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Adopt a resolution to:
a. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer to sign and submit a grant application to the State Corrections Standards Authority for Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) funds in the amount of $33,411 for the Probation Department’s Victim Restitution Program during Fiscal Year 2012-13; and
b. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer to sign the Grant Agreement with the Corrections Standards Authority, and related amendments.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution to:
a. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer to sign and submit a grant application to the State Corrections Standards Authority (CSA) Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) funds in the amount of $33,411 for the Probation Department’s Victim Restitution Program during Fiscal Year (FY) 2012-13; and
b. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer to sign the Grant Agreement with the Corrections Standards Authority (CSA), and related amendments.
SUMMARY/ DISCUSSION:
The Probation Department is applying for JABG grant funds in the amount of $33,411, which will continue to subsidize restorative justice-related services designed to hold juvenile offenders accountable and reduce recidivism. It will be the twelfth consecutive year for this program.
The Corrections Standards Authority is the administrator for the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant, distributing funding for units of local government to promote greater accountability of juveniles in the justice system through this grant. The allocation of funds to local government is based on a formula generated for one third by violent crime data reported by localities and for two thirds by law enforcement expenditure information. As a result of this formula, Monterey County is eligible to receive funds in the amount of $33,411 for FY 2012-13.
Funds from this grant will contribute to the cost of an existing Probation Aide position for restorative justice-related services and to h...
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