As requested by the Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) at its May 10, 2013 meeting and recommended by the Public Protection Committee of the Board of Supervisors at their May 16, 2013 meeting, the FY 2013-14 budget for AB 109 Public Safety Realignment in Contra Costa County approved by the Board of Supervisors on May 21, 2013 included an allocation in the amount of $200,000 for peer and mentoring support services for the County AB 109 program.
For fiscal year 2014/15, the CCP-Executive Committee approved the 2014/15 AB109 Public Safety Realignment budget at the February 14, 2014 regular meeting and submitted to the Public Protection Committee for review and approval. On February 24, 2014, the Public Protection Committee accepted the CCP-Executive Committee's recommendations, including the continuation of funding in the amount of $200,000 for peer and mentoring support services and forwarded the recommendation to the Board of Supervisors. On June 24, 2014, the Board of Supervisors approved the execution of contracts for peer and mentoring support services for the period June 30, 2014 through June 30, 2015.
For fiscal year 2015/16, the CCP-Executive Committee approved 2015/16 AB109 Public Safety Realignment budget at the January 9, 2015 regular meeting and submitted to the Public Protection Committee for review and approval. On February 9, 2015, the Public Protection Committee accepted the CCP-Executive Committee's recommendations, including the continuation of funding in the amount of $200,000 for peer and mentoring support services.
Today's action authorizes contracts, to be approved as to form by County Counsel, with Men and Women and Purpose for $110,000 to provide mentoring services and with Center for Human Development for $90,000 to provide family reunification services in Contra Costa County for the AB 109 population, for the period June 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, as recommended by the Public Protection Committee at its April 13, 2015 meeting.
Negative action would discontinue mentoring and family reunification services provided by Men and Women of Purpose and Center for Human Development for the AB 109 population on June 30, 2015.