HomeMy WebLinkAboutSR - AGR-5908.D - MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING PUBLIC SAFETY REALIGNMENT POSTRELEASE COST REIMBURSEMENTAGENDA ITEM
17 December 8, 2015
TO: Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council
THRU: Rick Otto
City Manager
FROM: Robert H. Gustafson
Chief of Police
1. SUBJECT
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Assembly Bill 109, the 2011 Public Safety Realignment Act, was implemented on October 1,
2011. The bill transferred responsibility for the incarceration, treatment and supervision of
specified adult felons from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)
to each county under the Post - release Community Supervision (PCS) program. AB 109 contains
a budget to fund overtime services for local agencies to assist counties with case management of
these offenders.
2. SUMMARY
The County Board of Supervisors, at its October 22, 2013 meeting, approved the Master
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) format to be used by the Chief Probation Officer to enter
into individual agreements with the cities to reimburse overtime costs for law enforcement
services to achieve the objectives of AB 109. The Board also authorized the Chief Probation
Officer to renew the individual MOUs for succeeding 12 -month periods of July 1 through June
30.
3. RECOMMENDATION
1. Authorize the Mayor to execute the MOU between the City and the County of Orange for
Public Safety Realignment and Post - release Community Supervision Cost Reimbursement to
Local Law Enforcement Agencies for Enhanced Services and Other Authorized Expenditures.
2. Accept into the City's revenue budget a $22,443.48 funding allocation from the County of
Orange into revenue account number 100.4031.45495.20159, General Fund - Post - release
Community Supervision.
3. Authorize the appropriation of $22,443.48 into expenditure account 100.4031.50221.20159,
General Fund - Post - release Community Supervision.
14. FISCAL IMPACT
Upon appropriation, funds will be available to cover the cost of overtime services as follows:
100.4031.50221.20159 General Fund Post - release Community Supervision
$22,443.48
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5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL(S)
la. Provide for a Safe Community Provide staffing and resources to deliver services that
ensure public safety.
6. GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
Public Safety Goal 6.0 Provide public safety services of the highest quality.
Policy 6.1: Provide the Police Department with adequate personnel, equipment and state -of the
art- technology to effectively combat crime, meet existing and projected service demands, and
provide crime prevention programs. These resources should be provided prior to anticipated
needs.
7. DISCUSSION and BACKGROUND
Assembly Bill 109, the 2011 Public Safety Realignment Act, was implemented on Octoberl,
2011. The bill transferred responsibility for the incarceration, treatment and supervision of
specified adult felons from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)
to each county under the Post - release Community Supervision (PCS) program. Inmates eligible
for release to local jurisdictions for supervision under PCS must be:
• Currently incarcerated for non - violent and non - serious offenses;
• Released on parole and non - revocable parole; and
• Are not high -risk sex offenders.
It is estimated that 3,434 offenders are supervised in Orange County. The Police Department is
working closely with Orange County Probation to help manage these offenders. Orange County
Probation has offered their support with both personnel and financial resources. The objective is
to closely monitor these individuals by conducting four PCS sweeps during FY16. The
allocation of $22,443.48 will cover the costs of five, four hour sweeps.
8. ATTACHMENTS
MOU between the City and the County of Orange for Public Safety Realignment and Post - release
Community Supervision Enhanced Law Enforcement Overtime Services.
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