HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2009 (42) RESOLUTION AMENDING 2010
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BUDGET
Resolution No. '0,69-OCR)
St. Croix County, Wisconsin
WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Department of Health and Human Services and the St.
Croix County Circuit Court have collaborated on a grant application to the Office of Justice
Assistance (OJA) to request funding for Juvenile Treatment Court; and
WHEREAS, the problem statement in the grant application identified 37 of the 140
juvenile delinquency or juvenile in need of protection or services court orders that have been
open before the court for more than one year; and
WHEREAS, those working with juveniles in St. Croix County recognized that for these
families, the system of how orders are initiated, managed, and reviewed was not sufficient to
make lasting changes; and
WHEREAS, the cost of purchased services for these cases was estimated at $500,000
(not including social worker, police, attorney, or court time); and
WHEREAS, a committee was formed in January 2009 to develop a Juvenile Treatment
Court Program that was based on the drug court model and coordinated service teams; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the Juvenile Treatment Court is to use intensive court
supervision, evidence based practices and coordinated service teaming to assess needs and
implement services to assist families reduce in reducing alcohol and drug abuse, delinquent
behaviors, truancy and uncontrollable behavior and to improve the lives of juveniles, families
and the community; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Health and Human Services received notice on
November 10 2009 that the Federal award from the Office of Justice Assistance was $100,000
with a local match requirement of $11,111 for the first year, which will be obtained through case
management billing; and
WHEREAS, this Office of Justice Assistance Grant is a three (3) year grant with a local
match requirement for subsequent years; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Health and Human Services has developed planning to
fund a new social work position with no County levy; and
WHEREAS, this new position will administer this program and will track outcomes of
the Juvenile Treatment Court as part of the grant.
THEREFORE, be it resolved that the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors authorizes
an amendment to the 2010 Health and Human Services budget for receipt of the Office of Justice
Assistance grant and local match totaling the amount of $111,111.
FURTHER, be it resolved that the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors authorizes an
amendment to the 2010 Health and Human Services budget for Juvenile Treatment Court and the
new social worker position to administer the program.
Offered by the Health and Human Services Board
YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT SUPERVISOR SIGNATURE
N 111 LI ❑ Esther Wentz NA : -. t �.,
❑ ❑ ❑ Charles Grant A
N I ❑ ❑ ❑ Gerald Peterson
KI ❑ ❑ ❑ Richard Marzolf - / a. ` " '° / / ' /
5 ❑ ❑ ❑ Linda Luckey 4-` s.., t. k CL. `` `t",..u%
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I ❑ ❑ ❑ Roger Larson 7277/4" r Irg ❑ ❑ ❑ Dr. Lisa Ramsay /� �, vet /nQ ,._-...:p
2 0 Deb Rasmussen ',fit, ."u g W'�..�'r is --ter, k,ti
El ❑ ❑ ❑ Leon Berenschot (,-- ,a_02...7-z./ b �'
/as amended
This Resolution was adopt by the St. Croix County Board
Reviewed as to form on U3` • I L � ado 9 t of Supervisors on icA - / S q
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Greg Ti erman, Corporation Counsel Cindy Campbe County Clerk