HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04012014 - C.40RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with the Contra Costa County
Office of Education in an amount not to exceed $543,850 to continue providing educational services to inmates for
the period of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$543,850.00, 100% Inmate Welfare Fund; Budgeted. No net County cost.
BACKGROUND:
The County has contracted with the Contra Costa County Office of Education since 1985 to provide educational
services at the adult detention facilities. These services provide inmates with educational and vocational training
including: basic literacy, GED (General Education) preparation, substance abuse prevention, computer skills, flood
control, landscaping, and woodworking. By providing these services, inmates are provided with the opportunity to
gain education and skills to prepare for re-entry into the community.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Educational services for inmates within the County's three detention facilities will discontinue.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 04/01/2014 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Sandra Brown, (925)
335-1553
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: April 1, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc:
C. 40
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:April 1, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Interagency Agreement with the CCC Office of Education for Inmate Education Services
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
No impact.