florida association of counties june 16, 2011. reduction of $20 million for county share of...
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Florida Association of CountiesJune 16, 2011
Reduction of $20 million for county share of juvenile detention cost ($97 M $77 M)
Proviso◦ Workgroup◦ Safety valve for counties remaining in the state system◦ JDAI
SB 2112 – Ability for Counties and Sheriffs to operate local Regional Juvenile Detention Facilities
HB 997 – Civil Citation
From the funds in Specific Appropriations 1068 through 1077 A, the Florida Association of Counties and the Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide joint recommendations to fund alternatives for locally funded and operated juvenile detention to the Executive Office of the Governor, the President of the Florida Senate and the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives no later than November 1, 2011. The Department of Juvenile Justice must notify the Senate Budget Committee, the House Appropriations Committee, and the Governor’s Office of Policy and Budget of the date of any meeting at least one week prior to each meeting.
Commissioner Lois Wexler, Broward County Commissioner Kevin Beckner, Hillsborough County Linda Brehmer-Lanosa, Orange County, Assistant
County Attorney Wayne Applebee, Sarasota County, Criminal Justice
Policy Coordinator Tim Burns, Pinellas County, Director of Justice and
Consumer Services
Linda Brehmer-LanosaLinda Brehmer Lanosa is an Assistant County Attorney with Orange County, Florida, in the litigation section. She handles all types of matters ranging from civil rights cases to annexation disputes to breach of contract actions. She graduated from Stetson University, College of Law with honors in 1991. She received a Bachelor of Science Degree with honors in Chemical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master a Science Degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Santa Clara University. She is admitted to practice law in the States of Florida and California, the United States District Courts in Florida, the Eleventh Circuit, the United States Supreme Court, and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Prior to law, she was an engineer in the semiconductor and telecommunications industries.
◦ Division of Administrative Hearings challenges to the
2008-09 fiscal year August 15th in Orlando
Define Pre v. Post Disposition
Protection for Counties that do not opt out of state run juvenile detention system
Input in Detention Budget and Operations
Juvenile Justice Boards or Public Safety Coordinating Councils◦ Local Input on efficiencies for Detention ◦ County partnerships for existing prevention, intervention and
diversion services
Demonstrate existing resources Counties contribute to juvenile justice
County input for FAC and appointed team members
Will host conference calls prior to meetings with DJJ if counties are interested
◦ Email Sarrah Carroll [email protected]
Secretary Wansley Walters, Deputy Secretary Robert Woody, Assistant Secretary for Detention Julia Strange, Special Assistant Theda Roberts,
Legislative Staff, Director of Program Accountability Beth Davis, Governor’s Office & FAC Appointed Members
Suggests a “fixed” and “variable” rate◦ Fixed would be regardless of youth in detention◦ Variable would fluctuate as # of youth in detention change◦ Using last year’s numbers, counties were returned $8 million
from the TF. Under the new proposal, counties would have retained $3 million throughout the year.
Two bills each month
New billing system after years of changes
Not worth the investment for Counties
◦ Referrals & Admissions are decreasing Felony Referrals 11% Misdemeanors 10% Other 11% - Violations of Probation, Contempt of Court
◦ Closing three facilities and reducing capacity at all others 2,007 down to 1,392 (reduction of 615 beds) Hillsborough East Seminole Osceola
◦ Utilization down to 62%, but will increase as detention beds go “offline”
◦ Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative
Detention Cost Share Reform
Commissioner Lois Wexler, Broward CountyIn November 2004, Lois Wexler was elected to the Board of Broward County Board of County Commissioners after twelve years as a member of the School Board of Broward County. She currently sits on the Children’s Services Board, the Metropolitan Planning Organization and the School Oversight Committee. Since 1992 she has served as a member, with several terms as Chair, of the 17th Judicial Circuit Juvenile Justice Board. While serving as a School Board member, she was appointed by Governor Chiles to serve on the State’s Juvenile Justice Accountability Board. Commissioner Wexler was instrumental in organizing a Youth Anti-Violence Summit in May of 2010, and recently formed a subcommittee of the 17th Judicial Circuit Juvenile Justice Board to deal with the issue of juvenile detention in Broward County. Commissioner Wexler is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education.
Counties paid $5 Million for pre-dispositional youth who Failed to Appear (FTA)◦ Data NOT provided◦ Requested information in
March
Counties as check writers
Have no influence on whether or not youth shows up to court
Judges can detain youth on contempt of court charges (often VOP or FTA)
Youth may not meet the detention criteria
Validated Risk Assessment – unless youth meets detention threshold, he/she cannot be detained
Okaloosa County◦ 70% of pre-disposition
detention days were for court orders (4,820 days)
◦ 70% of cost was $1,319,073
◦ 4,820 days at $8/day for ankle bracelet monitoring would have cost $38,560
Savings of $1,280,513!!! ???
Hold on…someone still has to pay to operate the detention center!
Until changes have been made to:◦ how detention is operated, ◦ the billing system, or ◦ the statute
Counties would NOT realize these savings
Adjusting budget to match utilization only
2.65% Adjustment
$2,721,147 Adjustment needed to balance utilization with budget
Current Budget
Dollars Percent of $
Utilization*
County $77,819,360 76.07% 73.41%
State $24,482,345 23.93% 25.59%
Violations of Probation (VOP) that are not new law violations cost Counties millions each year
There are 33,778 days in the 10-11 Utilization to date where a youth was placed in detention for a VOP that was not a new law violation
11.95% Difference = $14,943,022
CurrentUtilization
VOP @ County
VOP Shift to State
Current Budget
VOP Shift to State Budget
County 73.41% 61.46% $77,819,360 $62,887,338
State 25.59% 38.54% $24,482,345 $39,414,367
Wayne Applebee, Sarasota County, Criminal Justice Policy Coordinator
Sarasota County appointed Wayne Applebee as Criminal Justice Policy Coordinator in December 2007, a position that monitors the county’s criminal justice systems and develops and implements criminal justice programs.
Prior to working with Sarasota County, Applebee was responsible for the development, implementation and administration of a state-of-the art regional jail in the State of Maine (the first north of Virginia), that served all populations. Among other duties, he served as the chief negotiator for jail financing between two boards of county commissioners, oversaw the jail site selection process, drafted new state legislation that allowed the creation a “Jail Authority Board”, and administered public education for the regional jail’s bond referendum. Upon the jail’s opening, Mr. Applebee served as the first Jail Administrator and Chief Executive Officer of the Jail Authority Board.
His other experience includes Chief Deputy for the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office where he oversaw 5 divisions, including Patrol, Criminal Investigations, Corrections, Court Security and Civil Process. Prior to his criminal justice career, Mr. Applebee served as a municipal Parks and Recreation Director for 5 years. Mr. Applebee has a bachelor’s degree with high distinction in Public Management from the University of Maine, is a graduate of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy, numerous F.B.I. and other law enforcement executive programs. Wayne and his wife, Debi, have 3 children.
Defining Pre v. Post Disposition◦ Violations of Probation, except new law violations◦ Failure to Appear◦ Detention stays over 21 day statutory limit◦ Youth over 18◦ Foster Youth
Legislative Budget Request ◦ Equalize budget and utilization
Local Input on Detention Budget and Operation◦ Not much discussion on incentives
Official Recommendations due November 1st
Substantive Legislation for Agencies must be turned in to the Governor’s Office by August 1st
Legislative Budget Request due to Governor’s Office by September 15th
Technical Advisory Group
