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Committee approves short extension for APD’s COMPASS tool while department seeks a replacement
Summary
The committee approved a retroactive one‑year extension of the Adult Probation Department’s maintenance contract for the COMPASS risk‑assessment tool to allow time to procure a replacement. Supervisors pressed APD on algorithm transparency and said future contracts should favor publicly auditable tools.
The Budget & Finance Committee on Sept. 29 approved a one‑year technical‑support extension to the Adult Probation Department’s contract with Northpointe (COMPASS) so the department can continue to run and maintain the risk‑and‑needs assessment portal while it procures an alternative tool.
Veronica Martinez of the Adult Probation Department said the amendment…
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