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Yoon Kim, the county administrator, told the court the county was housing about 51 participants in the SCORE and VALOR residential programs on Aug. 5: 26 in SCORE and 25 in VALOR. The county estimates roughly two‑thirds of those participants were sentenced by other counties and are housed in Collin County’s minimum‑security facility under the SCORE/VALOR contract arrangement. Kim said CSCD has proposed a contract payment of about $1,314,500 for FY‑2026 — an increase over prior years — but that county analysis shows the full daily cost of housing a SCORE/VALOR participant in the jail (food, housing, medical, and staffing allocations) is closer to $127.82 per participant per day. Kim said the state‑level subsidy equates to roughly $71 per participant per day in the county’s calculation.

CSCD Director Leticia Gibbs told the court the county’s programs provide both residential treatment and an aftercare component, and that the VALOR program is specialized for veterans and regarded as effective. Gibbs noted the county successfully applied for $1.6 million in state diversion funding this year to support residential programs; CSCD’s proposed contract with the county for SCORE/VALOR staffing and services is approximately $1.314 million. She warned that if regional distributions of funding are reduced, the county should not assume it will be held whole.

Commissioners questioned whether the county can cap out‑of‑county participants, and whether it can prioritize Collin County residents for the program. County attorneys and CSCD staff said some grants or state aid rules limit how program slots are allocated; staff also discussed the practical difficulties of refusing participants when they are sent by courts in other jurisdictions. The court asked CSCD and county staff to identify whether the state grant contract includes a required minimum utilization or other constraints, and to return with estimates of annual average census, the split of Collin County vs. out‑of‑county participants, and the likely capacity that $1.6 million or $1.314 million would support.

Kim presented a FY‑2025 to‑date medical cost figure for SCORE/VALOR of about $770,778 (medical only), underscoring that medical costs alone are a large component of the county’s subsidy. Commissioners asked staff to model a contract cap and rules so the court can consider whether to accept a dollar‑limited agreement for FY‑2026 or set a per‑day reimbursement level and a capped number of beds. No contract or budget amendment was adopted at the meeting.

Ending: Commissioners asked CSCD and budget staff to return with detailed utilization, budget impact and any contract constraints from the state grant so the court can decide whether to accept CSCD’s proposed funding level and whether to place program caps or prioritization rules before approving the FY‑2026 budget.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Collin - FY 2026 Budget Workshop Aug 06, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","County staff told Commissioners Court on Aug. 5 that Collin County is housing about 51 residential supervision participants in SCORE and VALOR programs, many sentenced by other counties, and warned the state’s recent grant to CSCD may not cover the county’s housing, medical and staffing costs.","taxTitle","Collin County, Texas","taxId",2696,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6505841,"Collin County administrators present long-term capital plan for courthouse campus and jail expansion",1288,3762770,5050965,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5545593-7f4dd1cc58345d93652105fbaa3c5404&start=3762&end=5050","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5545593-7f4dd1cc58345d93652105fbaa3c5404/thumbnail_3762770.jpg","/articles/6505841/Collin-County/Texas/Collin-County-administrators-present-long-term-capital-plan-for-courthouse-campus-and-jail-expansion","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6505841-73df9bfbcbf3cb580b25a54df7edc1fd/orig.mp4?Expires=1770443426&Signature=m1pfRH2noTsJEKvodzTMCid9PQmkzCdSRlS1tFJhMtA9AsV8MRK0fR~wfUhEBNp9sJGYwiaCfMvK8-tVJcXZNkVCBi-GeIaYPRcjKQ9UMEZ936Mw48J0yf1J~65vnQQ4KWhxls9q06mpAsjsnJq35g1ZMbWzGzPc9EnWS~t3CYGcEx3grhxiwB8R2vD8FE3JMtXOKq53BIL3ShQugcRJ3Q-1IFcIY8nQTlImmwfq-bKh0K~WLaJ9ztC1viB0HX0WozlrHYH6R~necnBxuv9DptUhBSZ~QKAXLgx2s9BxKquuAjNx2vA~gRV~5wryFjl3kDokznZWBfs28dkoub6IKA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County Administrator Yoon Kim and Deputy County Administrator Russell Schoffner presented a high-level capital plan to the Commissioners Court that lays out needs and potential funding sources for multiple campus projects including offices, records storage and a proposed jail expansion. The planning documents presented Aug. 5 propose a mix of ARPA funds, general obligation bonds and special funds to address space shortages driven by county growth.

Kim said departments report they are running out of space and that the county will need to finish shell space in the Healthcare Building (an ARPA-funded vaccine hub/parking structure) to accommodate health‑records storage and, later, offices for IT, purchasing and the auditor. The presentation outlined a staged approach: finish third‑floor records storage now (circa 26,000 sq ft), finish an IT fit-out later in the warranty period, and then convert other vacated space in the main administrative building for engineering, development services and the fire marshal.

Major greenfield and bond projects in the presentation include an approximately $30 million new Public Works facility closer to the northeast part of the county (potentially to replace the aging Wilmeth site and paid from the Road & Bridge fund), a new county office building for the tax assessor and community supervision (approx. $30 million, GO bonds), a 50,000‑square‑foot Elections building (approx. $30 million, GO bonds), a 25,000‑square‑foot county records and storage facility (approx. $20 million) and a central plant renovation and two‑story addition estimated at $6 million. Kim said financing options include general obligation bonds and ARPA interest; several projects were timed for 2028–2031 construction depending on warranty and sequencing constraints.

The presentation also proposed a major jail expansion: finishing two “clusters” with 180 beds each and a medical/mental‑health wing expansion (135 beds) to respond to rising average daily population. Kim estimated that cluster expansion at roughly $190 million and suggested part of it could be financed with GO bonds and existing bond capacity. Commissioners noted concern about timing; Judge Hill and several commissioners discussed whether a bond election could be set for November and how soon construction could start if a bond were approved. Kim said staff were preparing an agenda item to consider a GO bond issuance for a November ballot, with legal timelines that would require action in mid‑August to meet the November ballot schedule.

Commissioners pressed for clarity on ongoing operational costs — maintenance, staffing and debt service — that will accompany new buildings. Several members stressed that bond funding covers construction but not long‑term operations, and the court discussed how future tax rate constraints (including a potential 2.5% cap on revenue increases) would affect the county’s ability to staff and operate new facilities.

Ending: Commissioners asked staff to return with firmer cost breakdowns, maintenance and operating estimates, and potential bond timing so the court can weigh construction priorities against operating budget constraints as it finalizes the FY‑2026 budget schedule.","County administrators presented a long‑range campus capital plan at the Aug. 5 Commissioners Court budget workshop that includes office fit‑outs in an ARPA‑funded healthcare building, a $30 million public works facility, a proposed $190 million jail expansion and other records, elections and central plant projects.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6505846,"Collin County commissioners press sheriff over jail overtime, staffing and training",10125,54495,10180324,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5545593-7f4dd1cc58345d93652105fbaa3c5404&start=54&end=10180","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5545593-7f4dd1cc58345d93652105fbaa3c5404/thumbnail_54495.jpg","/articles/6505846/Collin-County/Texas/Collin-County-commissioners-press-sheriff-over-jail-overtime-staffing-and-training","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6505846-17f239311425549e3d1d630957fa719e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770443426&Signature=QxxJkD7Dg1q80HVUPKYvy~l0ocNArZ3Bop~4rAi0R8nPPV7~CkRXkuHrKxqSUcvkBTLI~p8A3KVv3S4IAUGijn1ot1ZpHO~gfM7cLMjl5kENsNjfLLhG03lVnqn6RVkweEOoeOG4Tb-0ob4jErMmJDNdgGSVb1XeqcW4PmklhHHRggefQbBxsx21WYYpkdLffVdsmynu7cA13HIueubRUtBtPnUw48vDrQnvYuuCiNcJ6gq~GF9mfV8DRHARYr3uZHjo31ZTrVwt8zLRaAARIuKetxvgOesXeJ5uenYraaohKJAA323noavgxU6VSk7QhFs3YYavH2v07KS85kekcQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Judge Hill and commissioners pressed Sheriff Skinner at the Commissioners Court budget workshop about why the county continues to pay high amounts of overtime at the Collin County Detention Center and when those costs might fall.

The sheriff told the court the jail has been operating with staffing shortfalls and high average daily population that have kept posts open and driven overtime. He and his commanders said the department is hiring more detention officers but that new hires require phases of training and field training before being released to all posts. Commissioners asked whether training schedules or pay practices — including on-duty lunches and comp time — are inflating overtime costs.

Sheriff Skinner and his staff told the court they have had dozens of people in training at once and that some trainees are used to staff housing posts once they complete particular phases of training. Skinner said the department has had a rolling average of many trainees since October and that the jail population has increased compared with several years ago. “Overtime is going to continue in the future until we can get people out of training and on post,” Skinner said. He urged that retention — keeping trainees on the job after training — is essential to reducing overtime.

Commissioners pressed specifics the sheriff’s office can control. They asked the sheriff to identify the discrete drivers that add overtime — hospital watches, constant watch, construction security, bailiff duty, and on-duty lunches were all named — and to work with the court to reduce those costs. Commissioner Webb and others asked whether the county’s adopted policy against paying for on-duty lunches is being followed; Sheriff Skinner said operational constraints in the jail often prevent employees from leaving the facility and that federal wage rules require that employees be allowed an opportunity to separate from duties for an unpaid meal if they can. County staff and the sheriff agreed the legal question and how it is implemented needs clarifying.

The sheriff’s office said some overtime stems from construction-related security (PIP projects) and the video-camera installation program that require constant two-person posts; others come from hospital watches and medical transports. The sheriff said some work is intermittent while other duties are continuous. The sheriff’s staffing analysis and the county’s staffing work group disagree on whether the department’s relief factor and net available work hours fully account for time away from post (for example, comp time, training, and other non-post duties).

Commissioners and the sheriff discussed multiple levers the court could use to reduce overtime: funding additional detention officers, stricter enforcement of existing county policies intended to limit comp time and pay for on-duty lunches, and operational changes such as asking bailiffs or courts to provide more coverage instead of using sheriff’s deputies. The court also discussed conversion of some administrative or non-jail positions into detention officers as a way to add floor staffing without raising the tax rate.

No final, binding budget decision on a large jail-staffing package was approved during the meeting. Commissioner Hale moved to add a broad package of detention officers and other reorganizations intended to reduce overtime; the motion did not win a majority and failed in committee votes. The court asked sheriff’s staff to return with clearer, itemized driver descriptions and with hiring/retention forecasting for the coming fiscal year so the court can weigh pay and staffing tradeoffs against other county needs.

Ending: Commissioners emphasized they want the sheriff to present specific, quantifiable drivers of overtime — hours by driver, the number of staff in each training phase and the expected date those new hires will be available for posts — so the court can evaluate budget options. Sheriff Skinner said he will continue recruiting and work on retention, and the court signaled it will revisit staffing and comp-time policy decisions as it finalizes the FY‑2026 budget.","Judge Hill and commissioners pressed Sheriff Skinner at an Aug. 5 budget workshop to explain persistent high overtime at the Collin County Detention Center and asked when that expense will decline.","actionData","errors"]

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