HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05112010 - SD.15RECOMMENDATION(S):
OPEN the public hearing to increase the monthly fee charged by the Probation Department
for adult probation supervision services; CONSIDER oral and written testimony regarding
the proposed fee increase; and CLOSE the hearing.
ADOPT Resolution No. 2010/262, authorizing the Probation Department to charge a fee of
$75.00 per month per adult probationer for probation supervision services.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Probation Department provides probation supervision services to approximately 3500
adult probationers in Contra Costa County. Under the current fee of $50.00 per month per
adult probationer, the Probation Department generates approximately $175,000.00 in
monthly revenue to offset a portion of the actual cost of probation supervision. The current
actual cost of providing supervision per month to each adult probationer is $131.62, which
exceeds the statutory maximum allowed by law. Adoption of this resolution, increasing
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/11/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact:
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 11, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: OFFICE OF REVENUE COLLECTION - J. JEFFERSON, PROBATION DEPARTMENT - L. HARTMANN, PROBATION DEPARTMENT - P.
HERNANDEZ
SD.15
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Lionel D. Chatman, County Probation Officer
Date:May 11, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:HEARING to consider increasing the fees for Cost of Probation services
FISCAL IMPACT: (CONT'D)
the fee to the statutory maximum of $75.00 per month, provides the Probation
Department an additional $87,500.00 in monthly revenue to a new monthly total of
$262,500.00. The additional revenue is necessary in order offset a greater portion of the
increased cost of providing this service.
BACKGROUND:
In any case in which a defendant is convicted of an offense and is the subject of any
preplea or presentence investigation and report, and in any case in which a defendant is
granted probation, the probation officer must make a determination of the ability of the
defendant to pay all or a portion of the reasonable cost of any probation supervision or
conditional sentence. (Penal Code section 1203.1b.) The reasonable cost of probation
supervision cannot exceed the amount determined to be the actual cost. Penal Code
section 1203.1b(h) states that the board of supervisors in any county, by resolution, may
establish a fee for the processing of payments in installments to the probation department
pursuant to this section.
In 1989, the Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance No. 89-26, which made the fees
under Penal Code section 1203.1b operative in Contra Costa County. Currently, the
Probation Department charges $50.00 per month to each adult probationer for probation
supervision services.
In 2009, the Legislature amended Section 1203.1b, increasing the maximum allowable
fee from $50.00 per month to $75.00 per month. In addition, the actual cost of probation
supervision services increased to $131.62 per adult probationer per month. The actual
cost of providing this service exceeds the statutory maximum. As such, the Probation
Department must charge the statutory maximum in order to offset the actual costs of
providing this service as much as possible.
The Probation Department’s fee survey was made available to the public at the Clerk of
the Board of Supervisors at least ten (10) days before the hearing. Notice of the public
hearing was published on May 1, 2010.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to adopt Resolution No. 2010/262 will result in loss of reimbursement revenue to
the Probation Department. The Department will not be able to collect additional fees to
offset the increased costs of providing adult probation supervision services.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
CLERK'S ADDENDUM
CLOSED the hearing; and ADOPTED Resolution No. 2010/262, authorizing the
CLOSED the hearing; and ADOPTED Resolution No. 2010/262, authorizing the
Probation Department to charge a fee of $75.00 per month per adult probationer for
probation supervision services.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution No. 2010/262
Resolution 2010/262 Fee Calculation - Cost of Probation Services
Contra Costa County Probation Department Fee Survey
Proposal to Increase Fees for Cost of Adult Probation Supervision
Charge:
Current Charge: $50.00 per adult probationer per month
Proposed Charge: $75.00 per adult probationer per month
Estimated Revenue from Increased Fee:
The Contra Costa County Probation Department supervises approximately 3500 adult
probationers. The maximum allowable charge under California Penal Code section 1203.01b is $75.00
per adult probationer per month. If the Probation Department charges the statutory maximum $75.00
per adult probationer per month ($75.00 x 3500), the Department would charge $262,500.00 each
month to offset a portion of the actual cost of providing probation supervision services.
The following section is a breakdown of the actual cost to Contra Costa County to provide adult
probation supervision services.
SUPERVISION COSTS
Staff:
- Monthly cost of Deputy Probation Officer (salary & benefits) $19,194.00
- Number of Deputy Probation Officers providing adult
Supervision services x 24
- Total cost per month $460,656.00
Cost Per Case:
- Total cost per month $460,656
- Total number of cases ÷ 3,500 cases
- Total cost per month, per case $131.62
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Contact Person:
Paula Hernandez, Chief Deputy Probation Officer
50 Douglas Drive, Suite 201, Martinez, CA 94553
TEL: 925-313-4188