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9 1 $180,000 change two CIP Projects $180,000 2 Board of County Commissioners Compensation $ 24,500 3 4 Commissioner Dorosin referred to an email he sent earlier in the day regarding pre-trial 5 programs and their potential move to the Sheriff' Office. He said his email voiced concerns 6 passed on to him from various stakeholders regarding this change. He said further discussion 7 by the Board seems warranted. He said the Manager has proposed continuing the contracts 8 and moving the administrative components to the County Manager's office. He said he would 9 endorse this proposal. He asked if the topic could continue to be discussed over the next six 10 months. He said concerns arise as the judicial process is an adversarial one and the Sheriff's 11 Office is affiliated with one side of said process. He said having services moved from a neutral 12 non-profit to the Sheriff's Office requires careful planning and forethought. 13 Commissioner Pelissier said there was a recommendation that the Drug Court and pre- 14 trial services be brought in house, per the jail alternatives work group. She said this raises two 15 questions: bringing it in house to begin with and where to place it in house. She said the 16 Manager recommended that these both go to Sheriff's Office and be reviewed on an annual 17 basis. She said she is unsure whether contracts are needed or if having a position is 18 preferable. 19 Commissioner Jacobs said the Manager recommended these services to come under 20 the Sheriff, since there was difficulty coordinating with outside agencies. He said he feels it is 21 generous of the Sheriff to be willing to take these services on, but understands the potential 22 issues given the adversarial nature of the judicial system. He agreed that the Board should 23 have a further discussion, and as an interim measure to put it under the auspices of the 24 Manager. 25 Bonnie Hammersley said the Recommended Budget did include the recommendation of 26 moving Pretrial Services and the Drug Court to the Sheriff's Office. She said this 27 recommendation came from concerns raised by various departments and members of the Jail 28 Alternatives Workgroup. She said there could be a conflict of interest with the entity that 29 oversees these services. She said it is not uncommon for these programs to be in a jail. She 30 said in order to protect the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), she is recommending to 31 review this annually as a part of the budget ordinance, and for BOCC to choose an entity to 32 oversee these programs. She said she has also heard from some concerned members of the 33 legal community. 34 Bonnie Hammersley said her email today which stated: "In response to the concerns 35 that have been raised by some of the stakeholders of the Pre-trial Services change in the 36 budget, I would offer an option of continuing the contracts but transferring administration of the 37 contracts to the County Manager's office to allow the opportunity for input from 38 stakeholders. This option could also apply to the Drug Court contract that was included in the 39 budget initiative to transfer to the Sheriff office," was an interim solution in her office for 40 oversight and evaluation these programs and then to report back to the Board of 41 Commissioners. 42 Commissioner Dorosin said the Manager's proposed compromise would address all of 43 the concerns. 44 45 A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Rich that 46 Pretrial Services and Drug Court continue as contracts, but transferring administration of those 47 contracts to the County Manager's office, to allow for input from stakeholders and also for 48 continued evaluation of where the program should ultimately end up. 49