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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05081990 - H.1 TO: . BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: PHIL BATCHELOR Contra County Administrator Costa DATE: May 1, 1990 County SUBJECT: REPORT ON 1990/91 COUNTY JUSTICE SYSTEM SUBVENTION PROG Specific Request(s) or Recommendations(s) & Background & Justification RECOMMENDATION: 1. Accept Report from the County Administrator on the 1990/91 Subvention Program, hold public hearing set for 11:00 a.m. , May 8, 1990 and consider adoption of funding recommendations as follows: Implementing Agency Project Title 1990/91 Amount District Attorney PERFORMANCE OF AB 3121 FUNCTIONS $ 256,056 Public Defender DEFENSE OF JUVENILES 76,771 Probation HOME SUPERVISION 76,817 Brentwood YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES 83,238 Probation BYRON BOYS' RANCH 834,328 Health Services DETENTION FACILITY MENTAL HEALTH SERV. 149,841 Friends Outside FRIENDS OUTSIDE 35,966 Battered Women's Alt. BATTERING ABATEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM 24,564 District Attorney ADULT PRE-TRIAL DIVERSION 182,561 Criminal Justice Ag. PLANNING, COORDINATION, EVAL. & ADM. 39,537 TOTAL FUNDS $ 1,759,679 2. Certify to the California Youth Authority through a separate Resolution that 1990/91 County Justice System Subvention Program funds will be spent for the purposes set forth in Section 1806(a) of the Welfare and Institutions Code. 3. a. Authorize the County Administrator or his designee to execute on behalf of the County those contracts required to implement the following approved 1990/91 Subvention Program projects: CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES Signature: Z4 X Recommendation of County Administrator Recommendation of Board Committee X Approve Other Signature(s): Action of Board on: May 8, 1990 Approved as Recommended X Other No one appeared to speak and the public hearing was closed. Vote of Supervisors: I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN X Unanimous (Absent I, III ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE Ayes: Noes: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN. Absent: Abstain: Attested: cc: CAO-Justice System Programs Phil BOtchelor, Clerk of Criminal Justice Agency (for distribution) the Board of Supervisors County Administrator and County Administrator By: DEPUTY Report on 1990/91 County Justice System Subvention Program Page 2 May 1, 1990 Organization Amount Not to Exceed Criminal Justice Agency of Contra Costa County $77,647 Brentwood Police Department (Serves East County) 83,238 Friends Outside 35,966 Battered Women's Alternatives 24,564 b. That each contract contain a condition that it is terminated without notice should funds not be appropriated within the final 1990/91 County budget. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Subvention funds support projects that are integral to operation of the County's justice system. Some are mandated. Without this support, a greater investment of County general funds would be required. BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECON ENDATIONS: On April 20, 1990, the Subvention Program Advisory Group met and, in view of the County budget situation, recommended continuation of existing programs at maintenance levels as detailed on page 1. The Subvention Program Advisory Group expressed its appreciation for the ability of the various AB 90-funded projects to maintain a high level of service despite the failure of the State over the years to apply a cost-of-living adjustment to this program. The Advisory Group believes that the departments and agencies implementing various programs have made a successful and sincere commitment to achieving project objectives and have made special efforts to insure that levels of service within these programs are maintained. The certification of compliance through separate Board Resolution in recommendation 2 is required by the California Youth Authority by May 15, 1990. Four approved projects will require a continuation of existing contracts with the County. All of these projects are continuing projects. So that there will be no break in services July 1, I am recommending that the Board of Supervisors, as it did last year, authorize the County Administrator or his designee to execute on behalf of the County those contracts for the above-listed projects. The amount approved for the Criminal Justice Agency includes $38,110 of County general funds, as budgeted within Budget Unit 0325, which represents no increase over FY 1989-90. Attachment 1 Page 1 of 2 SUMMARIES OF PROJECTS CONTRA COSTA COUNTY 1990/91 SUBVENTION PROGRAM PROJECTS RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING PERFORMANCE OF AB 3121 FUNCTIONS (District Attorney's Office) (State Mandated) Funds the Juvenile Division which, under AB 3121, is required to be present and represent the People in all court hearings relating to 602* cases (fitness hearings, arraignments and pre-trials, contested hearings, detention hearings and disposition hearings) . DEFENSE OF JUVENILES (Public Defender) (State Mandated) Allows the Public Defender to handle the increased defense workload arising from AB 3121 requirements. HOME SUPERVISION (Probation Department) (State Mandated) Provides countywide supervision of juveniles (602's) at home in lieu of detention at Juvenile Hall while awaiting court disposition. Its purpose is to assure that the minors appear at court hearings, commit no new offenses and obey the conditions of release. PLANNING, COORDINATION, EVALUATION AND ADMINISTRATION (Criminal Justice Agency of Contra Costa County) This project is designed to provide the County Administrator's Office, Subvention Program and Dispute Resolution Advisory Groups, and the Criminal Justice Agency Planning Board with justice planning, coordination, evaluation and administrative support services. It funds part of the CJA planning functions which include criminal justice coordination and planning across jurisdictional and departmental lines; grant and program administration (including Subvention Program and Dispute Resolution Program administration) ; funding source development; short-term studies and planning efforts (including update of the Adult Correctional Facilities Master Plan and Juvenile Corrections Master Plan) ; detention facility planning under Propositions 2, 16, 52, and 86, including providing the Sheriff's Department with planning services related to detention facility programming and opening the new West County Justice Center. EAST COUNTY YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES (City of Brentwood, Antioch Police Department, Sheriff) This regional diversion project operates in the City of Brentwood, the unincorporated area of East County and the City of Antioch. The program emphasizes short-term family and individual counseling for misdemeanor offenders and felons (many will be re-entry juveniles leaving local correctional institutions) . Services will also be provided for status offenders in East County. *Section 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code places within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court those who violate Federal or State laws or local ordinances other than curfew. Attachment 1 Page 2 of 2 BYRON BOYS' RANCH (Probation Department) Subsidizes partial costs of Byron Boys' Ranch, an open, non-secure treatment institution for delinquent boys committed by the Juvenile Court. Normal capacity is 64 beds with expansion to 74 beds when needed. Staffing consists of 1 superintendent, 4 supervisors, 1 Deputy Probation Officer, 11 counselors, and 6 support staff. DETENTION FACILITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (Health Services Department) Provides mental health services at the Martinez Detention Facility to assist the Sheriff in inmate control and preserving safety of staff and inmates. Mental Health staff will screen all inmates expected to stay one week or more and those admitted during nighttime hours. Treatment services will be provided to the mentally disordered inmates in the medical module and to stabilized inmates in general living units. Mental Health staff will respond to referrals to inmates by deputies and other Detention Facility staff. FRIENDS OUTSIDE (Friends Outside, Inc. ) (Sheriff's Department) Continues programs of Detention Facility visiting whereby volunteers interview inmates and carry out their requests; services to inmates' families; and recruitment, training and coordination of Detention Facility volunteers. Food and clothing for families of prisoners is provided as needed through donations. BATTERING ABATEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM (Battered Women's Alternatives) Provides treatment services to men who physically abuse their spouses. Clients will be referred from law and justice agencies throughout the criminal justice process as well as from sources outside the justice system (crisis line callers, support group participants) . Priority will be given to offenders participating in domestic violence diversion per Penal Code Section 1000.6. ADULT PRE-TRIAL DIVERSION (District Attorney's Office) Implemented by the District Attorney, this countywide program diverts selected adult misdemeanant offenders from the criminal justice system at the pre-trial, post-complaint stage. Short-term (3 months-one year) diversion agreements with individualized conditions (often community service and restitution) are carried out with successful diversion resulting in dismissed charges. Such diversion also enables judges and prosecutors to spend more time on serious cases. 4/23/90 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on May 8, 1990 by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors McPeak, Torlakson, Fanden NOES: None ABSENT: Supervisors Powers and Schroder ABSTAIN: None RESOLUTION NO. 90/287 SUBJECT: CERTIFICATION OF THE 1990-91 COUNTY JUSTICE SYSTEM SUBVENTION PROGRAM APPLICATION The Board having received a report dated May 1, 1990 from the County Administrator with respect to the Certification of the 1990-91 fiscal year County Justice System Subvention Program application, and having recommended approval of same; IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the recommendation of the County Administrator is APPROVED as follows: Certify to the California Youth Authority through this Board Order that the 1990-91 County Justice System Subvention Program funds will be spent for the purposes set forth in Section 1806(a) of the Welfare and Institutions Code. 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.�jy�� ATTESTED: !?" t l 8 /'?90 Phil BatcheloWC erk of the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator By Deputy cc: CAO-Justice System Programs Auditor-Controller County Administrator RESOLUTION NO. 90/287