To: Board of Supervisors
From: Esa Ehmen-Krause, County Probation Officer
Report Title: Inter-County Placement Agreement County of Sonoma
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Probation Officer, or designee, to execute a contract renewal with the County of Sonoma, for the placement of wards in their facility at the rate of $300 per ward per day for the period October 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract will be 100% funded through the Juvenile Justice Realignment Block Grant.
BACKGROUND:
Senate Bill 92 (SB 92) set a defined closure for the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) and declared no new commitments as of July 1, 2021. Further, Senate Bill 823 (SB 823) transferred the responsibility for managing all youthful offenders from the State to local jurisdictions. As a result of SB 823, local jurisdictions have worked together to develop a regional model for Juvenile Sex Offender Treatment. Sonoma County will be one of the regional locations to provide this type of treatment program. Contra Costa County has decided to contract with Sonoma County to be able to provide a comprehensive program to clients in our community.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Probation will be unable to provide treatment to juvenile sex offenders in Sonoma facilities.