Agenda Item #
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
7/22/2014
Agenda Report #
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 the
funding of $60,000 to the Adult Drug Court toward the reduction of recidivism
and continued drug use among Adult offenders.
Analysis: The four avenues include Conditional Discharge, First Offender Act,
Probation Revocation and a Straight Guilty Plea. Participants are required to
complete five different phase 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 and/or
City Manager to enter a one year contract with Adult Drug Court to provide
funding for The four avenues include Conditional Discharge, First Offender Act,
Probation Revocation and a Straight Guilty Plea.
A RESOLUTION
NO. _____
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH ADULT DRUG
COURT FOR $60,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE INITIATIVES OF 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 $60,000 to the
Adult Drug Court Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
The Mayor and/or City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into a
one-year contract through the Columbus Office of Crime Prevention with the
Adult Drug Court for $60,000 for funding the Adult Drug Court Program. Funds
are budgeted in the FY15 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 _________ day of _____________, 2014 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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