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County attorney and program graduate press board to bridge funding gap for community diversion program
Summary
Board discussed a contingency funding request of up to $126,000 for Community Care/Community Cares Partners after a state appropriation lapsed; County Attorney Dennis McGrane framed the program as diversionary, saving incarceration costs, while a program graduate described a claimed 97% success rate and urged continued county support.
At the board meeting on Nov. 5, Yavapai County's county attorney and a program participant addressed a pulled consent item about continuing a county contract with Community Care Partners (a diversion program) after a state appropriation lapsed.
County Attorney Dennis McGrane said the diversion program—initially funded through state appropriations and sheriff seed money—serves people with low‑level offenses by combining accountability, monitoring and services that address social determinants such as housing and employment. McGrane told supervisors the county was caught off‑guard when the state appropriation was not renewed and asked the board…
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