Explanation
BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant modification to increase the award amount and extend the expiration of the original award from the Franklin County Office of Justice Policy & Programs, and to appropriate the total amount of the grant from the unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund to the Probation Department of the Franklin County Municipal Court. This grant funds three assessment specialists from Alvis Inc. for the provision of pre-trial intake support and risk-based assessments in the Municipal Court.
Emergency Legislation is requested so that the grant funds can be utilized as soon as possible.
FISCAL IMPACT
$7,000.00 will be expended from the General Government Grant Fund.
Title
To authorize and direct the Administrative Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant modification to increase the award amount and extend the expiration of the original award from the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security & Justice Programs; to appropriate an additional $7,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund to the Franklin County Municipal Court Department of Probation and Pretrial Services for the purpose of continuing 3 assessment specialists from Alvis incorporated for the provision of pre-trial intake and risk-based assessments supporting a reduction in the length of time necessary to assign probationers to appropriate caseloads; and to declare an emergency. ($7,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is in the city's best interest that the Franklin County Municipal Court receive support to provide timely pre-trial intake support and risk-based assessments; and
WHEREAS, grant monies from the Franklin County Office of Justice Policy & Programs, in the amount of $7,000 are available to provide for intake support and assessments; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily opera...
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