DATE: January 29, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Kirk Haynes, Chief Probation Officer
SUBJECT: Agreement with University of Cincinnati Research Institute
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Make a finding that it is in the best interest of the County to suspend the competitive bidding process consistent with Administrative Policy No. 34 for unusual or extraordinary circumstances, as the University of Cincinnati owns the copyright for the Effective Practices in Community Supervision models and the University of Cincinnati's Core Correctional Practices manual and training program; and
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with the University of Cincinnati Research Institute for technical assistance to expand and improve delivery of evidence based practices in the Probation Department effective upon execution, not to exceed three consecutive years, and total not to exceed $297,433.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the recommended actions will provide technical assistance to expand and improve delivery of Evidence Based Practices (EBP) in the Probation Department through the development of a behavioral management system for the youth at the Juvenile Justice Campus (JJC) and the application of the Effective Practices in Community Supervision (EPICS) model in the Adult and Juvenile Services Divisions. The EPICS model will be utilized by Deputy Probation Officers in the performance of their duties in order to teach them how to apply principles of effective intervention in their interactions with offenders. The Department is requesting a suspension of competition because the University of Cincinnati owns the copyright for the Effective Practices in Community Supervision (EPICS) models and the University of Cincinnati's Core Correctional Practices manual and training program, which will be utilized in the recommended agreement. This item is countywide.
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