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Resolution to Accept and Allocate Michigan Supreme Court State Court Administrative Office Michigan Veterans Treatment Court Grant Award and Approve Grant Contract ($25,000.00) (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
This resolution seeks Council approval for a grant contract with the Michigan Supreme Court State Court Administrative Office (SCAO) to fund the 15th Judicial District Court Veterans Treatment Court program, and further seeks authorization to accept and appropriate grant funds from the State Court Administrative Office Michigan Veterans Treatment Court Grant Program (SCAO-MVTCGP) for that purpose without regard to City Fiscal Year.
Budget/Fiscal Impact: No matching funds are required for acceptance of this grant award. This grant shall be appropriated to the Major Grants Fund upon acceptance.
The 15th Judicial District Court Veterans Treatment Court program is a problem-solving court that uses a combination of drug court and mental health court principles to help eligible veterans address the military service related mental health disorders and substance use issues that have led them to be criminal justice system involved. The Court collaborates with Ann Arbor Veterans Administration, Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Medical System as well as other treatment providers to attain needed services for participants. Additionally, participants are linked with ancillary services such as education, housing, job skills or other individualized assistance.
Approval of a ten percent (10%) contingency amount is also requested to allow the Court to increase services should additional funds become available through an approved State Court Administrative Office grant program budget amendment.
Staff
Prepared by: Shryl Samborn, Court Administrator, 15th Judicial District Court
Approved by: Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Administrator
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Whereas, The Michigan Supreme Court State Court Administrative Office (SCAO) invited an application from the 15th Judicial District Court for Michigan Veterans Treatment Court Grant Program funds to continue the operations of a specialized Veterans Treatment Court;
Whereas, The 15th Judicial District Court applied for and was awarded $25,000.00 by SCAO pursuant to that invitation; and
Whereas, It is in the best interests of the City of Ann Arbor and in the best interests of justice to enter into a grant contract with SCAO and to accept and allocate grant funds awarded by SCAO for this purpose;
RESOLVED, That City Council accept the Michigan Veterans Treatment Court Grant award to the 15th Judicial District Court for expenditure without regard to City Fiscal Year and approve the Program Contract with SCAO;
RESOLVED, That City Council appropriate $25,000 to the FY23 expenditure budget of the District Court within the Major Grants Program Fund with the source of revenue being the grant award from the Michigan Supreme State Court Administrative Office Veterans Treatment Court Grant Program;
RESOLVED, That all amounts herein are without regard to fiscal year;
RESOLVED, That City Council approve a ten percent (10%) contingency should additional funds become available through an approved SCAO Veterans Treatment Court Grant Amendment with the approval of the SCAO and the City Administrator;
RESOLVED, That the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized and directed to execute the contract on behalf of the Court and the City following approval as to form by the City Attorney and as to substance by the City Administrator; and
RESOLVED, That City Council authorize the Court Administrator to take all necessary administrative actions to implement this resolution including acting as the Authorizing Official for SCAO purposes.
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