Agenda Item # 4
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
11/26/2013
Agenda Report # 004
TO: Mayor and Council
SUBJECT: Adult Drug Court
INITIATED BY: Columbus Office of Crime Prevention
Recommendation: Approval is requested to enter into a one-year contract with
Muscogee County Adult Drug Court to award funding for Crime Prevention
initiatives.
Background: Columbus Office of Crime Prevention has agreed to recommend
funding of $75,000.00 to Adult Drug Court toward the reduction of recidivism
and continued drug use among adult offenders.
Analysis: The four avenues within the Adult Drug Court Program include
Conditional Discharge, First Offender Act, Probation Revocation and a Straight
Guilty Plea. Participants are required to complete five different phases before
they are eligible for graduation. Participants with felony charges must
complete an 18 month program and those with misdemeanor charges are required to
complete a 12 month program. The target population is non-violent offenders
between the ages of 18 and 60 who reside in our circuit.
Financial Considerations: These funds are appropriated from the Other Local
Option Sales Tax, Crime Prevention Program and do not require a match.
Recommendations/ Actions: Approve the resolution authorizing the Mayor to
enter a one year contract with Adult Health Court to provide funding for these
programs.
A RESOLUTION
NO. _____
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH THE ADULT DRUG COURT FOR $75,000.00
FOR FUNDING THE INITIATIVES OF THE ADULT DRUG COURT.
WHEREAS, Adult Drug Court has the Adult Drug Court Program to impact the lives
of adults to reduce the rate of continued drug usage; and,
WHEREAS, the Columbus Office of Crime Prevention has authorized funding under
the Crime Prevention Program for this project in the amount of $75,000.00 to
the Adult Drug Court Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
That the Mayor is hereby authorized to contract through the Columbus
Office of Crime Prevention with Adult Drug Court for $75,000.00 for funding the
Adult Drug Court Program. Funds are budgeted in the FY14 Budget: Other Local
Option Sales Tax, Crime Prevention Program.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held
the 26th day of November, 2013 and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative
vote of ____________ members of said Council.
Councilor Allen voting __________.
Councilor Henderson voting __________.
Councilor Huff voting __________.
Councilor McDaniel voting __________.
Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.
Councilor Woodson voting __________.
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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council , Mayor
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