SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — An audit shows the Illinois Legislature set aside nearly $3 million for hiring officers at juvenile detention homes that didn’t get hired.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — An audit shows the Illinois Legislature set aside nearly $3 million for hiring officers at juvenile detention homes that didn’t get hired. The report Tuesday by Auditor General William Holland says lawmakers appropriated $1.3 million in 2007 and $1.6 million the next year to hire so-called "front-line" staff members to work with residents at the state’s eight youth centers. The Department of Juvenile Justice says it couldn’t hire anyone because it took two years to write job specifications based on new regulations. And budget crises forced agencies to save some money. But Holland’s report shows the agency spent $6.6 million on overtime and compensatory time off during the same period because of staff shortages. ______ Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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