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Commissioners review FY27 accountability and Hope Court grants totaling roughly $553,978 with local matches
Summary
Staff presented acceptance and budget-establishment requests for two FY27 grants to support accountability, drug court and mental-health/Hope Court programs: $363,848 (match $64,208) and $190,130 (match $33,005.52); staff said matches are covered from existing departmental budgets and described reentry and census-boosting efforts.
County staff asked the board to authorize acceptance of two Criminal Justice Coordinating Council awards for FY27 to support accountability court programs.
Karen Alexander described the first award — AWDashACFPDash27Dash018 — for $363,848 with a $64,208 match to fund drug court and veterans court operations, and she said the match would be funded from the department's existing budget. She also walked commissioners through operational steps intended to raise program census, including a reentry program, proactive case engagement with the district attorney and community outreach.
A second grant (AWDashACFPDash27Dash066) for $190,130 with a $33,005.52 match was presented for the mental-health/Hope Court program; Alexander confirmed both matches are budget-neutral because the funds are already in the department's budget. Commissioner Martin Raxton asked how staff were addressing committee concerns about census and funding projections; Alexander said the reentry initiative and direct jail outreach were intended to produce upward census trends.
The board discussed technical budget and match questions and asked staff to confirm details with legal and budget staff before the consent agenda; no final vote on these specific acceptances was recorded in the work session.
