RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER’S APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE JUVENILE PROBATION AND CAMPS FUNDING (JPCF) PROGRAM IN FISCAL YEAR 2005-06.

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, California Welfare & Institutions Code section 18220 appropriates State funds which may be used, for juvenile ranches and camps and for county programs which serve children who are habitual truants, runaways, at risk of being wards of the court under Sections 601 or 602 of the California Welfare & Institutions Code, or under juvenile court supervision or supervision of the Probation Department; and

WHEREAS, the funds may also be used to serve parents or other family members of these children if serving them will promote increased self-sufficiency, personal responsibility, and family stability for the child; and

WHEREAS, services authorized for use of the funds include:

(1) Educational advocacy and attendance monitoring; (2) Mental health assessment and counseling; (3) Home detention; (4) Social responsibility training; (5) Family mentoring; (6) Parent peer support; (7) Life skills counseling; (8) Direct provision of, and referral to, prevocational and vocational training; (9) Family crisis intervention; (10) Individual, family, and group counseling; (11) Parenting skills development; (12) Drug and alcohol education; (13) Respite care; (14) Counseling, monitoring, and treatment; (15) Gang intervention; (16) Sex and health education; (17) Anger management, violence prevention, and conflict resolution; (18) Aftercare services as juveniles transition back into the community and reintegrate into their families; (19) Information and referral regarding the availability of community services; (20) Case management; (21) Therapeutic day treatment; (22) Transportation related to any of the services described above; (23) Emergency and temporary shelter; and

WHEREAS, the San Mateo County Probation Department believes it would be beneficial to San Mateo County to participate in the Juvenile Probation and Camps Funding (JPCF) Program, administered by the Corrections Standards Authority division of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (hereafter referred to as CSA); and

WHEREAS, participation in the program requires the execution of agreements with the State Department of Corrections, and this Board wishes to authorize the Chief Probation Officer to sign those agreements and related documents on behalf of the County of San Mateo for FY 2005-06 and future years.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Chief Probation Officer of San Mateo County is authorized to sign on behalf of the County of San Mateo the JPCF Program Agreement with the CSA, including any extensions or amendments thereof in FY 2005-06 and future years; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County agrees to abide by the statutes governing the JPCF Program as well as the terms and conditions of the Agreement as set forth by the CSA, including the retention of financial records substantiating claimed expenditures and the submission of Semi-Annual Progress Reports

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