Plumas County CCP approves most quarter‑two expenditures, tables PCRC report amid referral eligibility concerns

The Plumas County Community Corrections Partnership approved most quarter‑two expenditure reports on March 18, 2026, but tabled the PCRC expenditure report so members could review specific invoice detail tied to three behavioral‑health referrals.

The chair opened item 1B by presenting the quarterly expenditure packets and a new referral approval form designed “to alleviate that there was some confusion” about which referrals were intended for CCP funding, and added that the form now requires a department head or supervisor signature, the chair said.

Committee members pressed staff to identify which line items on October and November invoices corresponded to the three behavioral‑health referrals. One referral was confirmed as a CCP referral; staff said two appeared not to have been intended as CCP referrals. "I can't vote yes on PCIRC right now until I know two things: 1) what the dollar amount is, and 2) I'm still struggling philosophically with the idea that we will be agreeing to pay money from this particular funding stream for somebody I didn't think we'd be covering," a committee member said during the discussion.

Staff also flagged confidentiality constraints in sharing full invoices in the packet. The committee agreed staff could share more detailed identifying information with executive and fiscal staff so amounts could be reconciled without releasing full confidential client documents to the broader packet.

Members discussed how referrals are received: an online Google referral form created for CCP partners and a new wet‑signature form the committee added to confirm that a referral is for the CCP population. Staff said both forms will be required to accept a client as a CCP referral going forward.

Committee members also discussed program matching and funding streams. Staff explained navigation‑center intake and matching practices and gave an example of a client moved from CCP support into the Homeless Disability and Advocacy Program (HDAP) when that better fit the client's needs. One staff speaker summarized program outcomes: “We have a 65 percent success rate on people exiting at this point,” a staff member said, contrasting it with the 30 percent target noted in the packet.

After discussion, the committee voted on a motion to approve quarter‑two expenditure reports while tabling the PCRC/PCIRC expenditures until April so staff could provide invoice details. A roll call recorded affirmative votes by David Hollister, Jeremy, Jones, Allred, Karen Sousa and Melissa Thompson; the motion passed.

Next steps: staff will gather and present the specific dollar amounts tied to the disputed referrals at the next meeting, and the committee signaled interest in clarifying contract language and CCP client definitions when the contract is renewed.