Steven K. Bordin, Chief Probation Officer

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Probation Steven K. Bordin, Chief Probation Officer Department Summary

Mission Statement

The mission of the Probation Department is prevention, intervention, education, and suppression service delivery that enhances the future success of those individuals placed on probation, while eliminating continued unlawful behavior of persons granted probation, protecting the community, and facilitating the restoration of victims.

Department Description and Key Issues

The Probation Department meets statutory and judicial mandates including sentencing reports and programs. The department provides services to rehabilitate adult and juvenile offenders, protects the community, and works collaboratively with other local, state, and federal agencies and resources.

Service areas include court investigations conducted for both adult and juvenile offenders. Officers assigned to court investigations units investigate offender background, describe the circumstances of the crime and submit recommendations to the court based on risk to the community, willingness to comply with conditions, and pursuant to statute.

The department is currently responsible for providing supervision to 2,298 adult and juvenile offenders who have been granted formal probation by the Court. Supervision enhances public safety,

accountability, and addresses criminogenic needs of the offender, with a goal of reducing the likelihood of future criminal behavior. This is accomplished through motivational interviewing techniques, risk/needs assessments, home visits, probation searches, collaboration with other law enforcement agencies, schools, Courts, Children’s Services, Behavioral Health, Public Health, District Attorney’s office, and numerous community based organizations. In 2011, the Probation Department received 1,090 new offenders for supervision. In addition, the department appeared in Butte County Superior Court and represented the probation department at over 9,000 adult hearings and over 1,900 Juvenile matters in addition to providing numerous legal documents for these hearings. These hearings included nearly 1,700 sentencings, over 3,700 Treatment Court reviews, and various violations of probation, juvenile court hearings, reviews, modifications, transfers, and other hearings as directed by the Court or by statute.

The department provides specialized and intensive supervision to sex offenders, gang members and associates, drug abusers and traffickers, offenders with multiple DUI’s, those whose actions have caused injury or death, parties who have committed domestic violence or child endangerment, and persons convicted of other violent offenses, including weapons possession. Intensive supervision is also provided to persons convicted of such crimes as robbery, residential burglary, and for those convicted of multiple property offenses. The department provides electronic monitoring of juvenile offenders, GPS tracking of high risk sex offenders, and has implemented assessment tools to identify risks and needs of adult and juvenile offenders. Additionally, GPS is utilized as a supervision tool for sex offenders released onto Post-release Community Supervision.

The department provides officers and services to the Butte County Superior Court on the therapeutic/treatment calendars. These calendars include Drug Court, Proposition 36, Domestic Violence/Child Endangerment, and the High Intensity DUI Court (H.I.D.E.). A current challenge for the probation department is to maintain probation officers assigned to the collaborative courts in light of

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The department provides two full-time probation officers to the Butte Interagency Narcotics Task Force (BINTF); one in the north office and one in the south office to assist in conducting narcotics

investigations throughout the county. Recent budget cuts at the State level have left BINTF as the only narcotics task force north of Sacramento. The department continues to plan with other members in regard to long-term sustainability. The fiscal year 2012-2013 budget request reflects both positions being funded solely from the General Fund.

The department operates the Butte County Juvenile Hall with a current capacity of 60 beds. 521 minors were booked into the Juvenile Hall in 2011. The department operates programs inside the facility such as the Minor Adjustments Program as an alternative to group home placement. The Boys and Girls Club continues to operate inside the Juvenile Hall and utilizes a targeted re-entry program to assist and track minors released from detention. These programs are currently reliant upon Juvenile Probation and Camp Funding, which is linked to the State vehicle licensing fees (VLF). If the State adjusted the VLF formula, and this revenue stream were eliminated, it would result in the loss of approximately $550,000 to the department, which could result in the loss of 6 to 7 sworn and non-sworn positions and put these programs in jeopardy.

The department has assumed the supervision of juveniles paroled from the California Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ, formerly known as the California Youth Authority) as a result of realignment by the State. These individuals were originally ordered to DJJ based upon the seriousness of the offense and the risk they presented to the community. These minors will continue to require intensive supervision by the department and may require the juvenile hall to house these minors pending a re-entry court hearing and potentially again should they violate conditions of their release. It is anticipated that the State will recommend closure of the Department of Juvenile Justice in 2014. However, the Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC) oppose this recommendation.

In October of 2011, the State of California implemented AB 109, the Criminal Justice Alignment Act, and provided Butte County with an initial funding allocation. The department, in conjunction with the Community Corrections Partnership, developed a cooperative/comprehensive plan for supervising this new population of post-release offenders. This included the development of a new unit within the department and the hiring of 7 additional staff. The resulting impact to the department has been the assumption of supervision for offenders released from State Prison whose most recent offense was deemed non-violent and non-serious. It was anticipated that the department would receive

approximately 256 of these Post-release Community Supervision Offenders between October 1, 2011 and June 30. 2012. The original number of offenders provided by the State were understated and did not account for additional parole violators. The department allocated additional personnel, not originally funded through this legislation, towards the supervision of this population due to the unanticipated increase in offenders being supervised.

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Department Budget

Source of Funds (Revenues)

 General purpose revenue (GPR) from the General Fund is the largest revenue source for the department.

 Federal revenues include Title IVe funds, program grants, and juvenile hall meal reimbursements.

 State revenues include a variety of program grants, block grants,

realignment funds, and juvenile justice planning funds.

 Charges for services include drug testing, supervision fees, and report fees.

PROBATION 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2012-13

Actuals Adopted Requested Recommended

State Revenues 1,908,726 2,620,664 979,185 806,723 Federal Revenues 1,860,751 1,442,504 1,258,688 1,258,688 Other Governmental Revenues 146,455 113,320 106,455 106,455 Charges For Services 1,179,023 867,878 872,000 872,000 Miscellaneous Revenues 13,667 128,347 8,500 8,500 Other Financing Sources 418,527 550,000 2,400,223 2,950,223 Total Revenues $ 5,527,149 $ 5,722,713 $ 5,625,051 $ 6,002,589

Salaries and Employee Benefits 11,050,474 11,341,450 12,156,941 11,891,209 Services and Supplies 1,903,326 2,702,565 2,636,052 2,636,052 Other Charges 249,704 156,601 135,632 135,632 Capital Assets - 19,711 207,000 102,000 Total Direct Expenditures $ 13,203,504 $ 14,220,327 $ 15,135,625 $ 14,764,893

Other Financing Uses 1,647,446 1,470,380 905,159 1,382,559 Total Expenditures $ 14,850,950 $ 15,690,707 $ 16,040,784 $ 16,147,452

Net Costs/Use of Fund Balance $ 9,323,801 $ 9,967,994 $ 10,415,733 $ 10,144,863 10,116,963

$

27,900

$ 2012/13 Recommended Use of GPR

2012/13 Recommended Use of Restricted Fund Balance

State 5%

Federal Revenues

8%

Other Governmental

Revenues

<1%

Charges For Services

5% Miscellaneous

Revenues

<1%

Other Financing

Sources 18%

GPR63%

Rest. Fund Balance

<1%

Recommended Source of Funds (Revenues)

$16,147,452

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Use of Funds (Expenditures)

 Salaries and benefits is the largest expenditure category for the department.

 Services and supplies include electronic monitoring, medical services and food for Juvenile Hall wards, lab fees, case management systems, and safety equipment.

 Other financing uses include costs for support services, which include Administration, Auditor, County Counsel, General Services, Human Resources, Information Systems, and Treasurer, as well as costs for a variety of safety-related maintenance projects.

 Capital assets include vehicle purchases.

Summary of Budget Request and Recommendation Salaries & Employee Benefits

Requested

 The department budget request includes the addition of two Chief Deputy Probation Officer positions.

These positions would provide administrative oversight, planning, direction, and monitor compliance with State and federal regulations within both the Juvenile and Adult Divisions of the department.

 The department budget requests two additional Juvenile Hall Counselor positions to align current staffing ratios with comparable juvenile halls and maintain compliance with regulations and industry standards.

Recommended

 The recommendation includes funding for current staffing levels and does not include the four new positions.

Services & Supplies Requested

 The department budget request includes funding to maintain current service levels.

 The department budget request includes funding to provide fencing in the employee parking lot

Salaries and Employee

Benefits 74%

Services and Supplies

16%

Other Charges

1%

Capital Assets 1%

Other Financing

Uses8%

Recommended Use of Funds (Expenditures)

$16,147,452

2008-09 Adopted Position Allocation 155.00 2009-10 Adopted Position Allocation 144.00 2010-11 Adopted Position Allocation 148.00 2011-12 Adopted Position Allocation 144.00 2011-12 Current Position Allocation* 147.00 2012-13 Recommended Position Allocation 147.00

*As of 4/10/12

Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Positions

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at the main Probation office. These requests will add safety, security, and increased functionality to the department’s facilities.

Recommended

 The recommendation includes funding for current service levels and does not include the requested fencing.

Capital Assets Requested

 The department budget request includes funding to replace four aging vehicles.

Recommended

 The recommendation includes the addition of two vehicles.

 The recommendation includes the establishment of a vehicle replacement program, which creates a mechanism to fund and replace vehicles over time.

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