Members of the Plumas County Community Corrections Partnership discussed on June 18 whether to reimburse the Behavioral Health Department for services provided in fiscal years 2021–22 and 2023–24 after the department did not draw previously awarded funds.

The discussion centered on whether the money still available in the CCP accounts could or should be paid now. "We asked County Council if what we were proposing was appropriate and they, they said that we could request the funds," said Sharon Souza, a CCP member. Staff and members said the requested years were 2021–22 and 2023–24 and that the total under discussion was roughly in the low six figures; one member estimated "104 plus or, actually, a 108 plus" thousand dollars.

Miguel, a county staff member who prepares CCP financial reports, told the group that by his accounting the funds had not left the CCP account and "the money is still there and available for use." Other members said their historical practice was to treat unspent CCP allocations as returning to the CCP fund balance and cautioned that paying out prior-year amounts now could set a precedent and complicate multi-year budgeting.

Several members asked for clearer, reconciled accounting before any decision. One member asked staff to produce a side-by-side comparison of the figures Miguel uses and the county accounting system records (Munis, transitioning to OpenGov) and to include quarter 4 expenditure reports. The committee did not vote on paying the department.

The committee agreed to revisit the request at its next meeting, scheduled for July 16 at 2 p.m., after staff provides the requested reconciliation and quarter-end reports.

Meeting materials noted a specific prior-year line item of $37,318.05 for 2021–22 that participants discussed while reviewing the fund balance and budget assumptions.