10/28/2025
I wanted to share this article about the County’s decision to reopen contract negotiations with the union representing our correctional officers, two years early.
We’re doing this to be proactive, not reactive; to have honest, reasonable conversations at the bargaining table and make sure we’re being fair to our officers while also being responsible with taxpayer dollars.
As I said in the article:
“It’s one of our top budget line items. You as a taxpayer, we as taxpayers, spend over $17 million a year at the jail. We have around 270 inmates. If we housed 300 inmates out of the county, it would cost about $10.9 million. When you do the math, we might almost be better off shutting down the jail and housing them elsewhere; I’m not suggesting we do that, but we need to have the conversation.”
I have great respect for Warden Franzoni and all of our correctional officers who do incredibly tough work every day. And since today is National First Responders Day, I also want to thank all of our law enforcement officers, firefighters, EMTs, dispatchers, and public safety teams for everything they do to keep Franklin County safe.
At the end of the day, this is about communication, common sense, and doing what’s right for our employees and taxpayers.
CHAMBERSBURG – A few weeks ago a number of people brought to light the issue of staffing at the Franklin County jail at a Franklin County commissioners meeting. The ideal […]
