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Plumas County CCP tables expenditure review after concerns about behavioral-health referrals and duplicate payments
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Summary
The Community Corrections Partnership tabled its review of expenditure reports after members flagged an invoice and raised concerns that providers may be receiving duplicate payments for the same North Star navigation housing beds. Members asked staff to verify referrals and funding before approving reports.
The Plumas County Community Corrections Partnership on Feb. 18 tabled a review of its order-to-expenditure reports after members raised questions about behavioral-health referrals and potential duplicate payments to a housing provider.
During discussion of Item 1B, an unidentified committee member warned that referral sources were unclear and that a provider identified as North Star navigation housing appeared to be receiving payments from multiple sources. "It appears that CCP is paying them for the North Star navigation housing. They're also getting payment from social services for the same bed, and they're also getting payment from the client," said Unidentified Speaker 3, who asked for further verification before the committee approves expenditures.
Committee staff acknowledged one PCRRC invoice required additional review and said the matter may require a follow-up meeting with Sharon Souza, Kathy and other stakeholders to tighten referral and documentation processes. Unidentified Speaker 1 agreed that tabling the item would be simpler than approving and later modifying the reports.
The committee voted by voice to table Item 1B and directed staff to convene the suggested follow-up to verify referral origins, confirm billing streams and ensure CCP funds are serving criminal-justice purposes as intended. No vote counts were recorded in the transcript; the meeting recorded approval by voice ('Aye') when the tabling was adopted.
Next steps the committee identified include a targeted meeting to reconcile the PCRRC invoice and referral documentation; the committee intends to consider the second- and third-quarter reports together after those clarifications.
