To: Board of Supervisors
From: Probation
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Request for Authority to Apply for the Probation Specialized Units (PU) Program Grant
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer to sign the application to California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) Victim Services Division for the for the Probation Specialized Units (PU) Program Grant for Fiscal Year 2024-25;
2. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer to sign any subsequent grant documents relating to the Probation Specialized Units (PU) Program grant for the 2024-25 fiscal year; and
3. Authorize the Chair of the Board to sign the Certificate of Assurance of Compliance (attachment 1);
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Core Services/Other
Strategic Plan Category: 9999 - Core Services/Other
DISCUSSION:
On Oct. 22, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved the Probation Department's request to apply for the federal VAWA S*T*O*P Grant. In California, the grant is administrated by Cal OES, Victim Services Division. The Probation Department would like to continue its work with the grant.
The Probation Department is submitting the 11th such application to Cal OES to continue its work supervising domestic violence offenders on formal probation. The Probation Department is seeking approval from your Board to submit grant paperwork to Cal OES for the continuance of the Probation Specialized Units (PU) Program. The extension of the grant will allow the Probation Department to continue to provide intensive supervision to domestic violence offenders.
With this program, Probation hired a Senior Probation Officer to supervise these offenders. This program also supports offender participation in court-ordered Batterer's Intervention Programs (BIP) where previously delays in service left offenders untreate...
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