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Amd 2 to Agmt PR00006496 with Matrix Consulting Group, Ltd. to provide professional consulting services including implementation assistance for recommendations from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office's overtime study and a jail staffing and operations study, ext end date to 06/30/26, incr NTE by $100,000 for a new total NTE of $170,000
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Amendment 2 to Agreement PR00006496 with Matrix Consulting Group, Ltd. to provide professional consulting services including implementation assistance for recommendations from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office's overtime study and a jail staffing and operations study, extending the contract end date to June 30, 2026 and increasing the not to exceed amount by $100,000 for a new total not to exceed amount of $170,000 be approved; that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the Amendment on behalf of the County; and the Controller be authorized to disburse funds as directed.
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Background:
Matrix Consulting Group (Matrix) has over two decades of comprehensive consulting services experience with local governments. Matrix has worked with detention and criminal justice systems around the country, conducting organizational re-alignments, analyzing fixed post staffing requirements, scheduling alternatives, reviewing service contracts, assessing policy and procedure, training practice, and assisting with improving the quality of life for staff and inmates alike. Hennepin County and the Sheriff's Office have worked with Matrix on multiple occasions over the past decade.
Pursuant to county board direction, and as a follow-up to the February 2025 Hennepin County Board Briefing on the Sheriff's Overtime Study, County Administration has engaged Matrix to conduct follow-up implementation assistance of overtime-related recommendations, and an independent assessment of the Adult Detention Division (jail) that includes an analysis of staffing level requirements and...
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