REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 18, 2025
FROM
TRACY REECE, Chief Probation Officer, Probation Department
SUBJECT
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Purchase of Prepaid Negotiables
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Authorize the purchase of prepaid negotiables from various transportation, retail and food vendors for use by adult and juvenile offenders to assist with basic necessities and support adherence to program plans, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $280,000 for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
(Presenter: Tracy Reece, Chief Probation Officer, 387-5692)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The total amount of the prepaid negotiables of $280,000 will be funded by federal and state funds, including 2011 Realignment-Community Corrections (AB 109), 2011 Realignment-Youthful Offender Block Grant, Community Corrections Performance Incentives Act (SB 678), and Juvenile Justice Crime Realignment Block Grant (AB 1913), that specifically allow for the use of prepaid negotiable items. Sufficient appropriation has been included in the Probation Department's (Department) 2025-26 budget (4810001000).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Each year, the Probation Department (Department) provides to adult and juvenile justice involved individuals and at-risk population (Clients) a variety of prepaid negotiables for basic necessities (food, diapers, clothing, and transportation) when needed. These items are used as rewards for program completion and as means to attend mandatory meetings by supplying bus passes.
The Department also uses prepaid negotiables to assist juvenile clients in the Independent Living Program to facilit...
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