2023-03 RESOLUTION SUPPORTING COMPRESSION INCREASE RESOLUTION NO. 2023-03
HARNETT COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING COMPRESSION INCREASES for
NC DIVISION OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION
DETENTION,YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER,AND COURT SERVICES STAFF
WHEREAS,the North Carolina Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (NCDJJDP)
provides short term secure confinement in Juvenile Detention Centers and long term commitment
services in the State's Youth Development Centers; and
WHEREAS,the NCDJJP provides community supervision and case management services through Juvenile
Court Services; and
WHEREAS,the overarching mission of NCDJJDP and the local Juvenile Crime Prevention Council is to
provide services and programming to ensure the protection of the community and rehabilitation of
youth offenders; and
WHEREAS, state juvenile facility staff have been passed over for pay increases that would recognize and
reward the experienced staff, and make compensation more competitive as well as ensure qualified
staff recruitment and retention; and
WHEREAS, NCDJJDP facilities are contending with a 54%vacancy rate with some facilities exceeding
60%, largely due to impact of the pandemic which has driven salaries and wages higher across the
board; and
WHEREAS, NCDJJDP Juvenile Court Services is experiencing a 38%vacancy rate impacting the provision
of intake and supervision services for undisciplined and delinquent juveniles within a continuum of
services that provides care and control within the community setting as an alternative to facility
confinement; and
WHEREAS,Compression Salary Increases for NCDJJDP facility and court services staff were removed
from the state's budget prior to final approval; and
WHEREAS, similar salary adjustments or increases WERE approved for the North Carolina Department of
Public Safety staff in adult facilities;
NOW,THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,that Harnett County Commissioners support the adequate and
timely increase of the salaries of NCDJJDP facilities and court service staff across the State of North
Carolina to make those positions competitive and to ensure qualified staff are compensated adequately
for years of experience for the purposes of retention, as well as lay the groundwork for recruitment of
qualified staff for youth facilities and community supervision which will ensure the immediate and
ongoing protection of the community and strengthen rehabilitative services for those juveniles most in
need.
Adopted this Lp day of G/0 0 2023.
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Chair, Harnett County Board of Commissioners G4`. Clerk to he Board of County ommissioners
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