DATE: October 8, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Kirk Haynes, Chief Probation Officer
SUBJECT: Retroactive Mental Health Training Grant Agreement with the Board of State and Community Corrections
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Mental Health Training Grant Agreement with the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) for the period of May 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020 ($54,000); and
2. Adopt Budget Resolution increasing the FY 2019-20 appropriations and estimated revenue in Probation Org 3430 in the amount of $54,000 (4/5 vote).
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The cost of the Agreement is fully funded by the BSCC Mental Health Training Grant, made available through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, a key provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. Funds are made available to local corrections agencies for a statewide mental health training initiative. The goal of this training initiative is to allow local corrections agencies to provide critical mental health-related training to their personnel from May 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is not approved, the Probation Department's mental health-related training to its staff will not be completed.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The Grant Agreement effective date was May 1, 2019. Probation was provided the Grant Agreement for disbursement of the funds on August 16, 2019. Probation is bringing this to your Board on the first available Board date within the agenda item processing deadlines.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. This Grant funds in the amount of $54,000 will provide mental health-related training for Probation staff. Any unused portion of the grant will be required to be returned to...
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