secure-care transition (sct)

Secure-Care Transition (SCT)

OJA Board MeetingJune 17, 2011

Implementation Plan

Draft

Purpose:

To explain OJA’s plan for closing the L. E. Rader Center (LERC) and how the agency will transition from three secure facilities to two.

Process:

• Form SCT Taskforce Elizabeth Stewart, Institutional Services Division Director (Co-Chair)Jeff Gifford, Support Services Division Director (Co-Chair)Kim Sardis, Juvenile Services Division DirectorDon Bray, Financial Services Division DirectorElana Grissom, Education CoordinatorPaula Christensen, Media/Community RelationsCathy Olberding, LERC SuperintendentMatt Bellendir, LERC Deputy SuperintendentMike Moriarity, COJC SuperintendentMark Norvell, SWOJC SuperintendentLen Morris, IT DirectorTina Kershner, Human Resources SupervisorRobert Morey, Operations ManagerDenise Stewart, Contracting and Acquisitions Administrator

Process:

• MissionThe mission of the SCT Taskforce is to plan for the closure of the LERC facility by considering all necessary steps to effectively and efficiently address: - the continuation of services and a relocation plan for affected youth, - the relocation of services, programs and staff to other facilities, - a severance and/or buy-out program for LERC staff, - the proper disposal of records, equipment and surplus property,- communication plans with stakeholders including parents, youth, staff, appropriate state agencies, judiciary, affected community leaders and others.

4 SCT Plan Areas:

I. Continuation of Services for Affected Youth and their Relocation (if necessary)

III. Infrastructure, Inventory, Equipment Records, and Contracts

IV. Communication Plans

II. OJA Staff

II. OJA Staff

a. Reduction-in-Force (RIF)

b. Voluntary Buy-out (VBO)

c. Staffing Needs

a. Reduction-in-Force (RIF)

A Reduction-in-Force occurs when positions in an agency or part of an agency are abolished and employees are removed from these abolished positions by either non-disciplinary separation from employment or through displacement into other positions.

Approved Reasons for Implementing a RIF? Loss of funding Closure of a facility Reduced workload Change in organizational structure Improvements in technology Outsourcing/Privatization

RIF Severance Package No Displacements

b. Voluntary Buy-out (VBO)

Cost savings measure Authorized by state statute Can be used to avoid a RIF

Provides additional severance benefits to some employees who voluntarily leave state service

Differences: VBO Bonus All OJA staff

156 Submitted a VBO Interest Form

139 Interest Forms Approved

LERC: 95SWOJC: 3JSU: 22State Office: 18

c. Staffing Needs

III. Everything Else

• Buildings and Property• Equipment and Inventory• Records• Contracts and Regular Monthly Bills

IV. Communication Plans

a. Parents and Juveniles

b. OJA Staff

c. Other State Agencies

d. Judiciary

e. Affected Communities/Media

4 SCT Plan Areas:

I. Continuation of Services for Affected Youth and their Relocation (if necessary)

III. Infrastructure, Inventory, Equipment Records, and Contracts

IV. Communication Plans

II. OJA Staff

I. Continuation of Services/ Relocation Plans

Programs/Population Communication

Parents Juveniles

Transitional Treatment Team Staffings SWOJC and COJC What’s Next?