Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: State Court
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): All
Request to accept Subgrant Award A20-8-008 from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council in the amount of $169,158 with a county match of $18,795 to benefit the DeKalb County DUI Court Program.
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Information Contact: Samantha Whaley
Phone Number: 404-294-2509
PURPOSE:
Request to accept Subgrant Award A20-8-008 from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council in the amount of $169,158 with a required county match of $18,795 to benefit the DeKalb County DUI Court Program (fully certified through March 1, 2021).
NEED/IMPACT:
The grant funds are needed and will be used to enhance public safety by reducing recidivism of DUI offenders by breaking the cycle of addiction through a combination of individualized treatment, personal accountability and intensive court supervision to promote individual responsibility and citizenship and return a productive member back to the community. The funds will be used to defray costs associated with the DUI Court Program’s operations, administration, transportation, drug screening and treatment.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding provided by the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council in the amount of $169,158 starts July 1, 2020 and will end June 30, 2021. At least 25% of the funding must be spent each quarter and a report submitted within 15 days of said quarter ending. Date Funds and the DUI Court Operating Budget will be used to meet the required 10% match in the amount of $18,795.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
Approve the resolution and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute all necessary documents to accept said award in the stated amounts of $169,158 with a require match award of $18,795 and to appropriate the award amount to a new grant fund to benefit DeKalb County DUI Court.