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Adopt and present a resolution recognizing July 19 through July 25, 2026, as Probation Services Week (Supervisor Mashburn)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Chief of Probation recommends the Board of Supervisors adopt and present a resolution recognizing July 19 through July 25, 2026, as Probation Services Week.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Probation Services Week, observed July 19 through July 25, 2026, provides an opportunity to recognize the essential contributions of Solano County’s Probation Officers and Juvenile Correctional Counselors. These dedicated professionals play a critical role in promoting community safety, supporting rehabilitation, and guiding individuals toward positive change. This item presents a resolution acknowledging their commitment, specialized training, and ongoing efforts to deliver effective supervision, services, and support to those entrusted to their care.
Probation Officers and Juvenile Correctional Counselors enhance public safety and reduce recidivism through proven programming, structured supervision, and supportive services. Probation offers a cost-effective approach by supervising individuals in the community and connecting them to vital services such as workforce development, substance use treatment, mental health care, and education. In doing so, Probation professionals balance accountability with meaningful opportunities for rehabilitation, helping individuals make positive changes and reduce future crime.
The Probation Department employs 94 Deputy Probation Officers, one Mental Health Clinician, seven Social Services staff, and 42 additional Probation professionals to supervise, support, and provide programming to approximately 1,632 adults and 157 youth in the community. The Department also employs 50 Juvenile Correctional Counselors who supervise and provide services to youth housed at the Juvenile Detention Facility, as well as those in the Secure Youth Treatment Facility, Reaching Into Successful Endeavors (RISE) Program. These professionals receive extensive initial and ongoing training in areas such as trauma-informed care, cognitive-behavioral interventions, and strength-based practices, ensuring they are equipped to meet the complex and diverse needs of the individuals and youth they serve.
Probation supports a safer and healthier Solano County by ensuring that individuals supervised in the community, as well as those reentering after incarceration, have access to the tools, services, support, and accountability needed for long-term success. Through their commitment to promoting positive behavior change and reducing recidivism, Probation professionals make a meaningful impact on the lives of those they serve and on the safety of our communities. This recognition reflects their dedication and the vital role they play every day.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The costs associated with Probation Services Week are nominal and will be absorbed in the Department’s FY2025/26 Working Budget. Therefore, there is no additional financial impact to the County General Fund.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Board of Supervisors could choose:
1. Not to adopt the resolution; however, this alternative is not recommended since non-adoption by the Board would not bestow recognition to the Deputy Probation Officers and Juvenile Correctional Counselors during this special week.
2. To proclaim another week as Probation Services Week; however, this alternative is not recommended. American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) has nationally designated the week of July 19 through 25, 2026 as Probation Services Week.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The Superior Court of Solano County, along with the Sheriff’s Office, District Attorney, Public Defender, local law enforcement agencies, and Superintendents of Schools work collaboratively, and support recognizing Deputy Probation Officers, Juvenile Correctional Counselors, and the rest of the team of Probation professionals during Probation Services Week.
CAO RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION