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Report on Reorganization of Sentencing Services Program 4
reduction represents a cut of approximately 35% in salaries and benefits. During this fiscal year,
however, the cut will likely amount to less than 30% (from approximately $943,000 for salaries
and benefits to approximately $681,000) because for most of the first quarter, before the
Appropriations Act was enacted, the field programs were operating at nearly full capacity. The
reductions in the specific state offices are as follows:
Judicial District Counties Covered Former No. of
Employees
Current No. of
Employees
Basis for
Reduction
2 Beaufort, Hyde, Martin,
Tyrell, Washington
2 1 Layoff
3B Carteret, Craven,
Pamlico
2 2* N/A
5 New Hanover, Pender 4 3 Layoff
6A&B Bertie, Halifax, Hertford,
Northampton
2 1 Resignation
9A Caswell, Person 2 1 Vacancy
15A Alamance 3 2 Layoff
16A Hoke, Scotland 2 1 Resignation
19B Montgomery, Moore,
Randolph
2 1 Layoff
28 Buncombe 4 2 Layoff
Totals:
9 districts 23 counties 23 employees 14 employees
*One of the two employees in District 3B assists the programs in Districts 2 and 6.
The four previous secretarial positions in the field have been reclassified or eliminated
because of the need to devote limited staff time to sentencing work. Three of the four positions
have been reclassified to sentencing services specialist because the personnel in those positions
are capable of and have been performing sentencing work. The fourth secretarial position (in
District 5) was eliminated.
VI. Reductions in Funding for Grant Programs
All but two of the grant programs (26 of 28 programs) are open and are providing
service. On an annualized basis, the budget for the programs that have remained open is
approximately $2,470,000, which represents approximately 65% of their allotment from last
fiscal year. The programs have reduced staff correspondingly. To meet the demands for service
despite this budget cut, administrators in these programs are devoting a greater portion of their
time to working directly on sentencing plans. Programs are also utilizing contractors (some who
previously were full-time employees of the program) on a fee-per-case basis.
The two programs that closed were a nonprofit program in judicial district 21 (Forsyth
County) and a county-operated program in judicial district 16B (Robeson County). They closed
on their own in the summer of 2002, before the transfer took place, because of the funding
uncertainty at that time. Depending on the availability of funds, we hope to restore some level of
services in these districts during this fiscal year or the next. (There should be funds within OSS’s
budget during the next fiscal year because the funds used to cover state payroll during the first
quarter of this fiscal year, when OSS’s payroll was at a higher capacity, will be available for other
purposes next fiscal year.)
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| Title | Report on reorganization of sentencing services program - Page 5 |
| Full Text | Report on Reorganization of Sentencing Services Program 4 reduction represents a cut of approximately 35% in salaries and benefits. During this fiscal year, however, the cut will likely amount to less than 30% (from approximately $943,000 for salaries and benefits to approximately $681,000) because for most of the first quarter, before the Appropriations Act was enacted, the field programs were operating at nearly full capacity. The reductions in the specific state offices are as follows: Judicial District Counties Covered Former No. of Employees Current No. of Employees Basis for Reduction 2 Beaufort, Hyde, Martin, Tyrell, Washington 2 1 Layoff 3B Carteret, Craven, Pamlico 2 2* N/A 5 New Hanover, Pender 4 3 Layoff 6A&B Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton 2 1 Resignation 9A Caswell, Person 2 1 Vacancy 15A Alamance 3 2 Layoff 16A Hoke, Scotland 2 1 Resignation 19B Montgomery, Moore, Randolph 2 1 Layoff 28 Buncombe 4 2 Layoff Totals: 9 districts 23 counties 23 employees 14 employees *One of the two employees in District 3B assists the programs in Districts 2 and 6. The four previous secretarial positions in the field have been reclassified or eliminated because of the need to devote limited staff time to sentencing work. Three of the four positions have been reclassified to sentencing services specialist because the personnel in those positions are capable of and have been performing sentencing work. The fourth secretarial position (in District 5) was eliminated. VI. Reductions in Funding for Grant Programs All but two of the grant programs (26 of 28 programs) are open and are providing service. On an annualized basis, the budget for the programs that have remained open is approximately $2,470,000, which represents approximately 65% of their allotment from last fiscal year. The programs have reduced staff correspondingly. To meet the demands for service despite this budget cut, administrators in these programs are devoting a greater portion of their time to working directly on sentencing plans. Programs are also utilizing contractors (some who previously were full-time employees of the program) on a fee-per-case basis. The two programs that closed were a nonprofit program in judicial district 21 (Forsyth County) and a county-operated program in judicial district 16B (Robeson County). They closed on their own in the summer of 2002, before the transfer took place, because of the funding uncertainty at that time. Depending on the availability of funds, we hope to restore some level of services in these districts during this fiscal year or the next. (There should be funds within OSS’s budget during the next fiscal year because the funds used to cover state payroll during the first quarter of this fiscal year, when OSS’s payroll was at a higher capacity, will be available for other purposes next fiscal year.) |
