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PUBLIC SAFETY
1. Request to accept grant award in the amount of $69,477 for the
Richmond County State Court Accountability Court Programs
from Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.
Attachments
2. Motion to approve the minutes of the Public Safety Committee
in meeting May 27, 2014.
Attachments
3. Acceptance of State Grant Award for Superior Court Felony
Drug Court.
Attachments
4. Acceptance of State Grant Award for Superior Court Mental
Health Court.
Attachments
Public Safety Committee Meeting
6/9/2014 1:05 PM
Grant Award
Department:Clerk of Commission
Caption:Request to accept grant award in the amount of $69,477 for the
Richmond County State Court Accountability Court Programs
from Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.
Background:
Analysis:
Financial Impact:
Alternatives:
Recommendation:
Funds are Available
in the Following
Accounts:
REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY:
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Public Safety Committee Meeting
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Minutes
Department:Clerk of Commission
Caption:Motion to approve the minutes of the Public Safety Committee in
meeting May 27, 2014.
Background:
Analysis:
Financial Impact:
Alternatives:
Recommendation:
Funds are Available
in the Following
Accounts:
REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY:
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Superior Court Felony Drug Court
Department:Superior Court
Caption:Acceptance of State Grant Award for Superior Court Felony Drug
Court.
Background:FY15 (7/1/14-6/30/15) grant award in amount of $178,781 for
treatment services, case manager contract services,
security/compliance services, lab technician contract services, and
drug testing.
Analysis:
Financial Impact:10% cash match provided by Community Foundation Grant award
and county funds allocated for that purpose.
Alternatives:Disapprove grant
Recommendation:Approve Grant
Funds are Available
in the Following
Accounts:
Match provided by Participants fees and from operating budget.
REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY:
Finance.
Superior Court
Finance.
Law.
Administrator.
Clerk of Commission
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Public Safety Committee Meeting
6/9/2014 1:05 PM
Superior Court Mental Health Court
Department:Superior Court
Caption:Acceptance of State Grant Award for Superior Court Mental
Health Court.
Background:The State FY15 grant award of $56,581 is to provide enhanced
services to an adhoc initiative begun in 2013 by Judge Blanchard.
The program overview follows. Traditional approaches to
sentencing (i.e. periods of confinement, fines, community service)
have proven to be simply inadequate to address mental health
symptoms demonstrated by continuing pattern of offenses. The
Mental Health Court creates a model of enhanced supervision
based on individual accountability and treatment, coupled with a
multifaceted team approach designed to protect the interests of the
public, while at the same time, addressing the needs of the
individual with a severe mental health diagnosis. The Mental
Health Court provides for participants placement in treatment as a
condition of a court-imposed sentence. Recovery is an ongoing
process for a person suffering from mental illness, and not an
event to be accomplished in a prescribed amount of time.
Participation in Mental Health Court is in addition to other
conditions of sentence initially imposed against the participating
offender. The Court will order an offender, whose behavior or
ciminal history demonstrates a continuing pattern of mental illness
and possibly substance abuse, a Mental Health Evaluation and, if
needed an Alcohol and Drug Assessment. Participants identified
by the assessment will be required to participate in Mental Health
Court as a continuing condution of probation upon their release
from confinement. The target population of participants will be
those individuals who have been diagnosed by a Mental Health
Professional as having a severe mental illness. Such offenders
have not demonstrated an ability to re-direct their behavior
through traditional sentences. This group is considered to have
mental health symptoms and possibly addiction issues related to
noncompliance with prior mental health treatment, medication
management, and possibly use of alcohol and/or other substances
which magnify mental health symptoms. Demographic
information, contact information, and employment status will be
determined and the participant will be given an appointment time
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to attend orientation with the Court Liaison. At the time of
orientation, a baseline drug screen will be performed, additional
information will be given to the participant, and the level of care
screening will be scheduled for placement determination.
Analysis:
Financial Impact:10% cash match will be provided by the participant fees collected.
Alternatives:Disapprove Grant
Recommendation:Approve Grant
Funds are Available
in the Following
Accounts:
Matchiing Funds are provided by participants fees. Funds will be
in fund 220
REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY:
Finance.
Superior Court
Finance.
Law.
Administrator.
Clerk of Commission
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