RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Probation Officer, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with the County of Sonoma, for the placement of wards in their facility at the rate of $300 per ward per day for the period October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Juvenile Justice Realignment Block Grant.
BACKGROUND:
On October 5, 2021 (item C.58) the Board approved a contract with Sonoma County to provide Juvenile Sex Offender Treatment. Before the contract was fully executed, Sonoma County requested a few changes be made to the contract. Those changes were to add clarifying language on removal procedures for wards they no longer wish to house, clarifying language on their policies and procedures, and adding a 10% discount on costs of extraordinary expenses. With the closure the California Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) beginning in 2021, local jurisdictions are now responsible for managing all youthful offender. DJJ was one of the few facilities in the State that offered Sex Offender Treatment to juveniles. Local jurisdictions have worked together to develop a regional model for Juvenile Sex Offender Treatment. Sonoma County will be one of the regional locations to provide this type of treatment program.
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