Primary Department: Pretrial Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Natalie Michailides, Director Pretrial Services
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Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Financial Authorization
Project ID (if applicable): FLEX_CRTBLOG
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Pretrial Services for approval to allocate up to $306,408 in FLEX Funds to continue the Court Backlog initiative in 2025, and update existing funding source for four full-time employees from ARPA to FLEX Fund.
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Background and Discussion:
To facilitate projects in the ARPA portfolio for which general funds are a better fit than federal funds, eligible expenses currently budgeted in the General Fund are charged to the ARPA grant, as allowed under the ARPA guidance. Moving eligible expenses to the grant frees up General Fund budget which can be transferred to FLEX Fund 1040 for projects aligned to the ARPA priority outcomes and approved via the ARPA governance processes.
ARPA funds must be obligated by December 31, 2024, and expended by December 31, 2026. Program budgets encumbered by a contract, purchase order, or full-time employee (FTE) are reported as obligated. However, there were several vacancies not filled by December 31, 2024. The remaining funds in these programs should be funded through the FLEX Fund.
This request will allocate up to $2.9 million in available funds to the FLEX Fund to continue operating the programs in 2025. Available funds are outlined below:
Program
Available Funds
Court Backlog - Pretrial
$306,4...
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