Agenda Item # 4
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
5/24/2016
Agenda Report # 124
TO: Mayor and Council
SUBJECT: Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Family Drug
Court Implementation Grant
INITIATED BY: Juvenile Court
Recommendation: Approval is requested to submit a grant application and if
awarded, accept funds up to $600,000 from the Office of Juvenile Justice
Delinquency and Prevention for the operation of a Muscogee County Family Drug
Court with a 25% in-kind match requirement to be fulfilled by existing budgeted
expenditures of the Juvenile Court and amend the Multi-Governmental Fund by the
amount of the grant award. The grant period is from October 1, 2016 to
September 30, 2019.
Background: Funds have been appropriated to the Office of Juvenile Justice
Delinquency and Prevention for the purpose of providing grants for the
implementation of Family Drug Courts to provide treatment services, case
management and judicial oversight to families who are subject to a dependency
removal order due to parental substance abuse issues.
Analysis: Muscogee County Juvenile Court is requesting funds to implement a
Family Drug Court in Muscogee County to provide treatment services to families
who have dependency proceedings in the Juvenile Court of Muscogee County due to
parental substance abuse.
Financial Considerations: A 25% in-kind match requirement is to be fulfilled by
existing budgeted expenditures of the Juvenile Court.
Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement: There will be no additional expenses.
Legal Considerations: The Columbus Consolidated Government is eligible to apply
for funds up to $600,000 from the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and
Prevention.
Recommendations/Actions: Approval is requested to submit a grant application
and if awarded, accept funds up to $600,000 from the Office of Juvenile Justice
Delinquency and Prevention for the operation of a Muscogee County Family Drug
Court with a 25% in-kind match requirement to be fulfilled by existing budgeted
expenditures of the Juvenile Court and amend the Multi-Governmental Fund by the
amount of the grant award. The grant period is from October 1, 2016 to
September 30, 2019.
A RESOLUTION
NO. _____
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO
OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE DELINQUENCY AND PREVENTION IN AN AMOUNT UP TO
$600,000 WITH A 25% IN-KIND MATCH REQUIREMENT TO BE FULFILLED BY EXISTING
BUDGETED EXPENDITURES OF THE JUVENILE COURT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A FAMILY DRUG
COURT PROGRAM, AND IF AWARDED, AMENDED THE MULTI-GOVERNMENTAL FUND BY THE
AMOUNT OF THE GRANT AWARD. THE GRANT PERIOD IS FROM OCTOBER 1, 2016 THROUGH
SEPTEMEBR 30, 2019.
WHEREAS, funds in the amount of up to $600,000 have been made available
from the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention for the
implementation of a Family Drug Court from October 1, 2016 to September 30,
2019; and,
WHEREAS, the funds are being made available to implement a Family Drug Court
Program to provide treatment, case management and judicial oversight of
families involved in dependency proceedings in the Juvenile Court due to
parental substance abuse; and,
WHEREAS, a 25% in-kind match requirement is to be fulfilled by existing
budgeted expenditures of the Juvenile Court.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY RESOLVES:
That the City Manager is hereby authorized to submit an application for a
grant to the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention for the
implementation of a Family Drug Court from October 1, 2016 to September 30,
2019 for up to $600,000 and to amend the Multi-Governmental Fund by the amount
of the grant award.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held
the _________ day of _____________, 2016 and adopted at said meeting by the
affirmative vote of _____________ members of said Council.
Councilor Allen voting __________.
Councilor Baker voting __________.
Councilor Barnes voting __________.
Councilor Buck voting __________.
Councilor Davis voting __________.
Councilor Henderson voting __________.
Councilor Huff voting __________.
Councilor Thomas voting __________.
Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.
Councilor Woodson voting __________.
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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council Teresa Pike
Tomlinson, Mayor
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