REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 13, 2023
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 from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.
(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 additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The total amount of the prepaid negotiables of $280,000 will be funded by state and federal programs and grants including Assembly Bill (AB) 109 - Public Safety Realignment Program, Senate Bill (SB) 678 - Community Corrections Performance Incentive Program, the Youthful Offender Block Grant (YOBG), and AB 1913 - Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act, that specifically allow for the use of prepaid negotiable items. Sufficient appropriation will be included in the Probation Department's (Department) 2023-24 recommended budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Each year, the Department provides to adult and juvenile justice involved individuals and at-risk population (Clients) with a variety of prepaid negotiables for basic necessities (food, diapers, clothing, and transportation) when needed, rewards for program completion, and a 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 facilitate the developme...
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