DEPARTMENT: Community Corrections
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Approval To Submit Community Corrections 2023-2027 Comprehensive Plan To Minnesota Department Of Corrections
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, the Community Corrections Act, passed by the Minnesota State Legislature in 1973, authorizes the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) to issue subsidy funding to assist counties in the development, implementation and operation of community-based correctional services; and
WHEREAS, the Community Corrections Act requires participating counties to submit a comprehensive plan to the DOC for approval; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Comprehensive Plan is first, to demonstrate to the Commissioner of Corrections compliance with the standards established by the Community Corrections Act, and policies and procedures governing the services prescribed by the Commissioner and second, to demonstrate to the Dakota County Board of Commissioners the efforts of the Community Corrections Department to meet its mission to transform lives, promote equity and increase community safety; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 21-585 (December 14, 2021), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners approved the 2022-2025 Community Corrections Comprehensive Plan for submission to the DOC; and
WHEREAS, since then, changes to funding resulted in the DOC requiring all counties to submit a new plan, in a new (reduced) format for the years 2023-2027, aligning plan dates for all counties; and
WHEREAS, the data required in the plan is through 2022 and was already reported and approved by the Board in the last Comprehensive Plan submission; and
WHEREAS, the 2023-2027 Comprehensive Plan, created from portions of the previous plan, updates the DOC on the programs and services of the Dakota County Community Corrections department, and outlines the goals and strategies for 2023 through 2027 for correctional services; and
WHEREAS, the Dakota County Community Correcti...
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