DATE: January 6, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Chief Probation Officer Kirk Haynes
SUBJECT: Agreements with Turning Point of Central California
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize Chairman to execute an Agreement with Turning Point of Central California, for adult reentry employment readiness services for adults on probation, effective February 1, 2026, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $1,750,000; and
2. Approve and authorize Chairman to execute an Agreement with Turning Point of Central California, for adult reentry employment readiness services for individuals participating in the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Adult Re-Entry Planning Program, effective February 1, 2026, not to exceed five months, total not to exceed $28,849.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions, which will allow Turning Point of Central California (TPCC) to provide adult reentry employment readiness services for adults on probation on behalf of the Probation Department, including those in the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Adult Re-Entry Planning Program (ARPP). TPCC will provide evidence-based employment readiness programming under a single program model funded by two separate sources, resulting in two separate agreements. The first recommended action will approve an agreement to be funded by the State of California Public Safety Realignment Act Assembly Bill 109 (AB109) revenue. The second recommended action will approve an agreement to be funded by JAG, for which grant funds are set to expire on June 30, 2026. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board does not approve the recommended actions, the Probation Department would be unable to execute the recommended agreements with TPCC and would be required to discontinue providing employment read...
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