Vote: approved

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21. ADULT PROBATION REQUEST FOR REVIEW OVER THRESHOLD Per the Board approved FY 2015 Budget Guidelines and Priorities, approve allowing the Office of Management & Budget to review the following request(s) over threshold: $135,933 for Presentence Investigations – (Fund 100, Priority #4) $254,275 for Domestic Violence Supervision – (Fund 100, Priority #4) $252,775 for Sex Offender Supervision – (Fund 100, Priority #4) $72,369 for Interstate Compact Supervision – (Fund 100, Priority #4) $75,000 for Sex Offender GPS Equipment Leasing – (Fund 100, Priority #4) $81,160 for Department Support – (Fund 100, Priority #3) $536,901 for the Return of FY14 Budget Balancing Adjustment – (Fund 100, Priority #4) $499,045 for assistance with revenue shortfall (Fund 100, Priority #4) $429,788 for Pretrial Electronic Monitoring Supervision – (Fund 255 but eligible for Fund 100, Priority #4) $97,069 for Prison Re-entry Supervision – (Fund 255 but eligible for Fund 100, Priority #4) $677,304 for Intensive Probation Supervision – (Fund 255 but eligible for Fund 100, Priority #4) $236,699 for the Return of FY14 Budget Balancing Adjustment – (Fund 255, Priority #4) $674,485 for the use of non-recurring fund balance - (Fund 201, Priority #4) Adult Probation is a low cost alternative to jail and prison. At the current caseload ratios, which are based on evidence based practices, this department has been showing remarkable MfR results in areas such as successful completions from probation/pretrial supervision and sentencings for new felony offenses. These successes have a positive influence on community safety, as well as reduced present and future court and jail costs. There has been steady growth in probationer and defendant numbers in several high risk programs over the last several years. These increases show no sign of subsiding. Additionally, the FY2014 budget balancing adjustment and loss of department revenue negatively impacted this Department's ability to appropriately budget for normal operations. (C-11-14-007-M-00)

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