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Three Agmts with District Court, for DWI Court Program probation services, Ignition Interlock Program services and Treatment Court testing and monitoring services, 10/01/24-09/30/25, (combined recv $226,877)
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Agreements A2412489 with the State of Minnesota, 4th Judicial District, for the DWI Court Program which includes services related to probation and alcohol monitoring in the receivable amount of $184,850; A2412490 for Ignition Interlock funding in the receivable amount of $14,027; and A2412491 for testing and monitoring of treatment court clients in the amount of $28,000, all three for the period October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025 in the combined receivable amount of $226,877 be approved; that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the agreements on behalf of the county; and that the Controller be authorized to accept and disburse funds as directed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the acceptance of grant funding for this program by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners does not imply a continued funding commitment by Hennepin County for these programs when grant funds are no longer available.
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Background:
Agreement A2412489, DWI Court, 10/01/24-09/30/25, (recv $184,850)
The State of Minnesota, through the Fourth Judicial District Court, has established a DWI Court Program designed to intervene in the chemically dependent lifestyles of repeat clients. As part of the DWI Court program, Hennepin County Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCCR) provides extensive specialized probation services to supervised clients. Utilizing Federal funds, the State and DOCCR have been involved in a cooperative agreement since 2007 wherein the State reimburses DOCCR for the salary and fringe benefits incurred by probation staff.
A new cost formula, implemented last year, is based on probation client counts being served in DWI Court rather than funding designated ...
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