DATE: January 12, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Kirk Haynes, Chief Probation Officer
SUBJECT: Retroactive Revenue Agreement with Fresno County Superintendent of
Schools for 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 Deputy Probation Officers for the Truancy Intervention Program, effective July 1, 2020, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a one-year base contract with four optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $498,203.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Fresno County Superintendent of Schools (FCSS) will provide partial funding for the 1.4 full-time equivalent (FTE) existing Deputy Probation Officer (DPO) positions providing services to the Truancy Intervention Program (TIP). 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 the 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 item is not approved, the Probation Department will not have sufficient funding to continue services to the Truancy Intervention Program.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The recommended revenue agreement is retroactive to July 1, 2020. The Probation Department has been in discussions with FCSS regarding renewing the agreement, since May 2020. In early August of 2020, the Probation Department was notified that one school district had elected to withdraw from the agreement for the 2...
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