REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
October 8, 2024
FROM
TRACY REECE, Chief Probation Officer, Probation Department
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
Title
Intra-County Position Action to Transfer Positions from the Probation Department to the Department of Behavioral Health
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Authorize the transfer of 34 positions from the Probation Department to the Department of Behavioral Health, as detailed in Attachment A.
2. Authorize the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector to post the necessary 2024-25 budget adjustments as indicated in the Financial Impact section (Four votes required).
3. Authorize the Human Resources Department to transfer incumbents in filled positions from the Probation Department to the Department of Behavioral Health.
(Presenter: Tracy Reece, Chief Probation Officer, 387-5692)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Improve County Government Operations.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). These positions will continue to be funded through the Juvenile Justice Realignment Block Grant (JJRGB) through a Memorandum of Understanding between Probation Department (Probation) and the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH).
|
Fund Center |
WBSE |
Commitment Item |
Description |
Action |
Amount |
|
4810001000 |
- |
51001010 |
Regular Salary |
Decrease |
$ 3,625,608 |
|
4810001000 |
- |
55405010 |
Salaries & Benefits Transfer Out |
Increase |
$ 3,625,608 |
|
9200601000 |
- |
55415011 |
Salaries & Benefits Transfer In |
Increase |
$ 3,625,608 |
|
9200601000 |
- |
51001010 |
Regular Salary |
Increase |
$ 3,625,608 |
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On September 30, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 823 (SB 823) into law (Chapter 337, Statutes of 2020), transferring responsibility for managing all youth offenders from the State of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) to individual counties effective July 1, 2021. SB 823 established the JJRBG program to provide county-based custody, care, and supervision of youth who would have been committed to DJJ custody. As a result, the County’s youth are sent to Probation’s secured youth treatment facility (SYTF) where the County assumes responsibility for the care, custody, and supervision of these youth.
Probation has 34 mental health clinical positions, identified in Attachment A, which staff the SYTF and provide mental health services to incarcerated youth. All the positions are supervised by a Mental Health Program Manager I or a Mental Health Program Manager II from DBH.
Since the 34 mental health clinical positions are supervised by DBH staff, Probation recommends transferring the positions from Probation to DBH to improve the recruitment and hiring process and to provide the appropriate operational oversight to these positions. Upon approval of the transfer, DBH will have full responsibility for recruitment, training, placement and work performance evaluation.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by Department of Behavioral Health (Georgina Yoshioka, Director, 252-5142) on August 14, 2024; County Counsel (Maria Insixiengmay, Deputy County Counsel, 387-4621) on August 14, 2024; Human Resources (Gina King, Assistant Director of Human Resources, 387-5560) on September 11, 2024; Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector (Vanessa Doyle, Deputy Chief Controller, 382-3195) on September 11, 2024; Finance (Iliana Rodriguez, 387-4205, and Paul Garcia, 386-8392, Administrative Analysts) on September 20, 2023; and County Finance and Administration (Robert Saldana, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on September 20, 2024.