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From the Interim Director, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), requesting authorization to enter into a State/County Contract for Community Youth and Family Aids for 2011 and to accept $38,003,499 for State corrections charges and community based services.
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Issue
Section 301.031 of the Wisconsin Statutes requires counties to execute an annual contract with the state Department of Corrections (DOC) for the “Community Youth and Family Aids Program.” This program provides state funding for county services to juvenile offenders as mandated by state and/or federal law.
County ordinances require that departments obtain authorization from the County Board in order to execute contracts. The Interim Director, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), is therefore requesting authorization to sign the 2011 contract with the state DOC for the provision of juvenile justice services mandated by state law. The county cannot receive 2011 revenue from the state until this contract is signed.
Background
The Community Youth and Family Aids Program, commonly referred to as “Youth Aids,” is the state’s primary means of providing counties with direct assistance to fund the cost of services to juvenile delinquents. This revenue is used exclusively to fund costs in the DHHS Delinquency and Court Services Division. Counties supplement their juvenile justice funding needs with Basic Community Aids, property tax levy and various grant revenues to fund the overall costs of the juvenile justice system.
On December 27, 2010, DHHS received the actual 2011 contract from DOC for Youth Aids. The state’s 2011 contract will provide Milwaukee County with $38,003,499 of Youth Aids funding (excluding our estimate of Corrective Sanctions funding - see Attachment 1, pg. 1 of 1).
Youth Aids Revenue
The state contract allocation consists of three components: 1) the annual state budget amount allocated by formula; 2) any surplus amount from “over-charging” cou...
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