Title
Adopt Resolution to:
a. Ratify the Chief Probation Officer's execution and submittal of a grant application to the Board of State and Community Corrections for Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) funds in the amount of $22,292 for the Probation Department's Victim Restitution Program during Fiscal Year 2015-16, including acknowledgment of a match requirement of $2,477; and
b. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer to sign the Grant Agreement with the Board of State and Community Corrections, and related amendments.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a Resolution to:
a. Ratify the Chief Probation Officer's execution and submittal of a grant application to the Board of State and Community Corrections for Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) funds in the amount of $22,292 for the Probation Department's Victim Restitution Program during Fiscal Year 2015-16, including acknowledgement of a match requirement of $2,477; and
b. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer to sign the Grant Agreement with the Board of State and Community Corrections, and related amendments.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Probation Department has applied for JABG grant funds in the amount of $22,292, which will continue to subsidize restorative justice-related services designed to hold juvenile offenders accountable and reduce recidivism. It will be the fifteenth consecutive year for this program, although, this funding has been consistently reduced through time. The grant requires a match of $2,477, as stated in the Attachment A of the JABG package. Because the timing requirements for the grant required submittal by May 29, the Chief Probation Officer executed the application. A resolution of the Board is required as part of the process, but the grant application explicitly allows for the submittal of the resolution after the application deadline.
The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) is the administrat...
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