DEPARTMENT: Community Corrections
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreements For Sentence To Service Program
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, the Sentence to Service (STS) program is for lower-risk adults receiving probation services as an alternative to being ordered to jail; and
WHEREAS, STS is used as a way for clients to pay back the community for the crimes they have committed and it is also used as a response to their non-compliance to court-ordered conditions; and
WHEREAS, joint powers agreements (JPA)s are in place with public entities that purchase work crew services through the STS program for non-violent adults receiving probation services as an alternative to being ordered to jail; and
WHEREAS, staff is requesting that JPAs are executed for the period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, at a cost of $481.00 per day for five or more workers per crew, and $240.50 per day for work crew with less than five workers, with the following public entities:
* City of Apple Valley in an amount not to exceed $27,417
* City of Burnsville in an amount not to exceed $18,278
* City of Eagan in an amount not to exceed $19,240
* City of Farmington in an amount not to exceed $2,405
* Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) in an amount not to exceed $31,746
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Community Services Director to execute joint powers agreements as presented with the Cities of Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Farmington, and with the Minnesota Department of Transportation for the purchase of guaranteed Sentence to Service work crew days at a rate of $481.00 per day for five or more workers per crew, and $240.50 per day for work crews with less than five workers, for the period of January 1, 2024 through December 31,2024, or until completion by the parties of their respective obligations under the joint powers agreements, whichever...
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