DEPARTMENT: Community Corrections
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Amend Joint Powers Agreement With Minnesota Department Of Corrections To Provide Secure Programming For Juvenile Females
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Dakota County Community Corrections currently has a joint powers agreement (JPA) with the Minnesota Department of Corrections (MN DOC) to provide secure placement, gender specific services, necessary assessment and programming for any juvenile female (“resident”) that Dakota County agrees to accept; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County Community Corrections has complete discretion whether it will accept a particular resident, which will depend on its existing security, health, order and safety needs of its facility, the Juvenile Service Center (JSC), at the time a particular request by the State is made; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 20-516 (October 20, 2020), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized execution of a JPA with MN DOC for secure programming for juvenile females at the JSC; and
WHEREAS, the end date in the resolution was erroneously written as August 31, 2021, however, the correct end date is listed in the JPA, August 31, 2023; and
WHEREAS, staff is requesting an amendment to the JPA to increase the daily rate Dakota County will bill MN DOC from $295 to $340; and
WHEREAS, the total obligation of the State under this agreement will not exceed $150,000 per youth, or $295,000 in total, which has not changed from the original JPA.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Community Service Director to amend the joint powers agreement with the Minnesota Department of Corrections to provide secure programming for juvenile females, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Community Services Director is hereby authorized to amend said contracts, consistent with the amount budgeted, to alter the number and types of clients served, types of services provided, service rates, contract amount and the contract term, consistent with County contracting policies, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this service will end immediately in the event that sufficient funds from county, state or federal sources are no longer available to continue this service.
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