The Tompkins County Public Safety Committee voted unanimously on July 22 to authorize a lease for College Initiative Upstate to use space in the county probation and day‑reporting office.

Probation Director Dan described the co‑location as an extension of the county’s day‑reporting program that enables warm handoffs between probation staff and College Initiative Upstate staff. Sharon, the director present for College Initiative Upstate and identified as working with OER, said the arrangement has already produced “a few warm handoffs” and that the program plans to use the space to expand strategic operations for justice‑impacted people.

Veronica moved the lease authorization; Lee seconded and the committee approved the measure unanimously. Dan said the arrangement began after a move from the M&T building and that the space sits inside the day‑reporting area, which provides direct access to probation‑supervised clients.