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Consent Agenda Item 5. A.

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	05/19/2020
Submitted For:	Steve Lessard
Submitted By:	Sylvia Hernandez, Chief Administrative Officer
Department:	Superior Court	Division:	Probation
Fiscal Year:	2020-2021	Budgeted?:	Yes
Contract Dates Begin & End:	07/01/2020 - 06/30/2021	Grant?:	No
Matching Requirement?:	Yes	Fund?:	Renewal

Information

Request/Subject

Resolution No. 20-05-04 for Probation Department's participation in the FY 2020-2021 Family Counseling Program.

Background Information

For the past nineteen years, Gila County has been providing a matching fund requirement for the Gila County Probation Department to participate in the Family Counseling Program through the Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the Courts, Juvenile Justice Services Division.

Evaluation

As provided for in A.R.S. §8-264, a county may elect to participate in the family counseling program by resolution of the county's board of supervisors.

The supreme court shall then certify a list of counties which have elected to participate and shall inform those counties of the amounts of funding available to them.

The court shall certify that the amount expended by the county for purposes of determining matching funds has been utilized to supplement, not supplant, county or state funds that would otherwise be available for family counseling services.

The court shall certify that the amount of aid provided by the state and county to a family counseling program does not exceed seventy percent of the program's annual operating budget.

Conclusion

The monies for this program provide services for strengthening family relationships and prevention of juvenile delinquency.

In the past, when the Board of Supervisors has adopted this resolution the County Finance Department has allocated the cash match requirement to be taken from the Probation General Fund under line item 4340-45 -Miscellaneous matching funds expense.

Recommendation

The Gila County Probation Department recommends the adoption of Board Resolution No. 20-05-04 certifying that the Board of Supervisors will provide $1,944 in matching funds for the participation in the Family Counseling Program.

Suggested Motion

Approval to adopt Resolution No. 20-05-04 authorizing Gila County Probation Department's participation in the FY 2020-2021 Family Counseling Program through the Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the Courts, Juvenile Justice Services Division, and certifying that a matching fund requirement of $1,944 for the Program will be provided by the County.

Attachments
Resolution No. 20-05-04