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FROM: Lionel D. Chatman, County Probation Officer
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DATE: June 20, 2006 : .
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SUBJECT: Inter-County Placement Agreement— Del Norte County COUx� County
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SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve and authorize the County Probation Officer to execute a contract with Del Norte
County for the placement of wards at the Bar-O Boys Ranch in an amount not to exceed
$2,950.00 per month per ward, for the period July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007 with the
option for automatic renewal for up to a maximum of two additional years.
FISCAL IMPACT:
County funds are budgeted within the Probation Department's Care of Court Wards budget for
placement of Court Wards by order of the Juvenile Court.
BACKGROUND:
Del Norte County operates the Bar-O Boys Ranch under the provisions of Article 24 of
Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code of the State of California.
The camp has 42 beds which exceed their needs and they make beds available to other
counties under the provisions of Section 888 WIC. Section 755 WIC allows the Juvenile Court
to permit a ward's placement out of county under the supervision of the Probation Officer of
that county.
Contra Costa County has had agreements with Del Norte County for these placements since
1994 and several minors not suitable for placement at the Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation
Facility have successfully completed programs at Bar-O Ranch. Probation currently has two
minors in placement at the facility. This resource has expanded Probation's options for
difficult to place youth.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATU
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�iRECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
&--APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): Q'
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ACTION OF BOA N APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
NANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE
AYES: NOES: SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
ATTESTED
CONTACT: Lionel Chatman,3-4188 JOHN CULLEN,CLERK OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
CC: County Probation Officer
County Administrator
County Auditor-Controller
Del Norte County via Probation BY
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CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
This resource has expanded the Probation Department's options for difficult to place
youth at a rate well under the average group home placement rate of nearly $5,000 per
month. Failure to approve this contract will result in placement of certain youth in more
expensive facilities, reduce the number of placement opportunities for the Juvenile Court,
and require longer periods of detention at Juvenile Hall.