City Council Memorandum
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: DECEMBER 9, 2025 FROM: POLICE DEPARTMENT WARDS: ALL SUBJECT: RIVERSIDE POLICE DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATION WITH THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT AND THE POST-RELEASE ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMPLIANCE TEAM FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF PERSONNEL, VEHICLES, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 IN THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF $150,416.67 FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $547,416.67 – SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ISSUES:
Authorize the acceptance of additional Riverside County Probation Department funding in the amount of $150,416.67, for a total annual amount of $547,416.67 for reimbursement for personnel, vehicles, and operation and maintenance costs related to Public Safety Realignment for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 and authorize a supplemental appropriation in the same amount.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
That the City Council:
Authorize the acceptance of additional funding from Riverside County Probation Department in the amount of $150,416.67 for vehicles and operation and maintenance expenditures related to Public Safety Realignment for the total amount of $547,416.67 for FY 2025/26; With at least five affirmative votes, authorize the Chief Financial Officer, or designee, to record an increase in revenue in the amount of $150,416.67 and appropriate an equal amount of expenditures in the General Fund, Special Operations revenue and expenditure accounts related to Public Safety Realignment; and Authorize the Chief of Police to execute all documents necessary reimbursement of personnel, vehicles, and operation and maintenance costs related to Public Safety Realignment, for reimbursement for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
BACKGROUND:
On October 1, 2011, the State of California implemented Assembly Bill (AB) 109, realigning the State corrections system and placing the responsibility of supervising criminals that were previously supervised by the State Department of Corrections under the supervision of local county probation departments. Realignment also shifted the housing of criminals who would have previously been placed into State correctional facilities under the jurisdiction and responsibility of the County Sheriff’s Department.
The Riverside County Community Corrections Partnership Executive Committee recognized the need for local law enforcement participation in the oversight of these new AB 109 probationers, and allocated funding to form an AB 109 Post-Release Accountability and Compliance Team (PACT) to partner with the County’s Probation Department to deal with the impacts on local communities. The Riverside Police Department (RPD) has been participating in West PACT since 2013.
On January 14, 2025, The City Council approved the current version of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Riverside County Probation Department and Post-Release Accountability and Compliance Team for reimbursement of personnel, vehicles, operation and maintenance costs related to Public Safety Realignment. The MOU was made effective on February 24, 2025. The original term of the MOU commenced on July 1, 2023, and was at that time in its second year, continuing through June 30, 2025. Following this period, the MOU automatically renews annually for each fiscal year from July 1 to June 30 and shall remain in effect for a total of five years until June 30, 2028.
City Council also authorized the acceptance of additional funding from the Riverside County Probation Department in the amount of $138,150 for vehicle and operation and maintenance expenditures related to the Public Safety Realignment for a total amount of $535,150 for Fiscal Year 2024-25 and authorized the Chief Financial Officer, or designee, to record an increase in revenue in the amount of $138,150 and appropriate an equal amount of expenditures in the General Fund, Special Operations revenue and expenditure accounts related to Public Safety Realignment.
Based on funding amounts in previous years, revenue in the amount of $397,000 was approved in the RPD FY 25/26 revenue budget during regular budget adoption for reimbursement of salaries related to participation in West PACT.
The RPD was notified by the Riverside County Community Corrections Partnership Executive Committee (CCPEC) that the City is eligible to receive funding in the total amount of $547,416.67 in Fiscal Year 2025/26 for participation in West PACT. This is an increase of $150,416.67 from the budgeted amount and an increase of $12,266.67 from the funding amount awarded in FY24/25.
DISCUSSION:
RPD would like to accept funds from the Riverside County Probation Department for the Post-Release Accountability and Compliance Team allowing reimbursement of City personnel costs related to Public Safety Realignment in the amount of $472,416.67 and a reimbursement to offset vehicles and operation and maintenance costs in the amount of $75,000 for a total amount of $547,416.67 for FY2025/26.
The operation and maintenance funds will be used for equipment, including vehicles, necessary for personnel working with West PACT. All purchases will be processed in accordance with the City’s Purchasing Resolution.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The fiscal impact of this action is an increase in revenue and expenditures of $150,416.67. Upon, Council approval, an increase in revenue and appropriation of expenditures in the amount of $150,416.67 will be recorded in the General Fund, Police Special Operations – PACT, revenue and expenditure accounts as listed in the table below for FY 2025/26. No matching funds are required.
Fund
Program/Account Name
Account
Amount
Revenue
General Fund
Police Special Operations – PACT
3125000-341195
$150,416.67
Expenditures
General Fund
Police Special Operation – Post Account & Comp Team PACT 3125000-450118
$75,000.00
General Fund
Police Special Operation – Salaries
3125000-411100
$75,416.67
Prepared by: Kevin Townsend, Police Captain
Approved by: Larry V. Gonzalez, Chief of Police
Certified as to
availability of funds: Kristie Thomas, Finance Director/Assistant Chief Financial Officer Approved by: Mike Futrell, City Manager
Approved as to form: Rebecca McKee-Reimbold, Interim City Attorney Attachment: Exhibit C: Distribution of Annual PACT Allocation By City FY25-26 PACT Reimbursement FY25/26 – Page 2