ADOPTED -JULY 22, 2008
Agenda Item No. 32
Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:
INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION
AND ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR
INGHAM COUNTY/CITY OF LANSING COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008-2009
RESOLUTION #08-209
WHEREAS, the Michigan Community Corrections Act of 1988 (PA511) authorizes the establishment of a Community Corrections Advisory Board (CCAB) and Community Corrections programming; and
WHEREAS, Ingham County and the City of Lansing formed a joint CCAB in 1990; and
WHEREAS, PA511 also provides for the funding of CCAB Administration and Community Corrections programming; and
WHEREAS, a Comprehensive Community Corrections Plan was approved by the Ingham County Board of Commissioners, the Lansing City Council, and the State Office of Community Corrections; and
WHEREAS, PA511 requires the annual submission of an application that identifies planned priorities and strategies to be implemented for the upcoming State Fiscal Year 2008-2009.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners approves the grant application submitted to the Michigan Department of Corrections for $279,300 in CCAB Plans and Services Funds, $43,200 in Drunk Driving Jail Reduction and Community Treatment Program Funds, and $693,500 for Residential Services, for a total of $1,016,000 for the time period of October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that should a contract be offered by the Michigan Department of Corrections, the Board Chairperson and County Clerk are authorized to sign any necessary contracts\subcontracts consistent with this resolution subject to approval as to form by the County Attorney.
LAW ENFORCEMENT: Yeas: Holman, Copedge, Celentino, De Leon, Schafer
Nays: None Absent: Tennis Approved 7/10/08
FINANCE: Yeas: Grebner, Hertel, Weatherwax-Grant, Celentino, Dougan
Nays: None Absent: Schor Approved 7/16/08
Community Corrections
2008-2009 Funding Application
Executive Summary
The FY09 Plan includes new initiatives and program eligibility criteria modifications, as well as the continuation of policies, practices and programs that have successfully maintained low prison commitment rates (PCR). Ingham County's ability to control jail overcrowding continues to be critical to successfully maintain a low PCR. The Community Re-Entry initiative will be a local priority, along with providing public education and training opportunities. The following strategies are proposed for FY09 to address PCR and improve jail utilization.
FY08 programs will be continued in FY09. An expansion of eligibility criteria is proposed for day programming and the employment services program to include defendants convicted of civil non-payment of child support. A modification is also proposed to expand Relapse Prevention and Recovery eligibility criteria to include male felony offenders who successfully complete any residential level treatment program, not only the House of Commons. This modification will improve program utilization and add outpatient services to the continuum of care for an expanded population. Programming will continue to include the HOPE program for intermediate and straddle cell OUIL III convicted offenders, including those diverted to Sobriety Courts.
Policies to control prison commitments and improve jail utilization will include targeting appropriate straddle cell offenders for local retention; OUIL III and probation violators will continue to be targeted populations for reduced jail stays; jail Earned Early Release initiatives, including the newly implemented Thinking Matters program in the jail; probation supervisor review of all agent recommended prison and jail sentences will continue; FOC-Jail Alternative Sentencing Programs; and targeting probation violators for Day Reporting or repeat PRS commitment in lieu of or in reduction of jail time.
Planned new initiatives are the implementation of an electronic monitoring program for use by the Sheriff's Office and Pretrial Services and reducing the length of stay of misdemeanor offenders in the jail who are sentenced to residential treatment by facilitating transfer to residential programs through CCAB Case Management Services.