Explanation
BACKGROUND
This ordinance appropriates $100,000.00 in 2010, to the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges from the indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund. The Municipal Court Judges in consultation with the Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services (ADAMH) Board and in accordance with O.R.C. 4511.191 (H)(1) to (H5), have declared a surplus in the fund. Appropriations will be used for alcohol/drug treatment for NON-OVI offenders who the Court determines that the substance abuse was a contributing factor leading to the criminal activity or offense in which the person was charged. The ADAMH Board administers the indigent drivers alcohol treatment program of the Court, pursuant to O.R.C. 4511.191 (H)(4)(a). This legislation is considered an emergency measure to ensure the continuation of uninterrupted payments to the referred treatment centers and acquisition of the alcohol monitoring devices.
Title
To authorize the appropriation of $100,000.00 from the indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund to the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges, pursuant to the requirements of O.R.C. 4511.191; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00) (AMENDED BY ORD. 1333-2010 PASSED 10/4/2010)
Body
Whereas, ordinance number 2070-90 passed by Columbus City Council on July 23, 1990 established the indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund as a special revenue fund; and
Whereas, the Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services (ADAMH) Board administers the indigent drivers alcohol treatment program of the Court, pursuant to O.R.C. 4511.191 (H); and
Whereas, surplus funds have been declared by the Municipal Court Judges in consultation with the ADAMH Board that will be used to provide funding for alcohol/drug treatment for NON-OVI offenders who the Court determines that the substance abuse was a contributing factor leading to the criminal activity or offense in which the person was charged; and
Whereas, an emergency exists in the usual daily ...
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