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Committee preserves current sheriff‑administered community programs for this year, puts next year funding in reserve and backs jail management upgrade
Summary
After testimony from the Sheriff defending decades of community partnerships, the committee agreed to keep current‑year payments to community‑based organizations delivered through the Sheriff’s Office but to place the second‑year allotment in reserve while officials convene a review of long‑term hosting; the committee also committed to pursue funding for a jail management system upgrade with a year‑two shortfall of about $1.4M.
The Budget and Appropriations Committee declined to abruptly remove or reassign sheriff‑administered community program funding this fiscal year but agreed to place the second‑year allocations into the Board’s reserve pending a structured review.
Sheriff Paul Miyamoto described long‑running jail‑linked community programs — including pretrial services and reentry supports — and said the Sheriff’s Office manages program compliance, metrics and vendor relationships. "We've been a national leader and innovator in progressive evidence‑based programming," Miyamoto said, urging care before shifting program management away from the Sheriff's Office.
Supervisor Shimon Walton asked the committee to convene community stakeholders and the Sheriff to discuss whether some programs should change host agencies. The committee sought a compromise balancing continuity of services and policy reform: contractors and CBOs will be paid for the current fiscal year so providers are not disrupted, and the budgetary allocation for those programs in fiscal year 2021–22 will be placed in reserve while a convening determines long‑term placement.
The committee also discussed a proposed jail management system (JMS) upgrade. BLA noted the project’s vendor update raises total remaining project costs to about $2.32M; the sheriff identified $687,720 for the first year but no secured funding for the roughly $1.4M shortfall in the second year. Committee members said the JMS is important for data sharing and recommended continuing the project while seeking the year‑two funding.
What happens next: Current contracts remain funded for the balance of the year; the controller will record the committee’s intent to put next‑year funds in reserve while the Board convenes a review with Sheriff’s Office and community partners. The JMS upgrade will be carried forward as a priority and the Controller and departments will seek the additional second‑year appropriation.
