Assembly Bill 109, titled “2011 Realignment Legislation Addressing Public Safety,” became effective on July 1, 2011, and provided for the enactment of the “2011 Postrelease Community Supervision Act” (herein after referred to as “AB109”).  AB109 requires that certain offenders be released into the community under the supervision of a designated county agency (Orange County Probation).

Prior to this legislation, these offenders would have either remained incarcerated in State prison or been released under the supervision of State Parole. AB109 shifted the burden of “supervision” from the State to local law enforcement agencies.

The City of Garden Grove (City) received an allocation of approximately $144,909 in FY 2019-20 state AB109 funding for local law enforcement agencies.  A portion of each year's allocation is released on a quarterly basis to the City, and the City is now in receipt of the entire allocated amount. This funding provides additional resources for local law enforcement services, and supplanting is prohibited by statute.

Using AB109 funds to offset costs associated with additional AB109-related enforcement activities creates no burden on the City’s General Fund.

It is recommended that the City Council:

• Approve appropriation of Fiscal Year 2019-20 Public Safety Realignment and Post-Release Community Supervision funds to the Police Department for Fiscal Year 2020-21 budget.