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PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	05/23/2018
Subject: FY 2018/19 AB109 COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS
Submitted For:	AB109 CAB, Community Advisory Board on Public Safety Realignment
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:	N/A
Referral Name:	FY 2018/19 AB109 COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS
Presenter:	Donte Blue, Office of Reentry and Justice	Contact:	Donte Blue, Office of Reentry and Justice

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Referral History:

In its December 2012 meeting, the Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) decided to provide a 4% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) to the Community Programs line item in its budget for FY 2018-19. When this budget was submitted to the Board of Supervisor’s Public Protection Committee (PPC) for consideration in February 2018, the PPC approved the COLA increase of $194,688 and directed the Community Advisory Board (CAB) of the CCP to return to the PPC a recommendation on how this additional revenue was to be distributed among the various programs.

Referral Update:

During its April 2018 General Meeting, CAB discussed the distribution of the $194,688 COLA among its various programs. Working from its FY 2017-18 baseline budget amount of $4,867,201, CAB determined that it would recommend the following for the aggregate $5,061,889 FY 2018-19 budget amount:

Reduce the line item for CAB support to $5,000;
Retain the amount of $15,000 for the connection to resources item used for the production of the Reentry Voice newsletter;
Distribute the remaining revenue pro rata among the various program areas based on their FY 2017-18 budget amounts;
Request that in developing contracts for FY 2018-19 with the various contractors the ORJ direct the contractors to prioritize the use of additional revenue towards increasing compensation amounts paid to line staff so this is consistent with the intended purpose of a COLA;
ORJ report back to CAB how each agency ultimately budgets for the increased revenue in its FY 2018-19 contract, and the reason any additional revenue is allocated to an item other than the increase in line staff compensation.

As a result of its discussions, CAB established the following recommended allocations for the FY 2018-19 CCP community programs budget:

Program	Amount
Employment	$2,081,270
Housing	$1,071,850
Legal Services	$156,100
Mentoring and Family Reunification	$208,130
Reentry Success Center	$546,330
East and Central County Reentry Network	$978,200
Connection to Resources (Reentry Voice)	$15,000
CAB Planning and Support	$5,009
TOTAL	$5,061,889

During meetings ORJ had with each contractor following the completion quarter three of the current fiscal year, ORJ informed the contractors of the possible increased allocations to their programs and the desire by CAB to have this additional revenue directed at personnel costs. ORJ is now in the process of negotiating each of these contracts and their requisite budgets, and intends to report back to CAB the result of his process during the first quarter of FY 2018-19, as requested.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

RECOMMEND that the Board of Supervisors (BOS) ADOPT the CCP-CAB recommendations to distribute $5,061,889 to fund the AB 109 community programs as follows:
1. Employment: $2,081,270
2. Housing: $1,071,850
3. Legal Services:$156,100
4. Mentoring and Family Reunification: $208,130
5. Reentry Success Center: $546,330
6. East and Central County Reentry Network: $978,200
7. Connection to Resources (Reentry Voice): $15,000
8. Community Advisory Board Support: $5,009

Attachments
FY 2018/19 CAB Community Program Funding Recommendations