Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Administrating and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to enter into contract with Fairfield Information Services DBA American Court Services (ACS) for random and instant drug testing.
There are two parts to the program one is a random drug testing system. The court has specialty docket probationer’s names put into a system and then at random they are called monthly to come in for a drug test. The second part is if a defendant or a specialty docket probationer shows up for court and appears to be under the influence of drugs, they can be escorted to ACS for an instant drug test.
The probation department also has participants drug tested as needed.
Fairfield Information Services DBA American Court Services federal tax id is 31-1751856.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds are available within the 2018 specialty docket and probation user fee funds for this purpose.
EMERGENCY: Emergency legislation is requested to authorize the court to enter into contract and the expenditure to continue drug testing with no interruption in services.
Title
To authorize and direct the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to enter into contract with ACS for random and instant drug testing; to authorize the expenditure of up to $380,000.00 from the specialty docket and probation user fee funds for drug testing services; and to declare an emergency. ($380,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, $380,000 is needed to provide for drug testing services; and
WHEREAS, the Franklin County Municipal Court is in need of drug testing services from ACS; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Franklin County Municipal Court in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Administrative and Presiding Judge to contract for drug testing of specialized docket participants and probationers with ACS thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and we...
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