2014-188-Minutes for Meeting March 18,2014 Recorded 4/8/2014 DESCHUTES COUNTY CLERK
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Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners
Department Report
Deschutes County Department of Community Justice Adult Parole&Probation Division
Future Performance&Service
March 18,2014
Present: Commissioners Tammy Baney,Alan Unger,and Tony DeBone; County Administrator Tom
Anderson,Assistant County Administrator Erik Kropp, Director J. Kenneth Hales,Administrator Tanner
Wark, Parole and Probation Supervisors Dave Guerrero and Christine Bell. Programs Manager Deborah
Saia, Parole and Probation Officers Robert Turk and Kelly Dunn and Parole and Probation Specialist Olga
Chapman.
Director Hales opened the meeting with introductions.
Administrator Wark reviewed current personnel and facility Fig 1: 2014 YTD ADP
resources and offender population census(see figures 1 and 2) Type Number
and commented on the many partners the department works Sex Offenders 241
closely with. This includes but is not limited to the courts, Domestic Violence 235
District Attorney's Office, local law enforcement agencies,the Mental Health 42
sex offender network, the domestic violence network,the Casebank 452
juvenile division,alcohol and drug treatment providers, health Street Crimes 522
services departments, Deschutes County jail,the Oregon EMD 109
Department of Corrections and the Oregon Board of Parole Total 1601
and Post-Prison Supervision.
Monitored 400
Administrator Wark, and Supervisors Bell and Guerrero
reviewed current programs which include the domestic violence diversion court,drug court, intensive
domestic violence supervision (DVISP grant), chronic drug&alcohol offender supervision (M57 grant),
probation & post-prison supervision, community service,work crew,electronic monitoring, and the
Alternative Incarceration Program (AIP). Supervisor Guerrero discussed the department's close working
relationship with Deschutes County jail staff and other system partners. Supervisor Bell discussed
interactions with the various specialty courts. Manager Saia discussed the value and utilization of the
community service work crew.
Manager Saia and Specialist Chapman discussed developments with Fig 2: 2014 Resources
the electronic monitoring program (EMD) which has grown 200%over 22 PPOs
the past two years. EMD is used with offenders, as a sanction,for 2.6 PP Specialists
surveillance, and as an alternative to jail for sentenced offenders and 4 Records Techs
most significantly for offenders on pretrial status. EMD is used to 3 Supervisors
enforce house arrest, as a surveillance tool for high risk or high profile 1 Manager
offenders, and to monitor alcohol used. Manager Saia made note of 1 Administrator
the high compliance rate for offenders, particularly for offenders 3 Office Sites
monitored for alcohol use (SCRAM device compliance 89.8%, days
sober while monitored 99.6%). Discussion ensued between department staff and county leadership on
these subjects.
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Director Hales discussed variables that impact future operations. These included changes in criminal law
and administrative regulations, prosecutorial and judicial decision making,the number of offenders
under supervision,the types of services needed, methods used in how we do business and changes in
community priorities. From 2015 to 2025 the county's population is projected to grow from 189,000 to
241,000. We do not project the offender population growth to mirror the county's overall population
growth. However, it is reasonable to assume the offender population will increase as the population
increases. If the offender population grew at the same pace as the overall population the department's
census would increase 600 to 2,200 in 2025 requiring an additional 15 personnel.
Regarding changes in service needs Supervisor Guerrero related that we expect to have more offenders
with dual diagnosis; mental health and drug addiction,developmental disability and sexual deviancy as
examples. We envision greater integration of supervision and treatment and a closer partnership
between the parole and probation officer and the offender's treatment provider. Although the jail
expansion will come to completion we intend to continue to employ alternatives to incarceration, and a
continued emphasis on facilitating offender behavior change.We also foresee chronic DUll offenders as
a looming public safety threat requiring increased departmental intervention.
Director Hales discussed future business requirements that included the goal if reinstating the COG and
interns programs, information technology to replace legacy systems and enhance our ability to do
business analysis and our ability to track and report grant requirements. He also noted the need to
replace the Redmond office facilities,the likelihood that the LaPine office will need to become a full
service location and that the Bend office will not meet future space demands.
Lastly, staff and county leadership discussed what the leadership needed from the department and if
the department was providing service consistent with their expectation and community values and
priorities.
Minutes were taken and compiled by Ken Hales and Deb Pfeffer.
DATED this c� Day of 2014 for the Deschutes County
Board of Commissioners.
Tammy Ba ey, Cha
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Anthony DeBonee,Vi,ce Chair
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(F5V144/14.(_,. Alan Unger, Commissioner
Recording Secretary
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