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Supervisors continue vote on county electronic‑monitoring contract after questions over "case management"
Summary
After questioning whether the proposed electronic-monitoring contract included meaningful wraparound services for youth and adults on ankle monitors, the board continued the item one week to allow staff to clarify what the vendor's "case management" language actually covers.
Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell pressed county officials Aug. 4 about whether a proposed multi‑year electronic‑monitoring contract included the sort of wraparound case management advocates say is essential for monitors to succeed outside custody. Mitchell noted programs such as RAII (Reentry Action for Youth) and county intensive-case management contracts, and said the contract before the board appeared heavy on equipment and technical performance but light on guaranteed service linkages. "Electronic monitoring is 1 of the tools we can use to urgently decarcerate our detention centers and jails. But on its own, it's not a care‑first strategy," Mitchell said.
Probation and partner departments described existing county services and pilot programs (including a high‑touch RAID model costing roughly $20,000 per youth), but acknowledged capacity constraints. County counsel and procurement staff said the draft solicitation included a limited "case management" role tied to monitoring‑specific duties and verification, not the full set of housing, employment and clinical wraparound services supervisors sought. After extended questioning the board continued the item to the Aug. 11 meeting to allow contract language clarifications and to provide a written explanation of what the vendor would be required to do.
