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Sheriff, Mental Health and Probation Departments recommending approval of grant award from Corrections and Standards Authority for Mentally Ill Offender Crime Reduction; recommending Chairman be authorized to sign Budget Transfer 27146 establishing revenue and expenditure appropriations in the Sheriff, Mental Health and Probation budgets for said grant; and further recommending Resolution 054-2007 amending the Authorized Personnel Allocation Resolution by adding 1.5 Mental Health Clinician IA/IB/II positions, one (1) Mental Health Program Coordinator IA/IB/II position, two (2) Mental Health Worker I/II positions, one (1) Psychiatric Technician I/II position and one (1) Deputy Probation Officer position for the Mental Health and Probation Departments. (4/5 vote required)
FUNDING: Mentally Ill Offender Crime Reduction (MIOCR) Grant in the amount of $700,000. In-kind funding of $234,087 provided by the Mental Health Department fromMental Health Services Act funding. There is no cost to the General Fund.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $ 934,087
Funding
Budgeted $
New Funding $ 700,000
Savings $
Other $ 234,087
Total Funding Available $ 934,087
Change To Net County Cost $ -0-
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: In-kind match of $234,087
Background: On October 31, 2006, the Board approved the Sheriff's request to submit to the Corrections Standards Authority (CSA) the Mentally Ill Offender Crime Reduction Grant Application. On 1/9/07 the Board approved Resolution #006-2007 agreeing to the specifications of the grant.
Reason for Recommendation: The fully executed grant award has been received from the Corrections Standards Authority and is being submitted for Board approval. Also included in this agenda item are the increased staffing allocations for the Probation and Mental Health departments as well as a budget transfer that is necessary to establish ...
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