City of Columbus - File #: 0934-2009

• File #: 0934-2009
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/19/2009
• In control: Judiciary And Court Administration Committee
• On agenda: 7/13/2009
• Final action: 7/14/2009
• Title: To authorize and direct the City Auditor to establish a new subfund within the Franklin County Municipal Court's special project fund for the receipt of monies related to the Court's Specialty Docket Programs and to authorize the appropriation and transfer of $100,000 from the Public Safety Initiatives Fund . ($100,000)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/14/2009	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/14/2009	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/13/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
7/13/2009	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
7/6/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
6/29/2009	1	Council Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/29/2009	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT (approver)	Reviewed and Approved
6/29/2009	1	Council Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/29/2009	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/29/2009	1	Council Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/22/2009	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/22/2009	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/19/2009	1	Council Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

The Franklin County Municipal Court currently operates one Specialty Docket to process cases specifically for defendants who have been diagnosed with a mental illness. The mission of this Specialty Docket, or the Mental Health Program Docket, is to provide a collaborative delivery program that focuses on providing comprehensive services to address all aspects of the lives of those defendants who have been diagnosed with a mental illness and who qualify for the program. Following the Mental Health Program Docket court model, it is estimated that the City of Columbus can realize a substantial savings by expanding the Specialty Docket.

This expansion of the Specialty Docket will consist 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) is intended to provide 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 plannin...