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a. Approve and Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to sign a two (2) year agreement between the Sheriff's Office and the Department of State Hospitals for an amount not to exceed $3,380,265, to host a regional Jail Based Competency Treatment program in the Monterey County Jail retroactive to July 1, 2021 with a term ending date of June 30, 2023; and
b. Authorize and direct the Auditor-Controller to amend the Sheriff's Office FY 2021-22 Adopted Budget to increase appropriations by $79,387, in 001-SHE003-2300-8238-6610 financed by increased revenues of $79,387 in 001-SHE003-2300-8238-5050 (4/5 vote required).
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to sign a two (2) year agreement between the Sheriff's Office and the Department of State Hospitals for an amount not to exceed $3,380,265.00, to host a regional Jail Based Competency Treatment program in the Monterey County Jail retroactive to July 1, 2021 with a term ending date of June 30, 2023; and
b. Authorize and direct the Auditor-Controller to amend the Sheriff's Office FY 2021-22 Adopted Budget to increase appropriations by $79,387.00, in 001-SHE003-2300-8238-6610 financed by increased revenues of $79,387.00 in 001-SHE003-2300-8238-5050 (4/5 vote required).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On September 10, 2019, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a contract between the Monterey County Sheriff's Office and the Department of State Hospitals (DSH) to host a regional Jail Based Competency Treatment (JBCT) program aimed at restoring to competency those inmates charged with felonies and found by the courts to be incompetent to stand trial, with board order A-14494.
Due to the continued overwhelming need for beds and program space for inmates found by local Superior Courts to be incompetent to stand trial, DSH has requested that...
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