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2004-167-Minutes for Meeting February 09,2004 Recorded 3/4/2004DESCHUTES COUNTY OFFICIAL RECORDS NANCY BLANKENSHIP, COUNTY CLERK yJ y + COMMISSIONERS' JOURNAL p3/04/1004 11;51;11 AM 111111111 11111111111IMuall1i i I ■ 2004-0 DESCHUTES COUNTY CLERK CERTIFICATE PAGE 0 { This page must be included if document is re-recorded. Do Not remove from original document. Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 1130 NW Harriman St., Bend, OR 97701-1947 (541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 388-4752 - www.deschutes.org MINUTES OF MEETING LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATING COUNCIL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2004 Commissioners' Hearing Room - Administration Building - 1130 NW Harriman St., Bend Present were Judge Steve Tiktin, Robert Warsaw of the Oregon Youth Authority; Bob La Combe for Juvenile Community Justice; Michael Dugan, District Attorney; Andy Jordan, Bend Police Chief; Sheriff Les Stiles; Jacques DeKalb, Defense Lawyer; Bob Smit, KIDS Center; Becky Jackson, Parole & Probation; citizen member Jack Blum; and media representative Lisa Rosetta of the Bulletin. Also present for a portion of the meeting were Judge Michael Sullivan; Commissioner Michael Daly; and citizen Andrea Blum. Absent were the following members: Commissioner Tom DeWolf; County Administrator Mike Maier; Scott Johnson, Commission on Children & Families; citizen member Denny Maloney; Trial Courts Administrator Ernie Mazorol; Lt. Ron Nelson of the Oregon State Police; Lane Roberts, Redmond Police Chief; Jenny Scanlon, Juvenile Community Justice; and Gary Smith, Mental Health Director. 1. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order by Judge Steve Tiktin at 3:35 p.m. 2. Approval of Minutes of January 5, 2004 Meeting. MIKE DUGAN: Move approval. JACK BLUM: Second. VOTE: Unanimous approval. Minutes of LPSCC Meeting Monday, February 9, 2004 Page 1 of 6 Pages 3. Impact of Failure of Measure 30 - Discussion and Planning. Judge Tiktin gave a brief overview of an e-mail he received from Phil Lemmon. This e-mail had been forwarded to LPSCC members for their review. (A copy is attached as Exhibit A.) Judge Tiktin then asked for the attendees to give an overview of how the failure of the passage of Measure 30 impacts their department or agency. District Attorney Mike Dugan said that the crime lab will likely lose 60% of its forensic staff, based on seniority. The local crime lab has staff with high seniority, but it is possible they could be moved to another location. The Oregon State Police may close down all of their crime labs in eastern and southwestern Oregon. He added that the crime lab cut would eliminate all but one implied consent staff, who handle the breath testing equipment; and almost all firearms analysts. The consensus at a January meeting between the Governor, Chiefs of Police, Sheriffs, District Attorneys and the Department of Corrections was that the crime labs are the glue that holds the agencies together. Mr. Dugan also said that the O.S.P. budget is archaic; there is no flexibility and funds cannot be moved around. District Attorneys and defense attorneys are working on this issue, which could become serious. Jacques DeKalb stated that defense attorneys may go on as usual until the funding runs out; it is hoped that a procedure will be worked out to resolve this issue before than occurs. Mr. Dugan said that his department will lose some money, mostly for the District Attorney's salary and the Deputy D.A. supplements. His department may also fall further behind in hiring prosecutors. Judge Tiktin referred to an e-mail message from Gary Smith, Director of Mental Health for the County. (A copy is attached as Exhibit B.) The message implies that the Oregon Health Plan won't cover alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs anymore - just children, but not all of them. Mr. Smith's department lost $1.2 million per year in revenue; regionally about $1.8 million has been lost. Minutes of LPSCC Meeting Monday, February 9, 2004 Page 2 of 6 Pages Becky Jackson explained that since the last cut in funding, some offenders could still access Oregon Health Fund programs, but this won't last since there will be no funds available. Judge Tiktin observed that the programs that engage people before they are released from jail are very important. Sheriff Stiles added that an important link for prisoners will be lost. Bob Smit said that his organization lost one therapist position before the failure of Measure 30, and they will probably lose another one-half position now. They have gone from five positions to four, and now three and one-half, which is significant. He added that these positions are Deschutes County employees and funding is provided by Mental Health. Judge Tiktin explained that there have not been many changes in Court operations; public safety is a high priority. The intent is to operate five days a week. There will probably be no further staff reduction at this time; but keeping Measure 30 in mind, vacant positions have not been filled. He added that the biggest impact is on non-public safety cases. Delays are expected. If indigent defense funds are cut, this will be a big problem. There will also be a $17 million hit to community corrections. Becky Jackson said that the Department of Corrections can't take over the local Parole & Probation work. There will be no drug and alcohol programs, and virtually no consequences for criminal behavior. With a loss of $6.8 million for prisons, the Department of Corrections may have to resort to early releases. She added that her probation officers have experienced a 10% pay loss due to a four-day schedule, positions are not being filled so the caseloads are high, and the officers are demoralized. Sheriff Stiles indicated that Lane County has already sent a letter that they are investigating opting out. They have had to lay off 33 jail employees. He added that last year he recommended the County send an opt out letter, but he can't recommend it now since $1.287 million from the State is better than nothing. The group then discussed further ramifications of the failure of the passage of Measure 30, and the possibility of opting out. Minutes of LPSCC Meeting Monday, February 9, 2004 Page 3 of 6 Pages Bob LaCombe said that Juvenile Community Justice is waiting to be notified of changes, since the Oregon Health Plan will be affected immediately. Andy Jordan stated that Bend Police Department hasn't had any direct negative impact yet. They are working on their budget in an attempt to add eight officers, since they have been behind the curve in staffing for some time and this shows up in crime statistics. 4. Update on Sheriffs Levy. Sheriff Stiles gave an overview of the proposed levy, which would sustain what is in place now, with no work center or CORE program. However, with increased demands, the quality of service will be affected. If the levy fails, funding will be significantly cut, resulting in no patrols, no investigations, and ten to twenty positions gone. The jail will go to 65 beds. The Sisters contract will be sustained. Approximately 112 people will be laid off. The total consequences are unknown, but only major cases will be addressed, and court security and transport will be handled by one person as needed. If the levy fails, employees will be laid off on May because of unfunded liabilities, such as vacation time. The City of Bend Council passed a resolution of support, as did Black Butte Ranch. The cities of Redmond and Sisters are to come. The caveat is that the blue ribbon committee needs to be able to go forward with recommendations by May 2006. He added that the Board of Commissioners still needs to make a decision on how to appoint individuals to the blue ribbon committee. Sheriff Stiles asked if the members of LPSCC would be willing to provide a letter of support as well. Mike Dugan observed that LPSCC as a group could support the levy, but the Courts may have an issue with it. He asked that because of public safety issues, can the Courts support it. Judge Tiktin said that he will ask the other judges at their next meeting. Judge Sullivan added that they are very restricted as to what they can do. Judge Tiktin indicated that keeping Sheriff services alive is critical to public safety; and it is possible this can be supported by the judges as a bench. Minutes of LPSCC Meeting Monday, February 9, 2004 Page 4 of 6 Pages Jack Blum stated that the members are LPSCC and he thinks the support of LPSCC is appropriate. This item will be discussed at the next LPSCC meeting. Judge Sullivan then asked what percentage of the inmates at the local jail are mentally ill. Sheriff Stiles replied that the figure is thought to be between 12- 15% of the jail population. It is a serious issue already; and with no Mental Health resources, the jail then becomes a repository for the mentally ill. Commissioner Mike Daly stated that the Crisis Resolution Center is now under construction, and should be running in eight or nine months. It will have fifteen beds instead of the current five in Park Place. He did not know if any of the beds would be secure. Judge Tiktin said that cuts to the Oregon State Hospital also cause a public safety issue throughout the state. Andy Jordan stated that his department is getting many more calls regarding suicide and other mental health problems. Mike Dugan added that there is no mental health court, so people with mental health problems get virtually no help. 5. Reminder of Department of Corrections Presentation. Becky Jackson reminded the group that Ginger Martin of the Department of Corrections will be making a presentation to the group at the next LPSCC meeting on March 1. She asked that if any of the members have questions for Ms. Martin to e-mail them (to Ms. Jackson) as soon as possible. She will forward the questions to Ms. Martin. 6. Other Business. None was offered. Being no further items discussed, the meeting adjourned at 5: 00 p.m. Minutes of LPSCC Meeting Monday, February 9, 2004 Page 5 of 6 Pages Respectfully submitted this 9th Day of February 2004. Recording Secretary Next Meeting _ Agenda Presentation given by Ginger Martin, Department of Corrections Discussion of proposed LPSCC letter of support for Sheriffs levy Discussion of possible recommendations to Board of Commissioners regarding the makeup of the "Blue Ribbon" Committee for Sheriffs Department funding Attachments Exhibit A: E-mail message from Phil Lemmon Exhibit B: E-mail message from Gary Smith Exhibit C: Meeting sign -in sheet Minutes of LPSCC Meeting Monday, February 9, 2004 Page 6 of 6 Pages LPSCC chairs and staff: <tcolahan@orednet.org>, "Todd Anderson" <tanderso@co.tillamook.or.us>, "Vic Falgout" < vgfalgou@co.douglas.or.us > cc: Subject: Measure 30 public safety budget cuts I wanted to give you a brief update on the status of state budget cuts resulting from the vote on Measure 30. As you may recall, the 2003 legislature passed a law (HB 5077) that directed specific budget reductions to occur if the revenue package passed by the legislature was referred. HB 5077 provides that $58.1 million in reductions to public safety agencies will take effect on May 1, 2004. Additional, across-the-board reductions to all agencies may be necessary to balance the budget before June 2005, but the extent of those cuts has not been determined. The HB 5077 reductions, and current plans to implement them, are as follows: * State police crime labs. HB 5077 directs a $3.9 million reduction to state crime labs. Governor Kulongoski has announced he will ask the legislative Emergency Board to restore the full amount. * Community Corrections. HB 5077 directs $17.8 million in cuts to community corrections grants. DOC director Max Williams will be meeting with county commissioners and public safety representatives to see what management actions the state can take to continue full participation in the local control model despite the budget cuts. * Indigent Defense. Funding for indigent defense is reduced $9.9 million. The state Public Defense Services Commission expects that funding for appointed counsel in all types of cases will run out in the spring of 2005. It is continuing to explore options, and changing circumstances from other agency activities may modify the timeline. * Oregon Youth Authority. OYA will implement its $5.8 million cut by re -opening fewer beds (50 beds, with accompanying community services, instead of 100). * Department of Corrections. DOC will lose $6.8 million from its institutions and programs budget. It will delay opening a special management unit at Coffee Creek and make other internal changes to respond to the reduction. * Court Operations. The state court budget will be reduced by $13 million. There might be some reduction in operating hours, but at this time the courts do not anticipate any full-day closures. All types of criminal cases will continue to be processed. * District Attorneys. Counties will lose $800,000 in salary supplements for deputy district attorneys. These reductions do not balance the budget, since failure of BM 30 cuts revenue $766 million and HB 5077 only cuts $544.6 million in expenditures. To balance the budget, the state will first use its projected ending balance and any revenue from updated revenue forecasts. If additional cuts are necessary to balance the budget, they will be taken across all agency budget line items on an equal percentage basis. Decisions on any across-the-board reductions likely will not be made until sometime after the May revenue forecast. At this time, it does not appear that a special legislative session to modify HB 5077 reductions is likely. Phil Lemman Executive Director Exhibit 71 Page / of / "Gary Smith" To: "Tom Crabtree (E-mail)" <tc@empnet.com>, "Andy Jordan <Gar S@co.deschutes Y (E-mail)" <ajordan@ci.bend. or. us>, "Becky Jackson (E-mail)" .or.us> <Becky_Jackson@co.deschutes.or.us>, "Ernie Mazorol (E-mail)" 02/09/2004 12:18 PM <ERNEST.MAZOROL@ojd.state.or.us>, "John Hummel (E-mail)" <hummel@hddlaw.com>, "Lane Roberts (E-mail)" <laner@redmond.or.us>, "Ron Nelson (E-mail)" <ron.nelson@state.or.us>, "Stephen Tiktin (E-mail)" <Stephen.N.TIKTIN@ojd.state.or.us>, "Victoria Roe" <Victoria@co.deschutes.or.us>, "Eileen Stein" <estein@ci.sisters.or.us>, "Gary Smith" <GaryS@co.deschutes.or.us>, "Gordon Norman" <Gordon Norman@co.deschutes.or.us>, "Jenny Scanlon" <JennyS@co.deschutes.or.us>, "Les Stiles" <Istiles@co.deschutes.or.us>, "Mike Dugan" <MikeD@co.deschutes.or.us>, "Mike Maier" < MikeM@co.deschutes.or.us >, "Scott Johnson" <ScottJ@co.deschutes.or.us>, "Tom DeWolf" <TomDe@co.deschutes.or.us> cc: Subject: Today's meeting I won't be able to attend today's meeting due to a schedule conflict. However, I think the agenda includes each of us reporting on the impact of the Measure 30 election on our programs. So, here's my piece. The cut plan put out by the Governor included elimination of the mental health and alcohol/drug benefit for the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) Plus program (which is limited pretty much to the disabled population). The Standard program (that included many clients in the criminal justice system) might have been restored as well had M30 passed. That's now very unlikely to happen. Deschutes has about 12,000 residents eligible for the OHP. There's a total of about 18,000 in the three county area. The loss of all OHP coverage for mental health and alcohol/drug would mean a severe reduction in the service availability for these individuals and families. The only "covered lives" remaining would be children, and not all of them at that. For our department, that translates to a loss of about $1.2m a year in revenue (most of it federal) and about $1.8m for the region. We laid off 23 staff last year when we had a $lm loss, so you can see where this is going. The "good" news is that many of us are working with the Governor to find a way to avoid loss of coverage for the Plus group. I'm very optimistic that will happen and that almost everything I said above won't happen. Gary Exhibit Page / of-/ �- 0 F0 w Q w J a V 0 J � C C N N L c e C� Ki _ Ua J Page Page of — f ai C 0 m 0 cc 0 0 -