To: Board of Supervisors
From: Esa Ehmen-Krause, County Probation Officer
Report Title: Purchase Two Vehicles for Post-Release Community Supervision Unit
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE Budget Amendment No. BDA-24-00227 authorizing the transfer of appropriations in the amount of $130,000 from Probation Programs (0308) to Public Works - ISF Fleet Services (0064) for the purchase of two (2) vehicles for Post-Release Community Supervision unit.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This action increases revenue in Public Works - ISF Fleet Services (0064) and reduces appropriations by $130,000 out of the Probation Department's AB109 Program (3085/3611). The purchase of these vehicles will be funded by State AB 109 Public Safety Realignment funds.
BACKGROUND:
In 2011, the California Legislature passed public safety legislation (Assembly Bill 109) that shifted responsibility of certain populations of offenders from the State to the County.
Assembly Bill 109 (AB 109) established the California Public Safety Realignment Act of 2011 which allows for non-violent, non-serious, non-sex offenders to be supervised at the local county level opposed to state parole offices. Those sentenced to local commitments for crimes that would have previously resulted in prison sentences are released from jail and placed on Mandatory Supervision, supervised by the Probation Department. The goal is to ensure Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS) clients have the best possible chance to avoid further negative contact with the justice system.
The Probation Department's fleet for PRCS services has reached 10 years of service. To ensure minimum disruption in the delivery of services to clients, new vehicles are requested.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this purchase is not approved, the Probation Department will not be able to purchase replacement vehicles for our Post-Release Community Supervision unit, which may jeopardize t...
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