To: Board of Supervisors
From: Probation
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Memorandum of Understanding between Humboldt County Probation Department and Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services for Adult Drug Court Allocation
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Chief Probation Officer and Director of Health and Human Services to execute, the attached Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding Adult Drug Court Allocation in the amount of $220,000 for the period of Fiscal Years 2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25; and
2. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer and Director of Health and Human Services to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the attached MOU, after review and approval by County Counsel, and the County Administrative Office.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Substance Abuse Disorder budget unit 1180425-9283, State realignment funds
DISCUSSION:
The attached Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalizes a long-term existing agreement between the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Humboldt County Probation Department (HCPD) for the partial funding of Probation's Adult Drug Court Program. Prior to realignment, specific Drug Court allocations came from the state to fund these programs. The realignment of drug court funds to the counties took effect July 1, 2011. Pursuant to AB 118, counties were required to create a County Local Revenue Fund 2011 and a Health and Human Services Account within the County Local Revenue Fund 2011 to receive the realignment funds from the State Controller. The realigned allocations were based on the total amounts each county had received in Comprehensive Drug Court Implementation (CDCI), Drug Court Partnership (DCP) and Dependency Drug Court (DDC) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2010-11 divided by the combined total funds available and were to be deposited into the Drug Court subaccount on a monthly basis. Government Code Se...
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