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Probation Department recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Amendment II to Revenue Agreement 4365 with County of Alpine, Amendment II to Revenue Agreement 5849 with County of Amador, Amendment I to Revenue Agreement 5851 with County of Inyo, and Amendment I to Revenue Agreement 5852 with County of Mono, to:
a) Amend the contracts to change all references of the word "ward" to "youth;”
b) Amend the contracts to increase the rate to $350 per day, $400 per day for Commitment Programming; and $475 per day for the Secure Track Program; and
c) Amend the contracts to include verbiage to define rates for youth held less than twenty-four hours; and
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Amendment I to Revenue Agreement 5935 with County of Modoc to:
a) Amend the contract to increase the rate to $350 per day, $400 per day for Commitment Programming; and $475 per day for the Secure Track Program; and
b) Amend the contract to include verbiage to define rates for youth held less than twenty-four hours.
FUNDING: Revenue from Inter-County agreements.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
At present, the County of El Dorado has one established Juvenile Detention Facility (JDF), the Juvenile Treatment Center in South Lake Tahoe, for the temporary or long-term commitment of minors detained in accordance with the provisions of the California Welfare and Institutions Code.
Currently, the Counties of Alpine, Amador, Inyo, Modoc, and Mono have the right to place youth of their juvenile court in the County of El Dorado JDF. Amendments to each County’s respective agreements will, as needed:
1) Update the term "ward" to "youth," as youth is the appropriate term to utilize pursuant to regulation and law;
2) Increase the non-reserved, per day, per youth rate to $350; the per day, per youth ordered to the Juvenile Detention Facility Commitment Programming rate to $400; and the per day, per youth ordered to the Juvenile Detention F...
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