This document discusses creating a weekend work program for inmates in Ontario County. It outlines key questions to consider like what department would sponsor it, required supervision, and costs. Cost analyses found that using part-time officers would be more cost effective than overtime pay. The program could save $20,800 per year in inmate costs by having 10 intermittent inmates work weekends instead of being incarcerated. However, adding programming to the work hours would increase annual costs to $31,200, making the program not cost efficient. In general, a weekend work program could be beneficial but may not be the most cost effective option.

1. B Y J E F F R O U G E U X , P R O B A T I O N D I R E C T O R ,
A N D T A Y L O R S A M U E L S , P R O B A T I O N I N T E R N
P R E S E N T A T I O N F O R T H E P U B L I C S A F E T Y
C O M M I T T E E
M O N D A Y , J U L Y 2 0 T H , 2 0 1 5
A Weekend Work Program for
inmates in Ontario County- what
would this entail?

2. Background
 About creating a Weekend Work Program
 What it would constitute
 Purpose
 Ex. Probation Department’s Day Reporting Program
 Ex. “SWEAP” – Yates County

3. Important Questions to Consider
 Sponsor- What Department would handle this
Program?
 Supervision- What type of officers and how many?
 Cost- How much would this program cost? How much
would it save over incarceration, if any?
 Type of work, where
 Equipment
 Transportation
 Liability
 Administrative Rules and Procedures
 Eligibility for Participation

4. Overtime Existing Officer Wages
 Overtime paid out depends on multiple factors
 Current Wage Level
 Retirement Tier
 Stipends Available
 Etc.
 Many not willing to work OT- may mean working 7
days a week, year round
 Would be the most costly option to the County, P.T.
new hires would be a better option cost wise

5. P.T. Officer Wage Information
P.T. Officer Wage
Information
from the County
Finance
Department
P.T. P.O.
Unarmed- a min.
of 2 required
Position doesn’t
currently exist
P.T. C.O. P.T. County
Officer
Hourly wage range
for type of officer
Wages range per
week (16 hrs) before
taxes
$24.02- $31.15
$384.32- $498.40
$19.70- $27.53
$315.20- $440.48
$23.61- $30.52
$377.76- $488.32
Anticipated Benefits 7.65% (S.S., Medi)
not factoring in
retirement optional
for P.T.
“ ” “ ”
Benefits may be
different
Minimum yearly
wage for 16 hours a
week/ 52 weeks x 2 officers =
$22, 505.60 $21,146.00
Maximum yearly
wage for 16 hours a
week/ 52 weeks x 2 =
$24, 227.28 $27,335.00

6. Inmate Costs
 $85 a pod/day
 Actual cost approx. $20/day per inmate
 Approx. 10 intermittent inmates would be eligible for
the program
$20/day per inmate x 10 inmates x 2 days/week
x 52 weeks =
save $20,800/year

7. Other Scenarios: Programming
 8 hours a week of community service instead of 16 (4
hours per day x 2 days) and other 4 hours of each
day as programming
 CTC, FLACRA
 Problems with this
 Estimated cost of such a program per day approx.
$300
$300 x 2 days/wk x 52 weeks=
$31,200.00/ year

8. Important Take Away
Beneficial, but not
cost efficient