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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07181995 - C15 .tt� s To, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS { F Contra FROM_. PHIL BATCHELOR, County Administrator !< Costa County DATE: July 7, 1995 SUBJECT: FIX HEARING TO SET AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE JUVENILE. COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATIONS)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION 1 . Fix Tuesday, August 1, 1995 at 9 :45 a.m. for a public hearing on the proposal to set an administrative fee levied by the Probation Department to minors who participate in the Juvenile Community Service Program not to exceed the amount of $25 . 00 . 2 . Direct the County Probation Officer to publish required notices and submit to the. Clerk of the Board for public inspection by Friday, July 21, 1995, documentation supporting the fee increase. BACKGROUND The Juvenile Community Services Program is offered to juveniles arested and referred to the Probation Department as an alternative to court appearance and formal "charges" and as an alternative for the Juvenile Court when determining an appropriate disposition of a matter at hand. Minors offered this opportunity are assigned to work crews of six to eight youth who perform work for the community at parks, schools and municipality sites under the supervision of Probation Department employees . The Probation Department arranges the work site schedule, provides liaison with the site managers and grades youth on their performance. The Department provides transportation to work sites and any tools needed to perform the work, typically hand tools, shovels, hoes, etc . CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): _ ACTION OF BOARD ON July.•-1 �. _9 9.5 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT I I ) 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. cc: Contact : Gerald S . Buck, 313-4180 ATTESTED July 18 , 1995 Probation Department PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Hon. Lois Haight, Juvenile Court SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR County Administrator 'CL Office of Revenue Collection0 Kent Wolfes, JCSP BY01 � 2 DEPUTY M382 (10/88) d � — 2 — The Juvenile Community Service Program is not mandated by law, but provides a valuable service to 1, 000 juveniles held accountable for minor delinquencies . As the Probation Department has been required to reduce its costs, it has been necessary for the program to become more self supportive financially. There- fore, the agencies and jurisdictions receiving benefit of the work performed are assessed a fee via contract . These contract fees will be increased to move the program closer to self sufficiency. In the preparation of the Probation Department budget for 1995- 96, it was proposed that the program' s supervisory position be eliminated to save $70, 000 in County cost . The County Probation Officer proposed increases in the program' s revenues as an alternative. These proposed fees are one of the revenues needed. Heretofore. the. youth participants have not been assessed any fee for their participation. It is suggested that a fee of $25 . 00, to be paid by the juvenile at the time of admission to the program, would be appropriate. This fee will defray costs for transportation and tools . The fee would be a flat fee asssessed to all regardless of the days worked or their success or failure in the program. In addition to offsetting costs, the Probation Officer feels this fee will further impress the minors with a sense of responsi- bility and accountability for their behavior. We expect in many cases the minors may need to borrow the fee from their parents or others and repay them. In such cases wherein the staff determine the minor has no means to pay the fee, it will be waived and the minor will still be able to participate. It is anticipated that this fee will generate annual revenues of $10, 000 to $15, 000 and help assure continuation of the program.