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Probation
Donald H. Blevins, Chief Probation Officer
Probation Budget Summary
PROBATION BUDGET SUMMARY
Mission Statement
To promote and enhance public safety, ensure victims’ rights,
and facilitate a positive behavioral change in adult and juvenile
probationers.
The Probation Department recommends and enforces courtordered
sanctions for probationers, including the detention of
juvenile offenders and the return to court of non-compliant
adult offenders; provides supervision and monitoring of
probationers; and prevents and reduces criminal activity by
developing and implementing strategies from early
intervention through suppression. The Department proactively
seeks resources and collaborations to maximize opportunities
to positively impact the behavior of probationers by providing
them with educational and vocational services, as well as
access to health and mental health services that will build
upon the strengths and capabilities of probationers, their
families, and their communities.
Departmental services are administered and financed through
five separate budget units. The Support Services budget funds
administrative, information technology, quality assurance and
training, and support services. The Juvenile Institutions
Services budget, which consolidates the former Detention and
Residential Treatment budget units, funds the three juvenile
halls (Central, Los Padrinos and Barry J. Nidorf), transportation,
PROBATION
Budget Summaries
FY 2009-10 FY 2010-11 FY 2010-11 FY 2011-12 FY 2011-12 CHANGE FROM
CLASSIFICATION ACTUAL ESTIMATED BUDGET REQUESTED RECOMMENDED BUDGET
FINANCING USES
SALARIES & EMPLOYEE BENEFITS $ 554,431,346.62 $ 562,388,000 $ 562,732,000 $ 562,773,000 $ 547,819,000 $ (14,913,000)
SERVICES & SUPPLIES 127,788,083.80 143,612,000 143,163,000 143,163,000 146,227,000 3,064,000
OTHER CHARGES 7,884,426.64 9,406,000 9,494,000 9,494,000 9,778,000 284,000
CAPITAL ASSETS - EQUIPMENT 119,950.62 350,000 623,000 623,000 578,000 (45,000)
GROSS TOTAL $ 690,223,807.68 $ 715,756,000 $ 716,012,000 $ 716,053,000 $ 704,402,000 $ (11,610,000)
INTRAFUND TRANSFERS (6,732,003.70) (7,310,000) (7,169,000) (7,169,000) (7,115,000) 54,000
NET TOTAL $ 683,491,803.98 $ 708,446,000 $ 708,843,000 $ 708,884,000 $ 697,287,000 $ (11,556,000)
REVENUE 201,467,031.15 216,308,000 251,555,000 251,555,000 253,687,000 2,132,000
NET COUNTY COST $ 482,024,772.83 $ 492,138,000 $ 457,288,000 $ 457,329,000 $ 443,600,000 $ (13,688,000)
BUDGETED POSITIONS 6,136.0 6,211.0 6,211.0 6,211.0 6,205.0 (6.0)
FUND FUNCTION ACTIVITY
GENERAL FUND PUBLIC PROTECTION DETENTION AND CORRECTION
and 18 probation camps of which two (Camps Routh and
Holton) are temporarily closed. The Field Services budget funds
juvenile and adult investigation and supervision services. The
Special Services budget funds intake and detention control,
the Dorothy Kirby Center, and juvenile placement services. The
Care of Juvenile Court Wards budget funds the placement of
juvenile court wards in residential facilities, foster homes, and
the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation housing and
parole placements as mandated by law.
2011-12 Budget Message
The 2011-12 Recommended Budget reflects a net County cost
decrease of $13.7 million primarily due to a reduction of
$24.5 million in retirement debt service, retiree health
insurance, and deferred compensation, and the elimination of
$0.9 million in one-time carryover funding for the Juvenile Day
Reporting Center and the Van Nuys Child Care Center. These
decreases are partially offset by a $6.4 million increase to
reverse the labor-management savings placeholder;
$3.5 million for Board-approved increases in salaries and
employee benefits; $1.5 million for the implementation of the
Corrective Action Plan (CAP) pursuant to the Department of
Justice (DOJ) Memorandum of Agreement at probation camps;
and $0.3 million for the countywide cost allocation
adjustment.
FY 2011-12 Recommended Budget Volume One 45.1 County of Los Angeles