Coos County approves 2025–27 Community Corrections biennial plan and related IGAs with Oregon Department of Corrections

Coos County commissioners approved the Community Corrections 2025–2027 biennial plan and authorized two intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) with the Oregon Department of Corrections for program delivery and Measure 57 funding.

Mike Crim, director of Coos County Community Corrections, told the board the department’s plan had been unanimously approved by the local Public Safety Coordinating Council and supported by a recommendation letter from Judge Martin Stone. Crim asked the board to approve the plan required by state rules and to authorize signing of two IGAs covering standard community corrections services and Measure 57 funding for property and drug offender supervision.

The plan outlines performance goals and program areas: field services (home contacts and supervision), probation outcomes and recidivism targets, urine‑analysis screening targets, employment objectives for probationers, the A&D (alcohol and drug) outpatient treatment program, MRT (moral reconation therapy) group program delivered by certified probation officers, transitional housing partnerships (beds at Bay Area First Step), and jail bed‑day allocations for sanctions and custody. Crim told commissioners the department’s monthly service target is about 450 cases and that some state funding reductions required program adjustments, including how work crew services will be delivered without a currently funded supervisor.

Crim outlined measurable objectives in the plan, including: - Completing LCMI/Warn assessments for high/medium risk cases within 60 days and utilizing case plans and behavior change plans per the intergovernmental agreement. - A target for UA screens: 30% negative for illicit drug use (monthly average), and employment attainment for 30% of probationers annually. - Treatment completion goals: among those who complete the 180‑day outpatient A&D program, Crim said 85% would not be convicted of a new crime within one year (excluding prior crimes) and 75% would not be convicted of a felony within three years. - The MRT program completion targets align with lower recidivism compared with those who do not complete treatment; staff indicated roughly 30% of participants complete treatment, and successful completions show substantially lower recidivism.

The board unanimously approved the biennial plan and then authorized the chair to sign IGA #6895 (Community Corrections IGA) and IGA #6929 (Measure 57 funding) for 2025–2027. Commissioners noted the program is largely state‑funded; staff estimated the IGA funding near $5,000,000 per year before recent state reductions. Commissioners asked that the department continue monthly performance measurement and file the required annual report by Nov. 1.

Ending: Commissioners approved the plan and authorized signatures. Staff will continue monthly measurement, prepare the annual report for November, and address operational adjustments required by state funding changes.