2. Jail post-occupancy report - Laserfiche WebLink

hour coverage. Second, the original staffing plan was based on estimated workloads of posts in the new building. Since the opening of the jail, the Supervisors have made adjustments in coverage based on the "real" workload. of the new posts. Some posts that were only going to be staffed with one officer now have two officers thus causing a shortage somewhere else. Third, the Main Male Housing pod was opened ~before adding staff to cover that post. Again causing a shortage somewhere else. For example, coverage was reduced.in the work release area to cover the Main Male Housing post. And, time for shift change, shift meetings, and training has been reduced to cover shortages, for example, during family/friends visitation. Adequate staffing is defined as having the right number of qualified staff, at the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing. ]:f any of these four requirements of adequate staffing is not being met, then staffing will not be sufficient. Having the right number of staff is only one of the four requirements for adequate staffing. The perception or reality of being short staffed causes staff to feel overworked or overwhelmed. They may feel they have insufficient time to do their job right or they may feel unsafe. These feelings hurt morale and performance. ]:t may result in such things as abuse of sick leave and increased staff turnover. Therefore, a complete workload analysis for each post should be conducted and a formal written staffing plan should be developed based on that analysis. Once remedial actions are taken, it is up to the Supervisors to show staff they are not short of staff. The staffing plan should be updated every year as part of the preparation for the annual budget process. Training issues were discussed with the jail's Training Officer. The FTO program is functioning well althought 11