Hey folks, there hasn't been much to update since October. Most everyone is still working mandatory overtime, the Commissioners are still trying to shame the Sheriff on the issue of jail management and its business as usual on Comal St.
Staff shortages are still rampant but the Sheriff recently said he recognized that the mandatory overtime was causing some serious morale issues and he wants it to go away. Unfortunately, to do that a lot of things will have to happen. First and foremost, the County will have to deny his request for additional officers which he will ask for on February 7th. The Sheriff threatened to send even more inmates out of the county to bring our ratio to a safer level if he did not get an additional 92 officers. Problem with that is we may not have the inmates to send. Qualifications have to be met on the part of the inmate and not every County willing to take inmates wants what we have which are mostly Highs with violent crimes and gang members.
Election season is coming up quick and Susan Pamerleau and Larry Ricketts recently had the first, of what I hope is several, public debates. As I understand, there is video of the debate and as soon as I get a link, Ill be posting it here.
Be back soon....
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