Explanation
This ordinance transfers $100,000 from Fund 225 Subfund 001 Indigent Drivers Alcohol Treatment Fund to Fund 226 Subfund 004 Municipal Court Special Programs, Specialty Docket. The Specialty Docket consists of two programs, the Solicitation Program and the Addiction Program. The Solicitation Program Specialty Docket, Changing Actions To Change Habits (CATCH Program), is intended to provide a mechanism to promote effective treatment as an alternative to incarceration for a person whose multiple solicitation arrests, summons and charges have negatively impacted the person's quality of life and community safety. Many of these individuals have a history of multiple arrests, criminal behavior, drug addiction, poverty and being victimized as a result of soliciting. The CATCH Program requires limited court involvement in treatment planning and compliance, which should result in more effective utilization of other court and county resources.
The Addiction Program Specialty Docket(APSD) provides a mechanism to promote effective treatment as an alternative to incarceration for a person whose arrests, summons and charges are associated with alcohol and/or chemical dependence (AOD), which negatively impact the person's quality of life and community safety. Many of these individuals have a history of multiple arrests, typically OMVI, criminal behavior, drug addiction, poverty and transient housing. The APSD requires limited court involvement in treatment planning and compliance, which should result in more effective utilization of other county and court resources.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Transfer funds from the Indigent Drivers Alcohol Treatment Fund for continued funding of the Municipal Court's Specialty Docket Program.
EMERGENCY: Emergency action is requested to continue funding of the program.
Title
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to appropriate and transfer $100,000 from the Indigent Drivers Alcohol Treatment Fund for ongoing f...
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