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Committee forwards sheriff’s pretrial diversion contract amendment amid concerns about nonprofit’s finances and program performance
Summary
The committee considered a $499,000 amendment to the Sheriff’s Office contract with the San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project to extend funding through the fiscal year; the Budget and Legislative Analyst flagged financial deterioration and gaps in audits and recommended increased monitoring and a corrective plan. The committee moved the amendment to the full Board without recommendation and asked the Sheriff’s Office for follow-up.
The Budget and Finance Committee on Jan. 24 considered a fourth amendment to the Sheriff’s Office contract with the San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project to add approximately $499,000 (raising the not-to-exceed amount to about $19.8 million) for services through 06/30/2024. Chief Financial Officer Patrick Leung of the Sheriff’s Office described the amendment as primarily covering cost-of-living salary adjustments and acknowledged internal transitions that delayed site monitoring visits.
Nick Menard of the Budget and Legislative Analyst Office walked the committee through BLA findings. He said the nonprofit contractor had not provided an annual audited financial…
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