RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 21042 to add one (1) full-time Probation Counselor III (7KTB) (represented) position at salary level PP5 1507 ($4,843-$5,887) in the Probation Department.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This action will allow for reduction in the existing Electronic Monitoring Contract and will be funded with money saved from that reduction of service.
BACKGROUND:
The 2008/09 and 2009/10 State budget modifications resulted in reductions to juvenile probation and camp funding of approximately $900,000. This cost reduction was absorbed by the Probation Department with the elimination of seven full-time equivalent positions that comprised the Home Supervision Unit. The responsibility of the Probation Department to provide Juvenile Electronic monitoring is mandated (Welfare and Institutions Code Section 628.1), and has been met with the use of a private contractor, Behavioral Interventions (BI) Incorporated.
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