The district’s probation and community corrections staff reported FY2025 case activity and asked commissioners to approve internal budget line-item transfers so the agency could purchase vehicles and close out the year.

A probation program manager said the agency moved $17,340.90 on the adult side and $5,694.26 on the juvenile side between line items to cover vehicle purchases and avoid red-line balances created by earlier vendor-category errors. “We ended up moving right, yeah, $17,340.90 and in juvenile we ended up moving only $5,694.26,” the manager said while explaining the workbook corrections.

Staff also reviewed juvenile diversion and juvenile-probation statistics for the four-county service area: they reported increased diversion referrals in Pratt (23) and Barber (11) and described placement pressures for children with specialized medical or behavioral needs. On adult supervision, staff noted 35 successful completions this year, including early terminations, and outlined causes for revocations and prison commitments.

Commissioners approved the requested transfers and voted to send the FY25 year-end outcome reports for the juvenile and adult programs as presented. The motion to transmit the reports carried 3-0.

Staff also said they were working with Kansas Department of Corrections guidance on auditing risk-assessment scoring and expected state coaching to align local practice with changing KDOC expectations.

The transfers and report transmission were procedural approvals; staff said any major program changes or external funding transfers would return for further action.