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a. Authorize the Auditor-Controller to increase revenues and appropriations totaling $4,500,278 in multiple departments in Fiscal Year 2012-13 from the State AB109 Public Safety Realignment (4/5ths vote required); and
b. Authorize the CAO's Office to add 7.0 FTE positions in Probation's Budget PRO001; 2.0 FTE in Sheriff's Office Budget SHE003; and 1.0 FTE in Health Department's Budget HEA012, for a total of 10 new positions.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Auditor-Controller to increase revenues and appropriations totaling $4,500,278 in multiple departments in Fiscal Year 2012-13 from the State AB109 Public Safety Realignment (4/5ths vote required); specifically:
§ $675,393 in Fund 001 for Probation Department - PRO001
§ $2,893,525 in Fund 001 for Sheriff's Office - SHE003
§ $106,666 in Fund 001 for Department of Social and Employment Services (DSES) - SOC004
§ $824,694 in Fund 023 for Health Department - HEA012
b. Authorize the CAO's Office to add 7.0 FTE positions in Probation's Budget PRO001; 2.0 FTE in Sheriff's Office Budget SHE003; and 1.0 FTE in Health Department's Budget HEA012, for a total of 10 new positions.
SUMMARY:
The Probation Department, as lead agency for the implementation of the AB 109 Public Safety Realignment, is recommending increasing revenues and appropriations and adding new positions for Phase II implementation of AB 109 Public Safety Realignment during FY 2012-13.
DISCUSSION:
In FY 11-12 the County of Monterey was allocated a total of $4,406,336 for planning, startup and a 9-month program; this amount also included $137,897 allocated to the legal Departments, District Attorney and Public Defender.
Monterey County will receive a total of $8,087,217 annualized during the current fiscal year, an increase of $3,680,881 over the prior year: $7,931,442 for custody, supervision, and rehabilitative services, and $155,775 allocated to the legal Departments. Further, an estimated positive balance of $1,624,278 is rolled over to FY 12-13 from the prior year, due to a prudent phased approach - gradually incrementing services upon the release of offenders to local authority - and the conservative fiscal management of available resources.
The funding increase will: a) cover a longer budget period (one year instead of 9 months); b) expand treatment and rehabilitative services, both inpatient and outpatient, as well as housing and job subsidies for clients; c) establish a new Pretrial Services Unit and expand Court Investigations and Community Corrections supervision; and d) allocate additional funding for out-of-county custody beds, offender transportation, and data collection efforts.
A total of $9,555,720 will be shared between the Health Department, DSES, Probation and the Sheriff's Office to continue the implementation of the core strategies identified by the plan: custody, alternatives to custody, community supervision, and treatment and rehabilitation. Below is the allocation breakdown of services and additional staffing of 10.0 FTE positions by Department:
§ $933,318 to the Health Department - Behavioral Health Bureau, to continue to provide offenders' psychosocial assessments, and both outpatient and residential treatment services through contracted drug and alcohol treatment providers. This includes a new 1.0 FTE Senior Psychiatric Social Worker to support the above mentioned assessments and services.
§ $752,266 to DSES for employment services and housing. The Department will use an existing 1.0 FTE WIB Program Representative II position to provide case management services, including ongoing personal, educational and career counseling, assess the employment needs and abilities of referred individuals, and develop service strategies that encompass appropriate training, placement and other job-related services, including placement in subsidized employment opportunities.
§ $3,063,119 to Probation for: a) alternatives to detention and electronic monitoring services; b) community supervision, including new high-risk caseloads; c) program compliance and fiscal support; d) pretrial services, and e) staff training. The new Pretrial Services component will assist in reducing jail population by placing eligible offenders on detention alternatives. New positions include: 4.00 FTE Probation Officer (PO) II, 1.00 FTE Probation Officer III, 1.00 FTE Probation Services Manager (PSM), and 1.00 FTE Office Assistant (OA) II.
§ $1,122,000 will be allocated to Probation as service administrator, specifically: $1,080,000 for the ongoing operations at the Adult Day Reporting Center, and $42,000 for program evaluation services.
§ $3,685,017 to the Sheriff's Office for: a) offender classification services in its Custody Bureau; b) additional jail beds; and c) maintaining custody measures and/or for alternatives to detention, as needs unfold. This includes a new 1.00 FTE Deputy Sheriff position for transportation, and 1.00 FTE Criminal Intelligence Specialist for AB 109 data collection requirements.
As a separate allocation, $155,775 will be shared equally between the District Attorney and the Public Defender, to provide legal services as detailed in the Monterey County Public Safety & Post Release Community Supervision plan.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) has approved the recommended budget totaling $9,555,720 (Attachment A) for FY 2012-13. The Budget Comittee has reviewed and supports this recommendation.
FINANCING:
Public Safety Realignment funding is allocated to counties by legislative mandate in restricted revenue accounts, and distributed by the State through monthly deposits. The recommended actions allocate resources from the State to four County Departments: Probation, Health, Department of Social and Employment Services (DSES), and Sheriff's Office.
Probation is the lead agency and fiscal agent for the funding; monies allocated to the County partners are reimbursed upon validation of eligible expenses, on a cost-applied basis. The D.A. and Public Defender will manage their dedicated legal account.
The majority of State funding has already been included in FY 12-13 budgets for the various Departments, who are now seeking to recognize revenue and increase appropriations for the remaining balance of the year, as indicated below:
FUND Department Already Contained Requested Increase Total
In FY 12-13 Budget FY 12-13 Allocation
023 Health/ BH $108,624 $824,694 $933,318
001 DSES $645,600 $106,666 $752,266
001 Probation $3,509,726 $675,393 $4,185,119
001 Sheriff $791,492 $2,893,525 $3,685,017
TOTAL $5,055,442 $4,500,278 $9,555,720
The recommended positions will be added as follows:
FUND Department Position Title Class Code FTE
023 Health/ BH Sr. Psychiatric Social Worker 60B25 1.0
001 Probation Probation Services Manager 60F84 1.0
001 Probation Probation Officer III 60F23 1.0
001 Probation Probation Officer II 60F22 4.0
001 Probation Office Assistant II 80E21 1.0
001 Sheriff Deputy Sheriff - Corrections 36E21 1.0
001 Sheriff Criminal Intelligence Specialist 14H33 1.0
TOTAL 10.0
There is no additional cost to the County General Fund Contribution (GFC) with the recommended action.
Prepared by: Marisa Fiori, Management Analyst III, ext. 1100
Approved by: Manuel Real, Chief Probation Officer, ext.3913
Approved by: Scott Miller, Sheriff, ext. 3856
Approved by: Ray Bullock, Director of Health, ext. 4526
Approved by: Elliott Robinson, Director of Social and Employment Services, ext. 4448
Attachments: Attachment A: Public Safety Budget Allocations FY 12-13