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Board agrees to pursue community perceptions study of sheriff’s office, approves scope and funding path
Summary
Supervisors discussed a proposal from the Center for Social Science Innovation to survey community perspectives about the sheriff’s office and the VEIL project; the board indicated readiness to fund the project up to the full proposal amount (about $77,295) via a spring budget amendment and directed staff to draft a contract.
The board discussed a research proposal from the Center for Social Science Innovation to collect community perspectives on the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and the VEIL project. Members of the board said they wanted a balanced approach that included input from people inside the criminal justice system and from community members.
Supervisors discussed the scope and cost of the proposal; one supervisor said the bigger proposed budget provided broader methodology (including a mailed survey component) and was reluctant to omit the mail survey because it would help ensure representative results. Board staff confirmed the county finance director believed the county could accommodate the full proposal amount through a spring commitment if the board wished to proceed.
After discussion, supervisors indicated support for moving forward and asked staff to work with the Center for Social Science Innovation and the county attorney’s office to draft a contract. Board members said they could scale the work back later if necessary, but they preferred to authorize the fuller scope now because the county’s initial priorities included reaching people both inside and outside the system.
Ending
County staff will draft a contract and place a funding request on the spring budget amendment; the board agreed to proceed with the full scope as presented, subject to the usual contract review and any adjustments negotiated with the research team.
