Title
a. Approve and Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to sign Amendment #4, with Restorative Justice Partners, Inc, for $68,261 for a new not to exceed amount of $299,510 and extending the agreement one (1) year with a term ending date of June 30, 2023.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to sign Amendment #4, with Restorative Justice Partners, Inc, for $68,261 for a new not to exceed amount of $299,510 and extending the agreement one (1) year with a term ending date of June 30, 2023.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) request approval of this Amendment.
MCSO started its pilot program with Restorative Justice Partners (RJP) in 2018, with a hope of providing inmates with a first-hand knowledge of how crime impacts their victims. The Victim Impact Program is designed to provide offenders the opportunity to change their criminal thinking and behavior, and to help guide the offender, and educate them, on how to make amends with their victims directly, or indirectly. Victimization creates a “ripple affect” throughout the community, and what better way to tackle this issue than within the walls of the county jail. The men and women who are incarcerated at the Monterey County Jail will receive the opportunity to listen and learn, and educate themselves around 10 core crime topics, such as property crime, assault, robbery, hate and bias, gang violence, sexual assault, child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, drunk and impaired driving, and homicide. The basic precepts of the Victim Impact curriculum are to focus on the impact of crime on the victims and their families, and their personal experiences.
Finally, RJP will incorporate reintegration circles into the program to assist people who have just been released from jail with a successful re-entry into our community.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
County Counsel has approved the agreement as to legal form, and the Auditor/Controller has reviewed for fiscal provisions.
FINANCING:
The cost of this contract is included in the FY 2022-23 Requested Budget. This increase is fully funded by AB109 and this Board Action will have no impact in the General Fund Contribution
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STRATEGIC INITIATIVES:
Mark a check to the related Board of Supervisors Strategic Initiatives
__Economic Development
__Administration
__Health & Human Services
__Infrastructure
√_Public Safety
Prepared by: Arthur Curtright, Management Analyst II, Extension #3708
Approved by: Steve Bernal, Sheriff/Coroner, Extension #3750
Attachments:
Board Report
Attachment A - Amendment 4 (signed)
Attachment B - Restorative Justice Agreement, Board Order, Amd. 1 & 2
Attachment C - Restorative Justice Amendment 3