Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: John T. Keene, Chief Probation Officer
Subject: Amendment to the Agreement with Journal Technologies, Inc. to provide a case management system for the Probation Department's Adult and Juvenile Supervision Services, Pretrial Services Program and Juvenile Traffic Court.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Journal Technologies, Inc., modifying services to provide for the addition of a case management system for the Probation Department's Adult and Juvenile Supervision Services, and increasing the amount by $1,285,000 to an amount not to exceed $2,628,637.50.
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BACKGROUND:
On December 10, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved a contract with Journal Technologies, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $1,343,637.50 to provide a case management system for the San Mateo County Probation Department's Pretrial Services Program and Juvenile Traffic Court.
Under the agreement, Journal Technologies, Inc. successfully launched the case management system for the Pretrial Services Program, partially funded through a grant from the Judicial Council of California (JCC). The new platform, called eProbation, allows Pretrial Services personnel to administer the Virginia Pretrial Risk Assessment Instrument-Revised (VPRAI-R) risk-assessment tool and generate court reports to recommend or deny release for pretrial defendants. Additionally, Deputy Probation Officers use the eProbation system to manage defendants that have been ordered to pretrial monitoring. The eProbation system includes a robust data reporting feature that has allowed the Probation Department to submit all data reporting elements required by the JCC.
The 2019 agreement also provides funding for a Juvenile Traffic Court system to provide a more efficient method to schedule hearings for youth and their families, support payment plans an...
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