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a. Approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Monterey County Probation Department (MCPD) and three King City partners: the City of King, the South Monterey County Joint Union High School District, and the King City Union School District, reimbursing the Probation Department a maximum of $508,071 for campus-based services provided by the Probation Department from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023;
b. Approve and authorize the Chief Probation Officer to execute the MOU; and
c. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer to sign up to three (3) future amendments to the MOU where the amendments do not exceed ten percent (10% or $50,807 in aggregate) of the original contract amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Monterey County Probation Department (MCPD) and three King City partners: the City of King, the South Monterey County Joint Union High School District, and the King City Union School District, reimbursing the Probation Department a maximum of $508,071 for campus-based services provided by the Probation Department from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023;
b. Approve and authorize the Chief Probation Officer to execute the MOU; and
c. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer to sign up to three (3) future amendments to the MOU where the amendments do not exceed ten percent (10% or $50,807 in aggregate) of the original contract amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY:
The Probation Department is recommending approval of an MOU in the amount of $508,071 with three King City partners for the term July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023, as partial reimbursement for campus-based services provided by Probation.
DISCUSSION:
MCPD has operated a successful Campus Probation Officer program in partnership with King City agencies and school districts throughout Monterey County for several years. The current collaboration between the Probation Department and three agencies serving the King City area: the City of King (King City), the South Monterey County Joint Union High School District (SMCJUHSD), and the King City Union School District (KCUSD) provides Probation supervision services at King City High and Chalone Peaks Middle School.
MCPD shall assign one Deputy Probation Officer (DPO) to school sites within the district to closely monitor and supervise juvenile probationers attending specified schools, and to develop and operate a spectrum of intervention/diversion programs designed to improve behavior in the community, home and school, and prevent further entry into the juvenile justice system. Probation will continue to utilize an existing position and assign an experienced officer to the project.
Staffing costs for this project are estimated at $221,758 for fiscal year 2020-21. The South County agencies have agreed to pay a combined 75% of actual costs each year of the MOU, up to the maximum contract amount.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The MOU has been approved by County Counsel as to legal form and risk provisions, and by the Auditor-Controller as to fiscal terms.
FINANCING:
South County agencies will reimburse MCPD 75% of the total cost each year of this MOU as their contribution to the staffing and operating cost of the program; specifically, City of King will contribute 25%, South Monterey County Joint Union High School District 33%, and King City Union School District 17% each year. The reimbursed 75% portion for FY 2020-21 is $166,318.
This funding is included in Probation’s Recommended Budget for Probation for FY 2020-21 and will be included in future budget years. There is no additional cost to the County General Fund with the recommended action.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STRATEGIC INITIATIVES:
This recommendation supports the key objective of Public Safety through a close collaboration with South County agencies for increased safety and awareness on school campuses, and aligns with King City’s Comprehensive Plan to End Youth Violence by implementing best practices, crime prevention and campus-based supervision.
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Prepared by: Wendi Reed, Management Analyst II, ext. 3985
Approved by: Todd Keating, Chief Probation Officer, ext. 3913
Attachments: MOU South County Agencies/ King City FY 2020-2021, FY2021-2022, and FY2022-2023