DEPARTMENT: Community Corrections
FILE TYPE: Regular Action
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Update On Sunsetting Of Adult Probation Fees And Approval Of Plan To Minnesota Department Of Corrections
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Receive an update on plans for sunsetting adult probation fees and approve plan letter for submission to the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC).
SUMMARY
In the last biennium, the state legislature increased funding for Community Corrections and, through the 2023 Public Safety Bill, ended the ability of counties to assess probation fees starting August 1, 2029. Each county is required to send the DOC their plan by August 1, 2025, for eliminating probation fees (Attachment: Dakota County Probation Fee Plan Letter).
By Resolution No. 23-369 (August 29, 2023), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners approved acceptance of increased funding from the 2023 Public Safety Bill and amended the Community Corrections Budget. Dakota County Community Corrections plans to continue to assess fees until the statute no longer allows it.
OUTCOMES
How much: Probation Fee Budget:
* 2023: Probation Fee Budget: $580,000, Probation Fee Actual: $413,079.78
* 2024: Probation Fee Budget: $485,000, Probation Fee Actual: $355,169.54
* 2025: Probation Fee Budget: $485,000, Probation Fee Actual (YTD): $92,621.89
Actual budget amounts vary from projected amounts due to reductions in fees assessed to clients who qualified for a public defender and clients transferring in or out of Dakota County Probation.
How many: All adult probation clients.
Is Anyone better off: Dakota County probation clients.
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the Board of Commissioners approves the plan letter to be sent to the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
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EXPLANATION OF FISCAL/FTE IMPACTS
None.
? None ? Current budget ? Other
? Amendment Requested ? New FTE(s) requested
RESOLUTION
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