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Lake County board authorizes probation to apply for Prop 64 cohort grant despite public calls for more detail
Summary
The Lake County Board of Supervisors voted to let the probation department apply for a Prop 64 cohort grant that would devote just over 70% of funds to public-safety and enforcement activities and roughly 30% to youth prevention; members and public commenters pressed staff for a fuller budget and work plan.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors on May 12 authorized the probation department to apply for a Proposition 64 cohort grant from the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) and designated the chief probation officer as the county’s authorized signatory for the application and any resulting agreement.
Supervisor Sabatier told the board staff first learned of the BSCC RFP released Feb. 13 and coordinated with the Community Development Department before deciding March 9 to proceed with probation as the lead agency. Sabatier said the county’s application seeks just over the BSCC’s 70% threshold for public-safety and enforcement activities to qualify for priority review and would allocate about 30% of funds to youth-prevention programs, including probation’s family wrap program and a proposed “science of the positive” program from the Montana Institute.
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