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 with the County of Sonoma, for placement of wards in their facility at the rate of $375 per ward per day for the period September 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This is 100% funded by the Juvenile Justice Realignment Block Grant.
BACKGROUND:
With the closure of the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), the responsibility for youth offenders transferred from state to local jurisdictions. DJJ was one of the few facilities in the State that offered Sex Offender Treatment to juveniles. To continue this same specialized treatment, local jurisdictions worked together to develop a regional model for Juvenile Sex Offender Treatment. Sonoma County has been designated as one of the regional locations to provide this program.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If unapproved, Probation will be unable to provide treatment to juvenile sex offenders.