Item Description:
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Amd 1 to the 2022-2023 Hennepin County Community Corrections Act Plan, increasing 2023 receivable by $3,560,947 for new total receivable of $24,392,676; sup appr of $3,759,634 and 19.0 FTE’s to the 2023 DOCCR budget
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Amendment 1 to the 2022-2023 Community Corrections Act Plan for Hennepin County authorizing increased funding of $3,560,947 for calendar year 2023 be approved and communicated to the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Corrections and;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a 2023 supplemental appropriation of $3,759,634 and 19.0 FTEs (as outline in attachment A) to the Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCCR) be approved to reflect an increase of the State Community Corrections Act Subsidy due to a funding formula change, and for DOCCR to address the numerous new legislative requirements which will entail the re-evaluation of current protocols; implement new procedures that will assure quality assurance and measurable delivery of client services; then educate and train staff on the new requirements and;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners be authorized to sign the amendment on behalf of the County Board; that the Controller be authorized to accept and disburse the funds as directed.end
Background:
Resolution 21-0419 authorized the 2022-2023 Community Corrections Act (CCA) Plan for Hennepin County and directed that the plan be submitted to the State of Minnesota Department of Corrections (MN DOC). As approved, the original plan programmed $17,270,782 in State CCA funding to the Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCCR) for calendar year 2022.
During the 2023 legislative session, a new funding formula was approved in which Hennepin County’s CCA funding will increase approximately $7.1 million to $24,392,676 or 41.2 percent for state fiscal year 2024. As a result of this change, DOCCR is programmed to receive an additional $3,560,947 of CCA funding for the final six months of calendar year 2023. This formula change comes with numerous legislative changes in which DOCCR will need to re-evaluate current protocols; implement new procedures that will assure quality assurance and measurable delivery of client services; then educate and train staff on the new legislative requirements.
In the 2021 legislative session, a one-time 2.2 percent increase in CCA monies for state fiscal years 2022 and 2023 was approved and ended June 30, 2023. The 2023 DOCCR budget assumed that the CCA funding would revert back to original funding of $17,072,101 and the budget was reduced by $198,687. This combined with the new funding formula, Hennepin County will receive $20,831,734 in CCA monies for calendar year 2023 which will be a budget increase of $3,759,634 or 21.8 percent.
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Recommendation from County Administrator: Recommend Approval