DEPARTMENT: Community Corrections
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Approval To Submit Community Corrections Comprehensive Plan 2026 Two Year Update To Minnesota Department Of Corrections
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, the Community Corrections Act requires participating counties to submit a comprehensive plan to the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) for approval; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 24-158 (March 26, 2024), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners approved the 2023-2027 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 (condensed) format for the years 2024–2027, aligning plan dates for all counties; and
WHEREAS, the data required in the plan is through 2024 and was already reported and approved by the Board in the last Comprehensive Plan submission; and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan 2026 Two Year Update, 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 2024 through 2027 for correctional services; and
WHEREAS, the Dakota County Community Corrections Comprehensive Plan 2026 Two Year Update, which will be approved by the DOC, will be submitted to the Commissioner of DOC upon approval by the Dakota County Board of Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, the final copy will be on file with the Clerk to the Board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby approves the Community Corrections Comprehensive Plan 2026 Two Year Update for submission to the Minnesota Department of Corrections and Commissioner of Corrections; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Community Corrections Department shall make the Plan available, upon request, to the residents of Dakota County.
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BACKGROUND
The Community Corrections Act, passed by the Minn...
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