ADOPTED - OCTOBER 26, 2010

                                                                                                                                                   Agenda Item No. 16

Introduced by the Judiciary, County Services, and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A MICHIGAN DRUG COURT GRANT FOR THE INGHAM COUNTY FAMILY DEPENDENCY TREATMENT COURT

RESOLUTION #10-350

WHEREAS, the Michigan Drug Court Grant program, administered by the State Court Administrative Office, has awarded a grant in the amount of $40,000 to the Ingham County Circuit Court’s Family Dependency Treatment Court (FDTC) for purposes of eliminating barriers to treatment as well as funding a new position; and

WHEREAS, the Family Dependency Treatment Court handles cases involving parents of children petitioned to the Court for abuse and/or neglect and the parent’s primary issue is substance abuse; and

WHEREAS, the barriers affected with this grant will include transportation, rewards and incentives, therapeutic parenting time, and substance testing; and

WHEREAS, the grant award also includes money to fund a Family Dependency Treatment Court Program Assistant who will work with the Coordinator and Case Managers of the program, to ensure the specialty court participants attend testing and treatment, receive incentives and rewards, have additional professional contacts when needed and assist in data collection and input; and

WHEREAS, the FDTC Program Assistant position has been determined by Ingham County’s Human Resources Department to be a Special Part-time position without benefits at a UAW B pay grade and will be funded for the duration of the grant which ends September 30, 2011; and

WHEREAS, the grant award will pay for up to three employees to attend the Annual Drug Court Conference held in Lansing, Michigan in 2011; and

WHEREAS, the acceptance of this award is recommended to the Ingham County Board of Commissioners in order to enhance the work of the Family Dependency Treatment Court.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes accepting a grant from the Michigan Drug Court Grant Program to the Ingham County Circuit Court’s Family Dependency Treatment Court, for the sum of $40,000, for the purposes of eliminating barriers to treatment, providing rewards and incentives, participation in the Annual Drug Court Conference and employ a Special Part-time Family Dependency Treatment Court Program Assistant Grant position without benefits at a UAW B pay grade for the time period of October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011.

ADOPTED - OCTOBER 26, 2010

                                                                                                                                                   Agenda Item No. 16

RESOLUTION #10-350

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a grant subcontract with Dr. Kathleen Burns Jager, PH.D., LMFT, LLP is authorized to provide therapeutic parenting time at a cost of $63.00 per hour, not to exceed $13,230 for the duration of this grant period.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller/Administrator is directed to make the necessary adjustments to the 2010 and 2011 Circuit Court Family Division Budget and Position Allocation List.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Board Chairperson and the County Clerk to sign any necessary contract documents that are consistent with this resolution and approved as to form by the County Attorney.

JUDICIARY:   Yeas:  Nolan, Bahar-Cook, Davis, Tsernoglou, Schafer, Dougan

      Nays:  None               Absent:  None             Approved 10/14/10

COUNTY SERVICES:   Yeas:  Copedge, Schor, Celentino, Grebner, McGrain, Vickers

   Nays:  None                     Absent:  None        Approved 10/19/10

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Grebner, Tennis, Bahar-Cook, Schor, Holman, Dougan

Nays:  None                       Absent:  None           Approved 10/20/10