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August 12, 2014 Discussion: • The Department of Criminal Justice Services has made available $544,950 in state general funds for FY 2015 to provide these services locally. • Community Corrections provides a comprehensive array of intermediate sanctions to the local courts as alternatives to incarceration in the city jail. Services include: probation supervision, community service work, restitution, substance abuse assessment, testing and treatment, anger education, domestic violence intervention, and other services as requested by the courts. Between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014 the program supervised 357 probationers. They facilitated the collection of $9,042 in restitution to victims, and $10,163 in court costs. Probationers completed 3,632 hours of community service work. Over 63 probationers received conflict resolution and anger education services and 232 received substance abuse services. • Pretrial Services provides supervised release to defendants. Between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014 the program conducted over 1,352 investigations, screened 2,103 defendants, conducted 138 criminal record checks, received 468 placements on supervision and monitored 802 defendants released by the magistrate. Financial Impact: • There is no local match and no obligation for continued funding from the City of Portsmouth once the grant has ended. Recommended Action: • Adoption of ordinance. Vision Principle: Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Next Steps: • Program Director to provide grant management and oversight. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Meeks, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $544,950 FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES AND APPROPRIATING SAID FUNDS IN THE FY2014-15 GRANTS FUND TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO OPERATE LOCAL PROBATION AND PRETRIAL SERVICES IN THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH." Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright Nays: None 14 - 292 -Adoption of an ordinance appropriating and authorizing the expenditure of $350,239 in the FY 2014-15 Asset Forfeiture Fund for use by the City for law enforcement purposes. Vision Principle: Efficient, Responsive Government. Background: • The Portsmouth Commonwealth Attorney, Police Department and Sheriff have additional realized balance of funds in both State and Federal Asset Forfeiture accounts in the amount of $350,239. That amount must be appropriated by City Council. Discussion: • The City Commonwealth Attorney, Police Department and Sheriff receive asset forfeiture funds intermittently throughout the year. These amounts must be appropriated by City Council before they can be expended. These funds are treated like grant funds, in that they are restricted as to use, require annual reporting to the granting agencies, and unspent appropriations will carry over from year to year until the original allocation of funds are spent. Staff will submit an appropriation request to City Council whenever any of these offices receives new asset forfeiture funds, just as we do with grant funds. Financial Impact: • Both the revenue and expenditure budgets for the Asset Forfeiture Fund will be increased by $350,239.