THE MDC HAS A NEW INTERIM JAIL ADMINISTRATOR. COUNTY MANAGER JULIE MORGAS BACA HIRED TOM RUIZ … A FORMER SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT ADMINISTRATOR WHO ALSO HAS CORRECTIONS EXPERIENCE.
SPOKESPERSON TIA BLAND TELLS US RUIZ IS ALREADY ON THE JOB … BUT MORGAS BACA HAS YET TO DECIDE WHEN SHE’LL START A SEARCH FOR THE PERMANENT JAIL DIRECTOR. SHE SAYS MORGAS BACA WANTS TO GIVE RUIZ THE TIME TO DO WHAT HE WANTS TO DO, AND CAN THEN BETTER GET THE PERMANENT JAIL DIRECTOR UP TO SPEED WHEN ONE IS HIRED.
BLAND SAYS MICHAEL WATKINS DIDN’T WORK OUT AS JAIL ADMINISTRATOR BECAUSE HIS HIRING WAS CONTINGENT ON A BACKGROUND CHECK … AND SHE SAYS THE COUNTY HAD TROUBLE COMPLETING THAT.
