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FROM: Gerald S . Buck, County Probation Officer Costa
County
DATE:
September 13 , 1994 `SUN
SUBJECT:
Inter-County Placement Agreement - Sonoma County
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
That the County Probation Officer be authorized to enter into
an agreement with Sonoma County for the purpose of placing
delinquent wards of the Court in Sonoma County' s Sierra Youth
Center at a monthly rate of $2, 600 .
BACKGROUND
Sonoma County operates a co-ed Probation residential
treatment facility underthe provisions of 880 WIC, known as
the Sierra Youth Center. The facility has 20 unlocked beds
used for male and female delinquents committed by the Court .
Sonoma County has invited other counties to place youth in
their facility under the provisionss of 888 WIC which
requires an inter-county agreement .
Contra Costa has insufficient resources and alternative
treatment options, especially for girls, which this agreement
will help to alleviate .
The Sonoma County facility has been visited and found to be a
suitable place for Contra Costga County wards who might
otherwise be placed in long term foster care or CYA.
COST
The rate of payment to Sonoma County is $2 , 600 per month
which is comparable to our Byron Ranch costs and which is
less than the average group home rate of $3 , 300 per month.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: y YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): /
ACTION OF BOARD ON 1991 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
_ UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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PHIL BA CHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF'
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY �� DEPUTY
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In view of the program size (20 beds) , the needs. of Sonoma
County and its use by other counties we do not anticipate
placing more than three Contra Costa County youth there at
any given time . Federal reimbursement may be claimed via
Emergency Assistance Title IV-A which will offset costs by up
to 500 . The Probation Department budget for care of wards in
residential placement is sufficient to cover the County' s
share of cost .
THE INTER-COUNTY AGREEMENT
The attached "agreement" is typical and does not appear to be
problemmatic. It has been referred to our County Counsel for
review.
Contact : Jerry Buck
CC : County Probation Officer
County Administrator
Auditor-Controller
Contractor via Probation