Stanislaus County Probation Department*

R1

Recommendation: None Response: The department agrees with the finding. 0 0 Adult Division Juvenile Division Juvenile Institution Administration 2215 Blue Gum Avenue 801 11th Street, Suite B100 2215 Blue Gum Avenue 2215 Blue Gum Avenue Modesto, CA 95358-1097 Modesto, CA 95354 Modesto, CA 95358-1097 Modesto, CA 95358-1097 Telephone: 209.525.4598 Telephone: 209.567.4120 Telephone: 209.525.5400 Telephone: 209.525.4580 Facsimile: 209.525 RECEL FED Facsimile: 209.525.5486 Facsimile: 209.567.4188 Facsimile: 209.525.4588 JUL 2 8 2015 Civil Grand Jury

R2

Recommendation: The Stanislaus County Sheriff and Chief Probation Officer should continue to be active, both individually and through their statewide organizations, to ensure that Stanislaus County receives its fair share of funding for the implementation of AB 109. Response: The department agrees with the finding and recommendation. As the Chief Probation Officer and Chair of the Community Corrections Partnership (CCP), I, along with Sheriff Christianson, continue to be actively involved both at the state and local levels in advocating for adequate, sustainable AB 109 funding. Given the limited resources and needs of our criminal offender populations, it is imperative that the county receive its fair share of available funding.

R3

Recommendation: None Response: The department agrees with this finding.

R4

Recommendation: The CCP should develop strategies to increase public awareness of its mission and to encourage more public participation at meetings. Response: The department partially disagrees with the finding and the recommendation will not be implemented because it is unwarranted or unreasonable. The department includes the following explanation. The CCP membership is established by California Penal Code Section 1230. All meetings are open to the public; however, there is no requirement that a CCP must advertise the meetings above and beyond those required by California Government Code 54950, also known as the Brown Act. The Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) has consistently followed the requirements of the Brown Act including posting all meeting dates, times, location, agendas and minutes on the Probation Department's website. Information about the CCP is made public each year when the CCP Plan is before the Board of Supervisors for approval. Both the Sheriff and Chief Probation Officer have spoken to various 2 civic groups throughout the year about the impacts of Public Safety Realignment and the involvement of the CCP. Additionally, there have been many local and statewide reports published on Public Safety Realignment and the role of the Community Corrections Partnership. Although increased public participation is welcomed, the CCP is meeting its obligation to ensure all meetings are open to the public and information about the work of the CCP is available at any time through the website. With regards to the current meeting location, the meeting site has the capacity to hold up to 50 individuals. There are approximately 25 individuals who regularly attend the CCP meetings. If more than 50 individuals show up at any given time, the CCP meeting would be moved to a larger meeting room at the Juvenile Commitment Facility within the same Juvenile Justice Complex.

R5

City Councils of all the City Councils of all nine incorporated cities within the County should take action to restore budgets and expand police services, particularly community-oriented and problem-oriented policing, to respond to the potential challenges of AB 109. Response: The department agrees with the finding and a response to the recommendation is not applicable to the Probation Department.

R6

Recommendation: None Response: The department agrees with the finding and a response to the recommendation is not applicable to the Probation Department.

R7

City Councils of all nine incorporated cities within the county should take action to restore budgets and expand police services, particularly community-oriented and problem-oriented policing, to respond to the current and future challenges of Proposition 47. 3 <b>Response:</b> The department agrees with the finding and a response to the recommendation is not applicable to the Probation Department

R8

Recommendation: See R9 <b>Response:</b> The department agrees with this finding and recommendation.

R9

<b>Recommendation:</b> The criminal justice leaders of Stanislaus County should continue to be active, both individually and through their professional organizations, in California's legislative challenges to salvage the unintended consequences of Proposition 47. <b>Response:</b> The department agrees with this finding and recommendation. RESPONSE TO FINDINGS/RECOMMENDATIONS 15-17GJ