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Probation Department recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Make findings in accordance with County ordinance 3.13.030 that it is more economical and feasible to contract out for transdermal electronic alcohol monitoring equipment and services than to obtain the facilities, personnel, and equipment necessary to provide such services; and
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Amendment II of Agreement 834 (438-S1510) with SCRAM of California, Inc. to retroactively increase the agreement amount by $80,000 for a total not to exceed amount of $200,000 for the three-year period of June 19, 2015 through June 14, 2018. (Est. Time: 10 Min.)
FUNDING: AB 109 and General Fund.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Probation Department recommending the Board authorize the Chair to sign Amendment II of Agreement 834 (438-S1510) with SCRAM of California, Inc. to increase the agreement amount by $80,000 for a total not to exceed amount of $200,000.
With the implementation of the County of El Dorado, Superior Court of California’s Pretrial Supervision Program, specified offenders are ordered to participate in an electronic monitoring program supervised by the Probation Department. The original agreement amount did not anticipate this additional usage, thus the need for the increase in the overall not to exceed amount. SCRAM of California, Inc. is one of multiple contracts the Probation Department has in place to provide a variety of EMP services on an as-needed basis to manage the specified offenders.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Probation Department has been continuously operating the Electronic Monitoring Program (EMP) since 2006 to provide home detention services as a custody alternative for appropriate offenders. The department has the necessary expertise in this area and has necessary contracts in place with multiple vendors to provide the electronic and GPS monitoring equipment.
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