,168

The Duties of a Basic Detention Officer are as follows:

Supervise conduct and behavior of inmates

Employs force to maintain order when necessary

Inspect locks, doors, windows and bars

Patrol assigned areas and conduct checks every 60 minutes

Observe segregation cells every 30 minutes and suicidal cells every 15 minutes

Patrol assigned areas for forbidden activities and rule infractions

Search cells for contraband

Prepare written reports concerning infractions, incidents or injuries

Deliver meals, property and mail to inmates

Escort inmates to and from visitation, clinic and recreation

Complete required paperwork in the 2nd and 3rd floor pickets

Notify inmates by intercom of visits, court and attorney visits

Answer intercom for inmates

Observe distribution of meals, mail, medication, commissary and indigent

The Duties of a Basic Detention Officer are as follows continued:

Controls televisions, lights and telephones in cellblocks Counts keys, checks air packs and fire extinguisher Maintain inmate housing roster Monitor intercom when officers are in tanks Observe picket boards, stairwells, cellblocks and catwalks Know where officers are at all times Maintain security of all doors at all times Aid medical staff to dispense medication Identify inmates for court or other functions outside of the jail Search inmates when leaving and returning to housing areas Conducts headcount at beginning and end of each shift Lock inmates down at 10 pm Ensures tanks and segregation cells are cleaned daily Responds to Code Blue (medical), Code Red (fight) and Code

Yellow (fire) in a timely manner Ensures inmates are properly restrained when out of cells Monitors and implements “keep separate” lists Supervises trusties working on the 2nd and 3rd floor

STAFFING OF SMITH COUNTY

JAIL FACILITIES UPON COMPLETION OF PHASE II THROUGH PHASE IV

NOVEMBER 2014

ISSUES FACING THE SMITH COUNTY JAIL RELATED TO

THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES

1. STAFFING REQUIREMENTS OF TEXAS COMMISSION ON JAIL STANDARDS

2. CLASSIFICATION OF INMATES3. INMATES NOT SUITABLE FOR DIRECT SUPERVISION4. RELIEF REQUIRED FOR DIRECT INMATE

DETENTION OFFICER5. TRANSPORT WITHIN & OUTSIDE THE JAIL WILL

INCREASE6. INMATE INFIRMARY MUST BE STAFFED WITH

DETENTION OFFICER7. VIDEO VISITATION TRANSPORTATION FOR INMATES

IN OLD FACILITY8. COMPLIANCE REGULATIONS ARE NOW 45

MINUTES

FY 15 SCSO

Detention Division Additional Staffing Request

In review of inmate population for the preceding 12 months (April 2013-March 2014) we have maintained an average daily population of 667 in-county and 84 out of county totaling 751. During this same time, we have recorded peak populations of 713 in-county and 136 out of county for a total peak population of 849. Using the 849 peak with an additional projected growth in population of 100 inmates which will result in an average daily population of 949, we would propose to staff two floors (288 beds) of the direct supervision addition which we feel would be adequate to house our current population including those housed out of county with room for an increase in population expected within the FY 15 budget. Based on the minimum staffing analysis conducted by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards in July 2013, we require 58 additional Detention Officer Positions which are as follows:

ADDITIONAL POSITIONS REQUIREDPHASE II

Shift 1 Shift 2 Shift 3PICKET 1 1 1 3ATTORNEYVISITATION 1 1 2MEDICAL 1 1 1 3BOOK-IN 1 1 1 3

TOTAL 11 X 1.63 = 18

18 = TOTAL NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL DETENTION OFFICERS TO STAFF THROUGH PHASE II OF THE NEW JAIL FACILITY.

ADDITIONAL POSITIONS REQUIREDPHASE IVTOWER

Shift 1 Shift 2 Shift 31ST FLOOR 4 4 4 122ND FLOOR 4 4 4 123RD FLOOR 3 3 3 9

TOTAL 33 X 1.63 = 54

TOTAL PHASE II & IV = 72 TO FULLY STAFF JAILSUBTRACT 5 IF CLOSING 5TH FLOOR (COURTHOUSE) = 67

LEAVING A TOTAL IN PHASE IV OF 54 FOR ALL THREE FLOORS

TOTAL OF PHASE II + 1ST TWO FLOORS OF PHASE IV = 58

58 IS THE NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL DETENTION OFFICERS REQUIRED TO OPEN FLOORS 1 & 2 OF THE NEW JAIL FACILITY AS WELL AS PHASE II

Jail Plans Regarding Housing Of Federal Inmates

By housing 96 Federal Inmates in existing portion of Smith County Central Jail at $45.00 minimum per day per inmate = $1,576,800 per year gross.

Once salaries for additional personnel & inmate meals are factored in, this would allow for an excess of $1,117,000 net annually. Medical is paid by the Federal Government.

This allows Smith County to recover funding that has been expended out of county over the past several years to house our inmates.