DATE: October 5, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Kirk Haynes, Chief Probation Officer
SUBJECT: Retroactive Grant Application and Agreement with the State of California Office of Traffic Safety for Intensive Probation Supervision for High-Risk Felony and Repeat DUI-Offenders
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Retroactively approve and authorize the Chief Probation Officer's previous submittal of a grant application for the State of California Office of Traffic Safety's Intensive Probation Supervision for High-Risk Felony and Repeat DUI-Offenders Program, to fund Probation's Repeat DUI caseload positions for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022; and
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive grant agreement, with the State of California Office of Traffic Safety (Grant Number AL22023) to provide Intensive Probation Supervision for High-Risk Felony and Repeat DUI-Offenders for the period of October 01, 2021 through September 30, 2022 ($325,000).
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The State of California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) High-Risk Felony and Repeat DUI Offenders (Repeat DUI) funding allows for continuation of the Probation Department's Repeat DUI Program, originally funded by OTS in 2006. To meet the grant application deadline of January 31, 2021, the Department submitted the application on January 29, 2021, contingent upon your Board's approval. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended actions are not approved, the grant agreement will be returned to OTS. The loss of these grant funds will result in the elimination of two Deputy Probation Officer positions, unless an alternative source of funding is found. Therefore, high-risk felony and Repeat DUI offenders will no longer receive the intensive supervision currently provided.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The recommended agreement is retroactive, due to the grant appli...
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