Agenda Item #


Columbus Consolidated Government

Council Meeting

7/22/2014

Agenda Report #


TO: Mayor and Council

SUBJECT: Juvenile Drug Court

INITIATED BY: Columbus Office of Crime Prevention

Recommendation: Approval is requested to enter into a one-year contract with the Muscogee County Juvenile Drug Court to award funding for Crime Prevention initiatives.

Background: Columbus Office of Crime Prevention has agreed to recommend the funding of $50,000.00 to the Juvenile Drug Court toward the reduction of recidivism and continued drug use among non-violent juvenile offenders.

Analysis: Funds will be used to pay for new initiatives, which are as follows: 1) In Home Counseling 2) GPS Monitoring 3) Psychological Evaluations and 4) Speakers and Prevention DVD’s.

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 into a one-year contract with Adult Drug Court to provide funding for 1) In Home Counseling 2) GPS Monitoring 3) Psychological Evaluations and 4) Speakers and Prevention DVD’s.




A RESOLUTION

NO. _____


A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE JUVENILE DRUG COURT FOR $50,000.00 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE INITIATIVES OF THE JUVENILE DRUG COURT.

WHEREAS, Juvenile Drug Court has the Juvenile Drug Court Program to impact the lives of juveniles 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 $50,000.00 to the Juvenile 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 Juvenile Drug Court for $50,000.00 for funding the Juvenile 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 22nd day of July, 2014 and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative vote of ____________ members of said Council.


Councilor Allen voting __________.
Councilor Baker voting __________.
Councilor Barnes voting __________.
Councilor Davis voting __________.
Councilor Henderson voting __________.
Councilor Huff voting __________.
Councilor McDaniel voting __________.
Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.
Councilor Thomas voting __________.
Councilor Woodson voting __________.

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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council Teresa Pike Tomlinson, Mayor