DATE: December 10, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Kirk Haynes, Chief Probation Officer
SUBJECT: Retroactive Revenue Agreement with Fresno County Superintendent of
Schools for two Deputy Probation Officers for the Truancy Intervention
Program
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize Chairman to execute a retroactive revenue Agreement with the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools for services provided by two Deputy Probation Officers for the Truancy Intervention Program effective July 1, 2019, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a one-year base contract with four optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $698,440.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Fresno County Superintendent of Schools (FCSS) will provide a total of $139,688 annually in funding toward the total cost of $299,511 for two existing Deputy Probation Officer (DPO) positions providing services to the Truancy Intervention Program (TIP). The remaining direct costs for these two positions will be paid for with Youthful Offender Block Grant (YOBG) funds. The total for all possible five years of the recommended agreement is $698,440. The Fresno County Probation Department and FCSS recognize a correlation between chronic school absenteeism, criminal activity, drug abuse, and incarceration, and, therefore, believe a coordinated collaborative effort will reduce school absenteeism. Due to the collaborative nature of this agreement, the Department recommends your Board deviate from the County policy requiring full cost recovery (including indirect costs). This practice is consistently applied to similar agreements with other school districts. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board does not approve the recommended action, the Probation Department will not have sufficient funding to continue services to the Truancy Intervention Program.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The Probation Dep...
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