TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Sheriff-Coroner
MEETING DATE: June 23, 2020
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Matthew C. Kendall
PHONE:
463-4085
ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 15 mins
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Repurpose of the Sheriff's Office Training Room (Building II, Donovan Room) into a New Courtroom; Development of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Mendocino County Superior Court for the Use of the Proposed Courtroom for Inmate Judicial Hearings; and Direction to MCSO Staff to Pursue Potential Non-General Fund Alternatives for the New Courtroom
(Sponsor: Sheriff-Coroner)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Approve the repurpose of the Sheriff's Office Training Room (Building II, Donovan Room) into a new courtroom; subject to the development of a five year (minimum) MOU with the Mendocino County Superior Court for their use of the proposed courtroom for inmate judicial hearings; subject to the development of a favorable cost/benefit analysis that includes impacts to the District Attorney, Probation, and Public Defender and relocation costs; subject to MCSO staff successfully securing non-General Fund to pay for the costs associated with constructing and setting up this new courtroom.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
During the 2020-21 budget conferences, the Board received preliminary information on this concept and requested that the Sheriff's Office return with a cost/benefit analysis and MOU with the courts for use of the courtroom.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The Sheriff's Office desires to repurpose the Sheriff's Office Training Room (Building II, Donovan Room) into a courtroom facility for the purpose of conducting judicial hearings, motions and other judicial proceedings for inmates within the MCSO jail.
MCSO is responsible for the transportation of inmates to the Mendocino County Superior Court. Mendocino County has superior courts in Ukiah and F...
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