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K:ITTITAS COUNTY <br />Juvenile Court Services <br />AGENDA STAFF REPORT <br />AGENDA DATE: September 17, 2019 <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Request to approve Professional Services Agreement <br />between Sentinel Offender Services, LLC and Juvenile Court Services <br />BACKGROUND: <br />We value keeping kids in our community. Our goal is to significantly reduce the use of <br />secure confinement for our youth by building strong detention alternatives and <br />programming. Electronic monitoring is one alternative that we have identified to support <br />our goal. Our youth are detained in Yakima County at $137.00 per day. While we know <br />they are in a safe environment and their basic needs are met, we also know they become <br />disconnected from our community and from their family and positive supports, <br />educational programs, mental health/behavioral health treatments, substance abuse <br />treatments and employment. We believe we can save the County taxpayers a significant <br />amount of money utilizing detention alternatives, specifically electronic monitoring while <br />also keeping the community safe. It is our goal to significantly reduce and near eliminate <br />the use of detention for probation violations for youth who present a low risk to <br />community safety. Electronic monitoring will provide appropriate supervision, structure <br />and accountability for youth. <br />INTERACTION: <br />The Prosecutor's Office has reviewed the contract in accordance with Kittitas County <br />process and approved as to form. The Presiding Judge of the Superior Court reviewed <br />and signed the agreement. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Approve the Professional Services Agreement between Sentinel Offender Services, LLC <br />and Juvenile Court Services <br />HANDLING: <br />Request 1 copy (and the original) with signatures are returned to Katrina Mankus for final <br />signature of the service provider and the return of the fully executed document to the <br />BoCC for County Records. <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />Attached are one original and one copy of the professional services agreement. <br />LEAD STAFF: <br />Katrina Mankus, Juvenile Court Administrator <br />