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PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE - SPECIAL MEETING

Meeting Date:	02/03/2020
Subject: APPOINTMENTS TO THE CY2020 COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PARTNERSHIP & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Submitted For:	David Twa
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:	N/A
Referral Name:	APPOINTMENTS TO THE CY2020 COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PARTNERSHIP & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Presenter:	Paul Reyes, 925-335-1096	Contact:

Information

Referral History:

The California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 109 (Chapter 15, Statutes of 2011), which transferred responsibility for supervising certain lower-level inmates and parolees from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to counties. Assembly Bill 109 (AB109) took effect on October 1, 2011 and realigned three major areas of the criminal justice system. On a prospective basis, the legislation:

• Transferred the location of incarceration for lower-level offenders (specified nonviolent, non-serious, non-sex offenders) from state prison to local county jail and provides for an expanded role for post-release supervision for these offenders;
• Transferred responsibility for post-release supervision of lower-level offenders (those released from prison after having served a sentence for a non-violent, non-serious, and non-sex offense) from the state to the county level by creating a new category of supervision called Post-Release Community Supervision (PRCS);
• Transferred the custody responsibility for parole and PRCS revocations to local jail, administered by county sheriffs

AB109 also created an Executive Committee of the local Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) and tasked it with recommending a Realignment Plan (Plan) to the county Board of Supervisors for implementation of the criminal justice realignment. The Community Corrections Partnership is identified in statute as the following:

Community Corrections Partnership
Chief Probation Officer (Chair)
Presiding Judge (or designee)
County supervisor, CAO, or a designee of the BOS
District Attorney
Public Defender
Sheriff
Chief of Police
Head of the County department of social services
Head of the County department of mental health
Head of the County department of employment
Head of the County alcohol and substance abuse programs
Head of the County Office of Education
BO representative with experience in rehabilitative services for criminal offenders
Victims’ representative

Later in 2011, the Governor signed Assembly Bill 117 (Chapter 39, Statutes of 2011), which served as “clean up” legislation to AB109. Assembly Bill 117 (AB117) changed, among other things, the composition of the local CCP-Executive Committee. The CCP-Executive Committee is currently identified in statute as the following:

Community Corrections Partnership-Executive Committee
Chief Probation Officer (Chair)
Presiding Judge (or designee)
District Attorney
Public Defender
Sheriff
A Chief of Police
The head of either the County department of social services, mental health, or alcohol and drug services (as designated by the board of supervisors)

Although AB109 and AB117 collectively place the majority of initial planning activities for Realignment on the local CCP, it is important to note that neither piece of legislation cedes powers vested in a county Board of Supervisors’ oversight of and purview over how AB109 funding is spent. Once the Plan is adopted, the Board of Supervisors may choose to implement that Plan in any manner it may wish.

Referral Update:

Each year, the Public Protection Committe reviews the membership of the Community Corrections Partnership and makes recommendations for appointment to non ex-officio seats to the Board of Supervisors. The Board has made these appointments on a calendar year basis.

Today's action is seeking direction from the Public Protection Committee to either:

1. Forward nominees to the Board of Supervisors following a determination and vote of the Committee today, or
2. Direct staff to conduct a recruitment process for all or a portion of the Board appointment members of the CCP and CCP Executive Committee.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

1. RECOMMEND nominees for appointment to seats on the CY2020 Community Corrections Partnership & Executive Committee (see attachments); 2. PROVIDE direction to staff on an alternative recruitment process for membership on the CCP and the CCP Executive Committee.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

No fiscal impact.

Attachments
CY2020 CCP Membership
CY2020 CCP Executive Committee Membership
CSAC Informational Letter