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Home My WebLink About7-11-11 santa cruz countyCounty of Santa Cruz BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 701 OCEAN STREET, SUITE 500, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060-4069 (839 } 454-2200 EAX: (831) 454-3262 TDD: [831 } 454-2123 ELLEN PlRIE NEAL COONERTY GREG CAPUT MARK W. STONE SECOND DISTRICT THIRD DISTRICT FOURTH DISTRICT FIFTH DISTRICT The attached letter, with slight variations, was sent to all of the following: Governor Jerry Brown Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg Senate Majority Leader Ellen Corbett Senate Minority Leader Robert Dutton Senator Minority Whip Tom Harman Senate Democratic Caucus Chair, Senator Kevin de Leon Senate Republican Caucus Chair, Senator Bob Huff Assembly Speaker John A. Perez Assembly Speaker pro Tempare Fiona Ma Assembly Majority Floor Leader Charles Calderon Assembly Assistant Majority Floor Leader Michael Alien Assembly Majority Whip Toni Atkins Assembly Assistant Majority Whip Roger Hernandez Assembly Democratic Caucus Chair Jerry Hili Assembly Minority Floor Leader Connie Conway Santa Cruz County's Legislative Delegation . Santa Cruz County urges similar action by ail California counties Bp,~bOFSUp~ JUG ~ ~ . R~SORs oR°~u 201 ~_ JOHN LEOPOLD FIRST gISTRICT C®uut~ ~f Santa Cruz BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 701 OCEAA! STREET, SU17E 5(10, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060069 {831) 454-2200 FAX: {839) 454-3262 7l]C: {831) 454-2123 ELLEN PIRIE NEAL COONERTY GREG CAPUT MARK W_ STONE SECOND DISTRICT THIRD DISTRICT FOURTH DISTRICT FIFTH DISTRICT June 29, 2011 Governor Jerry Brown State Capitol Sacramento, CA 958'14 Dear Governor Brown: AB 109, the trailer bi11 that implements Public Safe#y Realignment, requires that each county's Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) shall recommend a local plan to each county Board of Supervisors. The original bill established an Executive Committee of each county's CCP, consisting of the Chief Probation Officer, a Chief of Police, the Sheriff, a County Supervisor or the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO}for the county, and the head of the County Department of Social Services, for the purpose of developing and presenting an implementation plan. Since the passage of AB 109, certain changes have been suggested concerning both the make-up of the Executive Committee and the Board of Supervisors' approval process. The newly constituted Executive Committee now excludes the Board {CAO} seat, and is comprised of the Chief Probation Officer, a Chief of Police, the SherifF, the District Attorney, the Presiding Judge of the local Court, and a representative to be chosen by the Board of Supervisors from among the Director of Health Services, the Director of Human Services, or the Director of a County`s Alcohol and Drug programs. We are concerned about the removal of the participation of the Board or the CAO at the Executive Committee level. While the Executive Committee of the CCP recommends an implementation plan and does trot develop or propose a budget, we feel strongly that the Pack of Board or CAO member participation could result in a lack of overall county vision. While each of the participants may be able to look beyond his or her role, no one else has. the direct responsibility to balance the needs of the County both from a programmatic and budgetary. perspective. ,10HN LEOPOLD FIRST DISTRICT June 29, 2011 Page 2 Even more importantly, there now appears to be a requirement fora 415ths vote if a Board of 5upervisars wishes to reject a plan that has been submitted by the CCP's AB 1 a9 Executive Committee. While there is only a requirement of a majority vote to accept a plan, the creation of a super~majority to reject the plan is essentially undemocratic and inflexible. This super-majority requirement can become a significant hurdle to implementation and wiil lead to a foss of local contra{ which was envisioned by the original realignment plan. These two factors create impediments rather than incentives to the commitment to making the new public safety realignment work. Therefore, l am writing on behalf of our Board to urge that you reject the requirement fora 415 majority vote for approval or disapproval of any Community Corrections Plan and reconsider the plan to exclude the Board or CAO from the Community Corrections Partnership Executive Committee. Sincerely, l~-~ M RK W. STONE, Chairperson Board of Supervisors MWS:ted cc: Members, County Administrative Officers Association of California Chairpersons of the Board, All Califiornia Counties .Clerk of the Board ~382A6