HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04261988 - 1.51 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Gerald S. Buck, County Probation Officer Contra
Costa
DATE: April 12, 1988 County
SUBJECT: Application for Grant Extension
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Authorize the County Probation Officer, on behalf of the Board of
Supervisors of Contra Costa County, to sign a grant award
contract extension with the Bureau of .Justice Assistance in the
amount of $67,000 for the Adult Intensive Supervision Program.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This 100% federally funded grant extension will continue the
existing Adult Intensive Supervision Program for the period July
1, 1988 to February 15 , 1989. The budget submitted for FY 88/89
assumed this extension would be received. The continued funding
for the remainder of the fiscal year is included in a supple-
mental request.
BACKGROUND
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has been funding four
projects nationally to demonstrate the value of intensive proba-
tion supervision. Contra Costa County Probation Department was
selected as one of the grant recipients. This extension will
continue the current 18 month grant for an additional seven and
one-half months.
The project in Contra Costa is targeted to deal with the signifi-
cant drug problem in the City of Richmond and the adjacent unin-
corporated area of North Richmond. The project is coordinated
with the "Operation Clean Streets" program, inaugurated in
October, 1985. The formal Probation cases selected for this
project consist of probationers convicted of drug sales, posses-
sion for sale, possession, illegal drug use, or conviction of
drug related crimes.
The staff for the project consists of 1. 5 Probation Officers, 1
Probation Aide and . 5 Clerk.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATUR
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED IN OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Probation Officer ATTESTED
APR 2 6 '1988
CAO-Justice System Programs Phil Batchelor, Cferk of`the Board of —`
Auditor �_ Supervisors and County Admirflstrafur
M382/7-88 BY DEPUTY