To: Dale Weighill, Governmental Operations Committee
From: Rhonda Ihm, Family Division Administrator
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RE: Approval of a contract between Genesee County and Securus Monitoring for electronic monitoring services, in the amount of $50,000.00; the term of this contract is from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025; the cost of this contract will be paid from account 2920-664.00-868.020
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
The Court is requesting approval of the FY25 electronic monitoring contract with Securus Monitoring for the period commencing October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025, in the amount of $50,000.00 to be paid from accounts 2920-664.00-868.020 ($50,000). The electronic monitoring services are a part of the approved childcare fund annual plan and budget.
BACKGROUND:
The Circuit Court Family Division executed a contract to Securus Monitoring pursuant to RFP # 22-279.
DISCUSSION:
Securus Monitoring provides global positioning system tamper-proof monitoring anklets (tethers) which are worn by the youth twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, as directed by the sentencing court. The services are also used as an alternative to detention both pre-trial and post-disposition.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
None.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
The cost of the contract to the County is $50,000.00 to be paid from account 2920-664.00-868.020. The electronic monitoring services are a part of the approved childcare fund annual plan and budget.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
None.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
None.
IMPACT ON INDIRECT COSTS:
None.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
Healthy, safe and livable communities.
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request of the 7th Circuit Court Family Division Administrator to authorize entering into a contract between Genesee County and Securus Monitoring, whereby Securus Monitoring will provide electronic monitoring services for juvenile offenders for the term commencing October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 to be paid from account 2920-664.00-868.020, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the January 8, 2025 meeting of the Governmental Operations Committee of this Board), and the Chairperson of this Board is authorized to execute the contract of behalf of Genesee County.