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2025107

PROBATION AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS

Introduced
August 5, 2025
Latest action
August 5, 2025
Status
ADOPTED
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scope: countywide

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PUBLIC SAFETY RESOLUTION NO. 2025107 RE: AUTHORIZING GRANT AWARD WITH NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES FOR STATEWIDE TARGETED REDUCTIONS IN INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE (STRIVE) INITIATIVE AND AMENDING THE 2025 ADOPTED COUNTY BUDGET AS IT PERTAINS TO THE OFFICE OF PROBATION AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS WHEREAS, the Director of Probation and Community Corrections ("Probation"') has advised that the New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services ("NYS DCJS") has awarded the County a grant (Contract Number T485143) in the sum of $38,059 for the Statewide Targeted Reductions in Intimate Partner Violence ("STRIVE") initiative, and WHEREAS, the STRIVE initiative is a multi-agency approach that involves criminal justice and community agencies working collaboratively with tools, training, resources and strategic support to reduce intimate partner violence in our community, and WHEREAS, the grant will allow Coordinated Community Response ("CCR") partners to use evidence-based tools and approaches, including problem analysis, community readiness, and local crime analysis to identify and prioritize high-risk intimate partner violence cases, and WHEREAS, it is necessary for this Legislature to authorize the grant and to amend the 2025 Adopted County Budget to accept such funds and provide for the receipt and expenditure of said funds, now therefore, be it RESOLVED, that this Legislature hereby authorizes the County Executive or her designee to accept the grant award from NYS DCJS in connection with the above project on behalf of the County of Dutchess, and be it further RESOLVED, that the Commissioner of Finance is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to amend the 2025 Adopted County Budget as follows: APPROPRIATIONS Increase A.3140.4412.1455 REVENUES Increase A.3140.30890.46 CA-061-25 EMW/mar G-0182-A 06/03/25 Fiscal Impact: See Attached Grant Proj. Cost STRIVE Other St. Aid STRIVE $38,059 $38,059 APPROVED Susan Seren SUSAN J. SERINO COUNTY EXECUTIVE Dats July 17, 2025 STATE ORNEW YORK SS: COUNTY OF DUTCHESS This is to certify that I, the undersigned Clerk of the Legislature of the County of Dutchess, have compared the foregoing resolution with the original resolution now on file in the office of said clerk, and which was adopted by said Icyislature on the 14th day of July 2025, and that the same is a true and correct transcript of said original resolution and of the whole thercof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and scal of said Legislature this 14th day of July 2025. bighlager FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT NO FISCAL IMPACT PROJECTED APPROPRIATION RESOLUTIONS (To be completed by requesting department) Total Current Year Cost $ 38,059 Total Current Year Revenue $ 38,059 We wil receive funding under the Statewide Targeted Reductions in Intimate Partner Violence (STRIVE) grant program from New York State. This grant program was secured by Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature to improve the public safety response to intimate partner abuse and domestic violence. Source of County Funds (check one): L Existing Appropriations, •contingency, •Transfer of Existing Appropriations, Additional Appropriations, L Other (explain). Identify Line Items(s): Expense Line A.3140.4412.1455 Grant Project Costs STRIVE Revenue Line A.3140.30890.46 Other State Aid STRIVE Related Expenses: Amount $ 0 Nature/Reason: Anticipated Savings to County: $0 Net County Cost (this year): $O Over Five Years: $0 Additional Comments/Explanation: Prepared by: Catherine Sardaro-Gomm Prepared On: 05/30/2025 Out.pdf NEW YORK Division of Criminal STATE Justice Services KATHY HOCHUL Governor ROSSANA ROSADO Commissioner CILLIAN FLAVIN Deputy Commissioner Grant Award Notice Grantee/Contractor: Dutchess County Probation Department Program Name: STRIVE (Year I) Signatory Name and Title: Kathy McQuade Director Email: [email protected] Date: 5/19/2025 Award Amount: $38,059 Term Dates: 3/1/2025 - 3/31/2026 Contract Number: T485143 Program Description: Statewide Targeted Reductions in Intimate Partner Violence (STRIVE) Initiative I am pleased to inform you that your organization will receive funding under the Statewide Targeted Reductions in Intimate Partner Violence (STRIVE) grant program from State Fiscal Year 2025. This grant program was secured by Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature to improve the public safety response to intimate partner abuse and domestic Please note that this funding is made available to your organization pursuant to the county plan submitted to, and approved by, the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DJS). Funding shall be used for the prevention of - and intervention (e.g., enforcement, prosecution) in - incidences of intimate partner violence through evidence-based, survivor-centered, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive strategies. If you have any programmatic questions, please contact the DJS Office of Public Safety (OPS) at [email protected]. Your DCJS Office of Program Development and Funding (OPDF) Public Safety Grants Representative will be reaching out shortly with the next steps. We look forward to working with you in our shared efforts to help keep New Yorkers safe and ensure a justice system that works for all. Thank you for your continued partnership. 80 South Swan Street, Albany, New York 12210 | 518-457-8462 | www.criminaljustice.ny.gov DUTCHESS CITY of POUGHKEEPSIE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET PERSONNEL Requested Budget Awarded Budget Job Title / Position "Job Title/ Position Total $0 50 Fringe Benefits for Positions Fringe Benefits Total TOTAL PERSONNEL $0 50 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HIGH-RISK TEAM (DVHRT) TOTAL DVHRT LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (LAP) Infrared Thermal Imaging Camera Officer Overtime for LAP Training Senior Lieutenant Overtime Patrol Officer Overtime 50 $400 $13,000 $58,600 $15,000 50 $400 $13,000 $58,600 $15,000 TOTAL LAP $87,000 $87,000 INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE INTERVENTION (IPVI) TOTAL IPVI TRAVEL & TRAINING Travel expenses for DCJS Orientation (inclusive of mileage, meals, hotel) Additional Training Opportunities Additional travel expenses for trainings 30 $1,250 $2,000 $1,000 SO $1,250 $2,000 $1,000 611 9405 TOTAL TRAVEL & TRAINING POLICE DEPARTMENT TOTAL $4,250 591,250 54,250 591,250 DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE BUDGET PERSONNEL Job Title / Position Assistant District Attorney Crime Analyst Requested Budget $91.524 $67.572 Awarded Budget $91,524 S67,572 Job Title/ Position Total Fringe Benefits for Positions Assistant District Attorney Crime Analyst $159.096 $32,034 $23,650 $159,096 $32,033 $23,650 Fringe Benefits Total TOTAL PERSONNEL 555,684 $214,780 $55,683 5214,779 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HIGH-RISK TEAM (DVHRT) TOTAL DHRT| LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (LAP) Approx. 900 sf. Office space: 3 personnel (ADA, Analyst, 25% of URDV Coord) 3 x Laptop with Accessories and Software 3 x Desk with Return 3 x Desk Chair 6 x Guest Chair 3 x Bookcase 3 x Filing Cabinet 3 x Scanner 2 x Cell (URDV cell is provided by Family Services) 3 X IP Phone INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE INTERVENTION (IPVI) TOTAL LAP 50 $20,055 $6,900 $4,230 $855 $1,500 $1,605 $1,980 $810 $768 $423 539,126 50 $20.055 $6,900 $4,230 $855 $1,500 $1,605 $1,980 $810 $768 $423 539,128 TOTAL IPVI TRAVEL& TRAINING Travel expenses for DCJS Orientation (inclusive of mileage, meals, hotel) Additional Training Opportunities Additional travel expenses for trainings 30 31,250 $2,000 $1,000 50 $1,250 $2,000 $1,000 5/1.0072 TOTAL TRAVEL & TRAINING DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S UFFICE TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDER BUDGET 54,250 S268,166 $4,250 5258,165 PERSONNEL Job Title / Position URDV Coordinator STRIVE Victim Advocate Director Center for Victim Safety and Support Program Administrator Vice President for Community Programs High Risk Case Manager Mid year Cola for all funded staff Stipend for Peer Connection to Community Fringe Benefits for Positions URDV Coordinator STRIVE Victim Advocate Director Center for Victim Safety and Support Program Administrator Vice President for Community Programs High Risk Case Manager Mid year Cola for all funded staff Job Title/ Position Total Fringe Benefits Total TOTASPERSONNEL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HIGH-RISK TEAM (DVHRT) Requested Budget $15,500 $43,150 $5,865 $2,703 $3,276 $3,634 $741 $2,000 576,869 $4.495 $12,514 $1,701 $784 $950 $1,053 $215 $21,712 598,581 Awarded Budget $15,500 $43,150 $5,865 $2,703 $3,276 $3,634 $741 $2,000 $76,869 54,495 $12,514 $1,701 $784 $950 $1,054 $215 $21,713 S98,582 TOTAL DVHRTE LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (LAP) Job Recruitment and Background checks for new High Risk/LAP Advocate Computer set up for new High Risk/LAP Advocate Communication expenses for LAP/HR Advocate - desk and cell phone, internet and email provision Occupancy Expenses $0 $750 $1,000 $1,500 $16,376 $2,396 $750 $1,000 $1,500 $16,376 $2,396 TOTAL LAP $22.022 $22.022 INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE INTERVENTION (IPVI) TOTAL IPWI TRAVEL & TRAINING Travel expenses for DCJS Orientation (inclusive of mileage, meals, hotel) for 2 people Local Travel and Parking Food for Communily Awareness and Engagerent Events Additional Training Opportunities Additional travel expenses for trainings TOTAL TRAVEL& TRAINING SERVICE PROVIDER TOTAL SHERIFF'S OFFICE BUDGET PERSONNEL 5/12025 Job Title / Position SO: $1,250 $200 $1,500 $2,000 $1,000 $5,950 5126 553 Requested Budget $1,250 $200 $1,500 $2,000 $1,000 35,950 5128,554 Awarded Budget Detective Job Title/ Position Total Fringe Benefits for Positions Detective Fringe Benefits Total TOTAL PERSONNELI DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HIGH-RISK TEAM (DVHRT) Strangulation Altemate Light Source Handscope RF Signal Bug Detector Overtime for high risk home visits/warranis/monitoring offenders TOTAL DVARTI LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (LAP) Officer Overtime to complete 96 hour follow ups TOTAL LAP INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE INTERVENTION (IPVI) TOTAL TAVT TRAVEL & TRAINING Travel expenses for DCJS Orientation (inclusive of mileage, meals, hotel) for 2 people Additional Training Opportunities Additional travel expenses for trainings TOTAL TRAVEL & TRAINING SHERIFF'S OFFICE TOTAL salag Title / Position COUNTY PROBATION BUDGET PERSONNEL $47.486 $47.486 S47,486 $19.107 $47,486 $19,107 $19,107 $66,593 $13,130 $900 $30,000 319,107 $66,693 $13.130 $900 $30,000 $44,030 $10,000 $44,030 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $1,250 $2,000 $1,000 $0 $1,250 $2.000 $1,000 $4,250 5124,873 84,260 S124,873 Requested Budget Awarded Budget Job Title/ Position Totall Fringe Benefits for Positions Fringe Benefits Total TOTAL PERSONNEL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HIGH-RISK TEAM (DVHRT) Overtime Request: After hours contacts supported by police agencies and victim advocates including 1 supervisor, 1 senior probation officer, as well as 2 other probation officers doing outreach to enhance offender accountability and victim safety 14 hours each operation/outreach ideally bi-monthly (24) details Probation Supervisor, 4hrs, 24 details, $63.77/hr Senior Probation Officer, 4 hrs, 24 details, $51.58/hr Two Probation Officers, 4hrs, 24 details, $53.81/hr Overtime Fringe for all of the above roles Supervisor, Sr, Probation Officer and Probation Officer OT TOTAL DHRT LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (LAP) TOTAL LAPT INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE INTERVENTION (IPVi) TOTAL IPVI TRAVEL & TRAINING Travel expenses for DCJS Orientation (inclusive of mileage, meals, hotel) Virtual DVMRT Training - 4 officers - $650/officer Additional Training Opportunities TBD Additional travel expenses for trainings TBD TOTAL TRAVEL & TRAINING COUNTY PROBATION TOTAL TOWN OF POUGHKEEPSIE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET PERSONNEL Job Title / Position 5/1/2025 *$0 $0 50 $6,123 $4,156 $10,332 $10,598 $O $O $O $0 $31,209 $31,209 531,209 50 50 SO $1,250 $2,600 $2,000 $1,000 $1,250 $2,600 $2,000 $1,000 $6,850 538,059 Requested Budget $6,860 538,059 Awarded Budget Job Title/ Position Total Fringe Benefits for Positions "Fringe Benefits Tofar TOTAL PERSONNEL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HIGH-RISK TEAM (DVHRT) Police Officer Overtime (joint details, DV warrant sweeps, follow up High Risk cases) TOTAL DVHRT LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (LAP) (Police Officer overtire for LAP 96 haur follow up infrared Thermal Imaging Camera TOTAL LAP INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE INTERVENTION (IPVI) TOTAL IVIT TRAVEL & TRAINING Travel expenses for DCIS Orientation (inclusive of mileage, meals, hotel) Additional Training Opportunities TBD Additional travel expenses for trainings BD TOTAL TRAVEL & TRAINING POLICE DEPARTMENT TOTAL COUNTY GRAND TOTALEI 5/1/2025 50 50 50 $42.919 $42,919 $24,761 $400 525,161 50 $1,250 $2,000 $1,000 54,250 572,330 5711,221 $0 SO $42,919 $42,919 $24,761 $400 525.161 SO $1,250 $2,000 $1,000 $4,250 $72,330 $711.221 IPV Incident Data: Document the total number of intimate partner: incidents, simple and aggravated assaults, Contempt, Strangulations, Stalking, Homicides, and High-risk IPV cases (if applicable) 1. Domestic Incident Reports (DIRs): Track the number of DIRs completed by each jurisdiction, specifying the percentage related to IPV. 2. Service Provider Data: Report the number of IPV victims served by domestic violence service providers, including victims from the STRIVE community served and sheltered from the previous five years, with quarterly updates. 3. Probation Data: Report the number of IPV probation cases/sentences or related supervision data. 4. Hotline and Service Data: Include data on local hotline calls and the type of services provided to further understand and address community need. Submission Process: Data should be submitted through the DCJS web-based Implementation Assessment Tool (IAT) Compliance and Monitoring Compliance with STRIVE's reporting requirements includes timely and accurate data submissions each quarter. Failure to submit complete and compliant reports may result in a temporary suspension of contract payments until the jurisdiction meets all requirements. These reporting requirements ensure comprehensive program development tracking and provide essential data for evaluating progress and identifying areas requiring additional support. Collaboration between STRIVE Field Advisors and IPV stakeholders will be crucial for achieving the initiative's goals. Ongoing Requirements Regional Networking and Collaboration Throughout the contract cycle, DCJS may organize regional roundtable meetings to foster cross-jurisdictional collaboration. These sessions allow jurisdictions to share insights, discuss IPV trends and exchange effective practices. Designated representatives from each jurisdiction are required to attend. STRIVE and the Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives Title 9 NYCRR Rules and Regulations outline the minimum requirements of probation practice and the additional strategies that go beyond the minimum requirements that can help ensure a consistent response that will maximize accountability within the context of victim safety. Working with the understanding of these principles of enhancing victim safety and holding individuals accountable for their abusive behaviors as a collaborative effort will enhance probation practice in this area. The following is a non-exhaustive list of considerations for a probation department as methods to enhance probation practices for the STRIVE Initiative. Maintain an appropriate level of monitoring and supervision for IPV caseloads. • Establish dedicated unit/staff to conduct specialized investigations and supervision for individuals on probation for DV/IPV/GBV-related offenses. • Enhanced specialized conditions of probation in the interest of victim and community safety (curfew, GPS/Electronic Monitoring, etc.). • Conduct home contacts and surveillance details during non-standard hours. • Specialized Training for IPV probation staff (survivor-centered, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, lethality assessments, etc.). • Establish a victim advocacy program, which may include access, referrals, and collaboration with victim advocates, if appropriate and in the interest of victim safety. • Establish or maintain, where available, approved department-led or community-based Offender Accountability programs that meet the STRIVE criteria. • Provide enhanced Presentence Investigation Reports to courts for appropriate sentencing/consequences. They can also be used as a tool for community supervision. • In counties where pretrial supervision is conducted by probation, consideration of approaches that enhance victim safety and hold individuals accountable should be encouraged. • Utilize a DVSI-R where available. DVSI-R: The Revised Domestic Violence Screening Instrument (DVSI-R) is a specialized assessment tool used by probation departments in the state. It assists probation professionals with supervision decisions, improves accountability for individuals convicted of domestic violence crimes, and promotes victim safety. Many probation departments across the state currently have a DVSI-R trainer on staff. STRIVE and the Office of Crime Analysis and Strategic Partnerships The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DJS) Crime Analysis Center Network (CACN) is comprised of eleven (11) Centers strategically positioned across New York State that provide crime analysis, investigative, and real-time crime support services to police, prosecutors, and other law enforcement stakeholders within their area of responsibility. Staffed with crime analysts serving various disciplines and services as well as sworn and other Intel staff from multiple local, state, and federal agencies, their collective mission is to aid agencies in their efforts to respond and investigate criminal activity, along with supporting the development of evidence-based crime reduction strategies within their respective communities. Specific Capabilities: Crime analysts assigned to the Crime Analysis Center within the STRIVE initiative may be positioned within the appropriate Crime Analysis Center, where they will have access to training and all CAC resources, services, and capabilities. This will include access to: CACN law enforcement RMS federated search tool (350+ agencies) • NYS and County Correctional Data • LPR, DOCCS, Probation GPS Services, and Municipal Camera systems. • NYS and ATF Crime Gun Intelligence Services • NYNJ High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) OD Reporting Assigned staff will have the capacity and/or access to develop various services in support of STRIVE, including: • Domestic Violence Incident Analysis 37 Public Safety Roll Call District Yes No Present: Absent: Vacant: District 7 - Hyde Park and Pleasant Valley District 25 - Amenia, Washington, Pleasant Valley & Millbrook District 3 - LaGrange District 16 - Fishkill and Beacon District 9 - City of Poughkeepsie District 4 - Hyde Park and Town of Poughkeepsie District 11 - Clinton, Pleasant Valley, and Rhinebeck District 14 - Wappinger and Town of Poughkeepsie District 15 - Wappinger District 19 - North East, Stanford, Pine Plains, Milan & Red Hook District 22 - Beekman and Union Vale District 23 - Pawling, Beekman and East Fishkill 9 3 Resolution: Motion: Name Truitt* Houston* Polasek* Valdés Smith* Atkins* | Lawler Kearney Versaci | Faust (C) Drago Garito Rolison (VC) Absent Absent Total : Abstentions: Absent 0 Yes No 2025107 AUTHORIZING GRANT AWARD WITH NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES FOR STATEWIDE TARGETED REDUCTIONS IN INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE (STRIVE) INITIATIVE AND AMENDING THE 2025 ADOPTED COUNTY BUDGET AS IT PERTAINS TO THE OFFICE OF PROBATION AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS JULY 10, 2025 Roll Call Sheets District Last Name YES District 7 - Hyde Park and Pleasant Valley District 25 - Amenia, Washington, Pleasant Valley & Millbrook District 3 - LaGrange District 16 - Fishkill and Beacon District 9 - City of Poughkeepsie District 1 - Town of Poughkeepsie District 2 - LaGrange, Pleasant Valley & Town of Poughkeepsie District 4 - Hyde Park and Town of Poughkeepsie District 5 - Town of Poughkeepsie District 6 - Town of Poughkeepsie District 8 - City and Town of Poughkeepsie District 10 - City of Poughkeepsie District 11 - Clinton, Pleasant Valley, and Rhinebeck District 12 - East Fishkill District 13 - East Fishkill and Wappinger District 14 - Wappinger and Town of Poughkeepsie District 15 - Wappinger District 17 - Town and Village of Fishkill District 18 - City of Beacon and Fishkill District 19 - North East, Stanford, Pine Plains, Milan & Red Hook District 20 - Red Hook, Tivoli, and Rhinebeck District 21 - East Fishkill District 22 - Beekman and Union Vale District 23 - Pawling, Beekman and East Fishkill Present: Absent: Vacant: District 24 - Dover and Pawling Resolution: V Motion: NO Truitt Houston Polasek Valdés Smith absent Atkins Gorman Travelpiece Lawler absent D'Aquanni Kaul Brendli Johnson Kearney Metzger Paoloni Versaci Faust McHoul Page Drago Munn Caswell Garito Rolison House Total : 23 Yes No Abstentions: 2025107 AUTHORIZING GRANT AWARD WITH NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES FOR STATEWIDE TARGETED REDUCTIONS IN INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE (STRIVE) INITIATIVE AND AMENDING THE 2025 ADOPTED COUNTY BUDGET AS IT PERTAINS TO THE OFFICE OF PROBATION AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS JULY 10, 2025