THE KENTUCKY JUDICIAL BRANCH IS RESTRUCTURING THE “OFFICE OF STATWIDE PROGRAMS”….T0 INCREASE FRONTLINE STAFFING, STREAMLINE SUPERVISION
AND ALIGN OPERATIONS AND SERVICES WITH FUNDING BY THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY…..
THE REORGANIZATION IS INTENDED TO ELIMINATE REDUNDANT LEVELS OF SUPERVISION AND IMPLEMENT A REGIONAL SERVICE FOR ALL OF THE
COMMONWEALTH’S 120 COUNTIES……
THE CHANGES WILL RESULT IN THE CREATION OF 109 POSITIONS….FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON FRONTLINE SERVICE DELIVERY…..WITH A NET LOSS OF JUST OVER
60 POSITIONS….AND AN ANNUAL ESTIMATED SAVINGS OF APPROXIMATELY FIVE-MILLION DOLLARS….