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From the Chief Judge and the Clerk of Circuit Court, requesting authorization to enter into a Professional Services Contract with the Planning Council for Health and Human Services, Inc., as the Evaluator of the Family Drug Treatment Court (FDTC) and Rebecca Foley as the Milwaukee County FDTC Coordinator for a period of January 1, 2012, through August 30, 2014.
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The Chief Judge and the Clerk of Circuit Court received authorization to accept a three-year grant from the U.S Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), in the amount of $650,000 to implement the Milwaukee County Family Drug Treatment Court in October of 2011. In order to implement the FDTC the Chief Judge and the Clerk of Circuit Court are requesting authorization to enter into a Professional Service Contract with the Planning Council for Health and Human Services, Inc. as the evaluator of the FDTC and Rebecca Foley as the FDTC Coordinator for a period of January 1, 2012 through August 30, 2014. The FDTC Coordinator is also being contract for an additional $2,440 per year to purchase incentives for the participants in the FDTC.
Background
On May 5, 2011 the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention released a Family Drug Court Programs grant with a deadline of June 20, 2011. On Friday, September 2, 2011, Milwaukee County received notice from OJJDP (Award Number, 2011-DC-BX-0001) awarding Milwaukee County a $650,000 three year grant for the period of October 1, 2011 through August 30, 2014 to support the Milwaukee County Family Drug treatment Court. In October of 2011 the County Board approved receipt of the three year grant.
On October 1 - 2, 2011 and October 5, 2011 the FDTC published a Professional Service Request for Proposal in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for the FDTC Coordinator at an annual cost of $65,000 and the Evaluation of the FDTC at an annual cost of $41,224. The Clerk of Circuit Court received four applications for the FDTC Coordinator and one application for the FDTC Evaluator. In addition, the DBE required a 10% participation for the evaluator contract.
A review panel consisting of two members from the AODA community, a representative from the Milwaukee County Behavior Health, a representative from the District Attorney's Office and a representative from the Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare reviewed the applications and recommended the Planning Council for Health and Human Services, Inc. as the FDTC evaluator and Rebecca Foley as the FDTC Coordinator.
Fiscal Impact
Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Courts has been awarded a grant #2011-DC-BX-0001 from the State Office of Justice Assistance for $650,000 for Family drug treatment court, for the period of October 1, 2011 through August 30, 2014. Funding is split over three years, with a fund transfer request of $216,000 in 2011. The grant was approved by the Health and Human Needs and Finance Committee and the Finance Committee. The FDTC Coordinator contract costs $67,440 annually and the Evaluator contract costs $41,224.
Sincerely,
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Jeffery A. Kremers John Barrett
Chief Judge First Judicial District Clerk of Circuit Courts