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County moves to repeal Department of Alternative Sentencing code chapter; second reading planned as courts and sheriff seek assurances on pretrial supervision
Summary
Washoe County staff introduced an ordinance on Oct. 21 to repeal Washoe County Code Chapter 11 and fold Department of Alternative Sentencing functions into existing agencies; the board set a Nov. 18 second reading as courts and the sheriff seek guarantees that pretrial assessment, supervision and STAR housing services will be preserved.
Washoe County staff proposed on Oct. 21 to repeal Chapter 11 of the Washoe County Code, which created the Department of Alternative Sentencing (DAS), and to transfer DAS functions to existing departments and court entities. The board introduced the ordinance at first reading and scheduled a public hearing/second reading for Nov. 18.
Chief Financial Officer Abby Yacobucci explained the rationale: small, stand‑alone departments can lack administrative, HR and fiscal controls; DAS had consecutive years of budget overages and an internal audit with multiple findings. The county’s plan would shift functions as follows: drug‑testing operations would move to a contracted buyer (AverHealth was named as the district‑court vendor), pretrial services assessment and supervision would be centralized with the second Judicial…
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