Consent 1.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
Board of Supervisors
- Meeting Date:
- 03/24/2015
- Title:
- Resolution of Support for the Safety and Justice Challenge Grant Application
- Submitted By:
- Lisa Marra, Board of Supervisors
- Department:
- Board of Supervisors
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
Submitted for Signature:
1
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Lisa M. Marra
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Grants Director
Docket Number (If applicable):
Mandated Function?:
Not Mandated
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
Information
Agenda Item Text:
Adopt Resolution 15-06 supporting the Safety and Justice Challenge Grant Application.
Background:
The MacArthur Foundation, a private, non-profit foundation established in 1978, launched the Safety and Justice Challenge with an initial five-year, $75 million investment in local reform, research, experimentation, and communications intended to create national demand for local justice reform as a means of reducing over-incarceration in America. The Foundation will support a nationwide network of selected local jurisdictions committed to finding ways to safety reduce jail incarceration. With help from a consortium of national experts, selected sites will examine how their jails are being used, who is being held there, risks they pose to communities, policies and practices that have driven the growth of jail populations, and what strategies will work to reduce the unnecessary use of jail, all without compromising public safety. All of these considerations are addressed in the County’s Strategic Plan regarding public safety and justice.
The Challenge grant competition will unfold in two rounds over the next year:
1. Planning - Up to 20 sites will receive a grant of $150,000 each to support an intensive six-month planning process and develop a plan for implementing reforms discovered.
2. Implementation – As many as ten jurisdictions will then receive funding to support the implementation of the plans developed during round one. Grants are anticipated to range from $500,000 to $2 million annually over two years, with an option to extend.
There is no local match cost associated with either round, and administration costs may be included. Ed Gilligan, Director of Adult Probation and Juvenile Court Director along with Mark Suagee, Public Defender, have taken on the task of coordinating and writing the grant application. The Superior Court will act as the lead agency on the project if the grant is awarded, along with the assistance of Adult Probation and the Public Defender. The Sheriff’s Office, the County Attorney’s Office and the Health Department are in support of this application.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
Complete and submit the grant application. Continue to monitor additional funding sources for the opportunity to improve public safety and justice.
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
Cochise County could lose the opportunity to apply for these particular grant funds. Showing County support is a requirement of the grant application.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
Return an executed copy of the Resolution to Lisa Marra, Grants Director, for submittal with the grant application package.