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10 1 Commissioner Pelissier said she can accept this motion but said she does not want to 2 see a discussion of contracts occur. She proposed a friendly amendment that, in 6 months, the 3 positions will be in house somewhere. She said this is clearly in line with the recommendation 4 of the consultant that was hired to review the current system. 5 Commissioner Dorosin said he is not in favor of the pre-set review process and would 6 rather stay with the Manager's language and respectfully decline friendly amendment. 7 Commissioner Rich said sometimes she does not feel in the loop on this and other 8 issues; however, she is supportive of Commissioner Dorosin's motion. 9 Commissioner Jacobs said he is confident what Commissioner Pelissier suggested will 10 happen. 11 Chair McKee said problems with the non-profit currently overseeing Pretrial Services 12 and the Drug Court has been ongoing. He has heard of issues for four years and the problems 13 seem to persist regardless of what approach is made to address them. He said it is time to 14 make a change. He said he believes the Sheriff to be highly motivated to keep numbers down 15 at the jail. He said these numbers are constantly monitored. He said he wholeheartedly 16 supports the Manager's original proposal to transfer these services to the Sheriff's Office. He 17 said he recognizes this is a dramatic change and will be traumatic for the non-profit, but he 18 finds the persistent problems to be too great an issue. He said most of the push back seems to 19 have arisen in recent days and not since the budget document has been available. He said this 20 large push back in the past 24 hours may be the result of a coordinated and manipulative 21 attempt to influence the Board. 22 Commissioner Dorosin said he disagreed with Chair McKee's interpretation of the 23 increased push back. 24 Commissioner Price said she agreed with Chair McKee and Commissioner Pelissier. 25 Commissioner Jacobs said someone can make a substitute motion. 26 Commissioner Pelissier said the only policy change in the original recommendation was 27 changing the location to the Sheriff's Office. She said bringing the services in house is not a 28 policy change. 29 30 A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Rich that 31 the Board adopt what Manager recommended in her email of continuing the contracts but 32 transferring administration of the contracts to the County Manager's office to allow the 33 opportunity for input from stakeholders. This option could also apply to the Drug Court contract 34 that was included in the budget initiative to transfer to the Sheriff Office. 35 36 A substitute motion was made by Commissioner Pelissier, seconded by Commissioner 37 Price to continue the contracts for three months; bring the positions under the supervision of the 38 Manager's office within 3 months; and study where to place the services in the long run after 39 that, whether they remain in the Manager's Office or go to the Sheriff, and under what 40 conditions they would go to the Sheriff. 41 Commissioner Pelissier said there is already a Jail Alternatives Coordinator in the 42 Sheriff's Office. She said wherever Pretrial Services is placed it will need to coordinate with the 43 Jail Alternatives Coordinator. 44 Bonnie Hammersley clarified that the contracted amount that was going to be 45 transferred to the Sheriff's Office was going to fund the creation of a Jail Alternatives position. 46 She said without that transfer of funds, there will not be a Jail Alternatives Coordinator. 47 Commissioner Jacobs asked if Commissioner Dorosin's motion better addresses that 48 point, or does neither motion offer much help. 49 Bonnie Hammersley said the long term solution is the Jail Alternatives Coordinator. She 50 said the proposal was for a full time Jail Alternatives Coordinator, a '/2 time position to oversee