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Consent-General Government # 10.
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| Board of Supervisors |
County Administrator |
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| Subject |
| Approve "reentry services with an emphasis on homeless probationers" as the priority focus for the Board of Supervisor's allocated Local Innovation Subaccount 2018-19 Safe Communities Program Innovation Grant, criminal justice realignment funding specifically delegated by the Legislature to the Board of Supervisors for annual allocation. (No general fund impact) (Blacklock/Hoskins) |
| Recommended Action |
| Approve the priority focus of "reentry services with an emphasis on homeless probationers" for the Local Innovation Subaccount 2018-19 Safe Communities Program Innovation Grant. |
| Strategic Plan Goal(s) |
Operational Excellence
Safe Communities |
| Reason for Recommended Action/Background |
The Local Innovation Subaccount is a public safety fund mandated by the State as part of the Public Safety Realignment of 2011. Under County policy a priority focus is chosen for a grant allocation of the funds annually by the Local Innovation Subaccount Ad Hoc Subcommittee. For this year's allocation the subcommittee's recommended priority focus is "reentry services with an emphasis on homeless probationers". Reentry services refers to the assistance provided to offenders to connect them to needed services shortly before or after they are released from custody at the Yolo County Jail.
Background
This Subaccount is unique in that expenditure is at the sole discretion of the Board of Supervisors and not required to adhere to the standard Community Corrections Partnership funding processes. Ten percent of the annual allocation of the following four local growth accounts created in the 2011 package create the Subaccount:
- Trial Court Security Growth Special Account
- Juvenile Justice Growth Special Account
- District Attorney and Public Defender Growth Special Account
- Community Corrections Growth Special Account
In May 2016, the Board approved a policy that established a process for allocation of the Local Innovation Subaccount funds through the creation of a “Safe Communities Program Innovation Grant” (see Attachment A). Through this grant, County staff and community-based organizations that provide services to justice-involved populations have the opportunity to innovate with the use of these funds. A Local Innovation Subaccount Ad Hoc Subcommittee comprised of the Board Supervisors from Districts 3 and 4 was created to assist with oversight.
Under this policy a priority focus theme is to be established for each application cycle and all grant funding requests must meet a permissible use related to one of the four local growth accounts (which are detailed in Attachment A). Additionally, the County Administrator’s Office (CAO) is to announce the application period for the grant to community based organizations and County staff. Once received, the applications are reviewed by an interdisciplinary scoring panel and their recommendation is presented to the Local Innovation Subaccount Ad Hoc Subcommittee before presentation to the Board of Supervisors for final approval.
Past Safe Communities Program Grant Awards
Since the beginning of this grant in 2016, there have been two awards given by the Board of Supervisors. The first award of $33,992 in FY 2016-17 was given to the Yolo County Sheriff's Office to fund a study and the development of a statement of work for a criminal justice and behavioral health information sharing project. Since the Sheriff's Office was concurrently awarded technical assistance from the Integrated Justice Information Systems (IJIS) Institute for the project, in April 2018 the Board approved the funds to be carried forward to fund a contract with an IT project manager consultant to carry out the task plan produced by IJIS. The Criminal Records Access Management Workgroup is currently working with the Sheriff's Office to research how other counties accomplished data sharing among criminal justice partners, and is planning on hiring the IT project manager consultant in 2019.
The second award of $115,000 in FY 2017-18 was given to the Yolo County Probation Department, in conjunction with the Yolo County Office of Education, in order to assist incarcerated youth transition from custody to the community with a one-on-one mentor, through a contract with the Anti-Recidivism Coalition. This contract will end after two years of service, at which time Probation will give a program presentation to the Board of Supervisors, including data measure outcomes and program highlights.
Safe Communities Program Grant FY 2018-19
Fiscal Year 2018-19 is the third year for the Safe Communities Program Innovation Grant and $85,000 is available from the Local Innovation Subaccount to distribute. After approval of the priority focus, the grant will be announced and an application period of three weeks will begin. An applicant will be recommended by a three person interdisciplinary scoring panel and the Local Innovation Subaccount Ad Hoc Subcommittee. The recommended application will be brought to the full Board for consideration.
The Local Innovation Subaccount Ad Hoc Subcommittee recommend “reentry services with an emphasis on homeless probationers” as the priority focus for FY 2018-19. The priority focus primarily falls under the "Community Corrections Growth Special Account" which is one of the four permissible uses outlined in the county policy. |
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Local Innovation Subaccount Ad Hoc Subcommittee
County Administrator's Office |
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