A. An electronic home detention and monitoring program is hereby established to provide a form of misdemeanant supervision services, through and under the direction of the city’s department of municipal court.

B. The program shall be operated in a manner consistent with public safety, and in accordance with the minimum standards set by, and provisions of, federal, state and local laws, and with such other standards, procedures, rules and regulations as may be promulgated from time to time by the city. The city administration may contract with independent contractors to perform monitoring and supervision of participants in the program.

C. Defendants who are in pretrial or postconviction status for misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor violations of law, and who are not precluded by court order and who meet the minimum standards established by the city, may serve their incarceration or await trial in an electronic home detention and monitoring program.

D. Defendants who are in pretrial or postconviction status for misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor violations of law and who meet the minimum standards established by the city may be monitored for alcohol consumption in an electronic monitoring program.

E. Eligibility standards and the process for determining eligibility shall be established by the city through and under the direction of the city’s department of municipal court.

F. The city administration is authorized to implement a fee subsidy plan in order to ensure maximum participation in the program. The amount of subsidy shall be subject to budget authority. [Ord. 2020-10-024 § 1; Ord. 2016-02-008 § 2].