2022
2023
Hor i zon H e l p o n t h e A process began in 2021 of funding and creating a public defender’s o ce. The Hays County Commissioners Court will choose between two law rms that
positions and working with di erent social media groups and working with Texas State [University] and others to see what we can do to let people know that Hays County is a good place to work and that there’s career oppor- tunities. So we are doing all we can to try to get that word out and get people interested,” Ingalsbe said. In a tight labor market, public sec- tor work can lose the appeal of its sta- bility as private sector employers can raise wages much more quickly and respond to demand in a way that the public sector cannot, Fletcher said. “It’s tough for the government to compete when we get into a bidding war for talent. And essentially, that’s what we’re seeing just about every- where,” he said. “Typically, if government’s going to increase salaries, they have to go through budget cycles and to get approvals. Private sector, the boss looks at things and says, ‘I can’t hire anybody. I got to pay more,’ so they raise wages. It’s a much faster conversation.” Zara Flores contributed to this report.
May: The Hays County Commissioners Court will choose which legal rm will set up an o ce, either Neighborhood Defender Service or Texas RioGrande Legal Aid.
Summer: The court will nalize a contract with the chosen rm.
Fall: A Hays County district judge signs o on working with the public defender o ce.
Early 2023: Hearings will begin for cases brought by the public defender’s o ce.
there’s more and more people unfor- tunately ... doing things that result in them ending up in our jail and going through the system.” Sta ng the jail Even if the PDO opens later in 2022 and the jail implements using pods along with the new beds, sta ng will prevent the county from fully utiliz- ing the jail, Davenport said. With more than 70 open positions in corrections and a need to have at least one corrections specialist per 48 inmates, the county could still be in a position of outsourcing a signi - cant number of inmates elsewhere in Texas. Davenport said most of those submitted proposals. The o ce would be another step toward expediting trials to get inmates their day in court and through the system. SOURCE: HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
Out of the 674 inmates logged on April 27, the total held pretrial was 512 .
76%
of Workforce Solutions Rural Capi- tal Area, which provides recruitment and employment services to a nine- county region, including Hays. “We’re seeing pressure from a lot of di erent industries, manufactur- ing, health care, in skilled trades and construction being three of the big- gest that are really just sucking up all the available workforce that we have,” Fletcher said. Hays County Precinct 1 Commis- sioner Debbie Ingalsbe said the sher- i ’s o ce is actively recruiting and trying to get the word out. “They’re just really trying to think outside the box. And trying to, you know, get advertising out for these
leaving corrections at the county are also leaving the law enforcement eld entirely. Even still, the county is doing what it can to recruit. “A lot of people that come in and request tours and stu like that, or ended up getting a job here, the idea that they had in their head is com- pletely di erent from what it is day to day,” said Lt. Erica Fernandez with Hays County Corrections. “I think a portion of it is pay. There’s a lot of other jobs that you can get out there that make similar or even more pay than a correction o cer and you’re not in the same type of environment.” It is a situation that is not unique to Hays County, said Paul Fletcher, CEO
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Annual demand The projected need for new positions as well as the need to replace employees who leave
Forecast annual growth The projected need for new positions as well as the need to replace employees who leave
Staf f i ng T h e j a i l
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
AVERAGE SALARY
ANNUAL DEMAND
FORECAST ANNUAL GROWTH
COUNTY
The demand for correctional o cers in Hays County is expected to grow at a rate faster than neighboring counties. Hays County currently has more than 70 open positions in corrections. The following gures are a comparison from the end of 2021.
Bastrop
187
$41 , 200
22
0 . 4%
Caldwell
61
$40 , 400
6
-1 . 8%
Hays
152
$41 , 400
19
2 . 2%
Lee
171
$42 , 400
15
0 . 4%
SOURCE: WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS RURAL CAPITAL AREA COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
Statewide
43 ,797
$44 , 200
4 , 089
0 . 1%
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