DATE: September 24, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Kirk Haynes, Chief Probation Officer
SUBJECT: Agreement with the Superior Court of California for Pretrial Program Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the retroactive Memorandum of Understanding with the Superior Court of California, County of Fresno (Court), to expand the Probation Department's Pretrial Services Program effective July 1, 2024 for a standard term of three years with two optional one-year extensions, total possible revenue to the County not to exceed $8,935,925; and
2. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer, or designee, to accept any additional funding allocation from the Court.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions, which will approve a retroactive agreement with the Court. Costs associated with the Pretrial Program Services are funded with Judicial Council of California Pretrial Release Program Funding (Senate Bill 129 Budget Act of 2021) revenue. This legislation requires the Court to contract for these services with a County Department that does not make arrests or prosecute criminal offenses. Approval of the recommended actions will allow the Probation Department to enter into a revenue agreement with the Court for the Court's Pretrial Program, utilizing these funds to complete assessments and monitor defendants identified by the Court. The Probation Department's allocated portion of the funds is $6,433,868. The Court's portion of the grant funding is $2,502,057. However, the Court has indicated that it may provide the Probation Department with part of its allocation. Therefore, the total possible compensation amount described above includes the total possible allocation under the recommended agreement if the Court provides part of its allocation to the Probation Department. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
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