To: Dale K. Weighill, Governmental Operations Committee Chairperson
From: Anthony McDowell, Friend of the Court
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RE: Approval to Accept Amendment to Grant
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
The Friend of the Court is requesting approval to accept Amendment #1 to the Access and Visitation Grant from the State Court Administrative Office for the Fiscal Year ending in 2024.
BACKGROUND:
Every year, the State Court Administrative Office offers Access and Visitation Grant monies to Friend of the Court offices for the purposes of funding supervised parenting time and supervised exchanges of parenting time. Additional funding became available from the State Court Administrative Office and Genesee County has a great need for additional supervised parenting time services.
DISCUSSION:
These services cannot be funded using Title IV-D funding that is normally used for Friend of the Court services. The Friend of the Court will be partnering with two agencies who provide supervised parenting time services and are trained to provide those services, Family Matters and KIND. The Friend of the Court will be responsible for reviewing their invoices and assuring that both agencies are complying with the grant and contract requirements.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
Friend of the Court staff review invoices and reports from the supervised visitation providers. No additional employees are required.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
The Friend of the Court has a separate fund for supervised visitation. The Amendment increased the funds from $10,500 to $20,500. There will be no increase in County appropriation.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
None.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
None.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
Friend of the Court furthers all County priorities by helping create Healthy, Livable, and Safe communities by communicating the available resources and services that the Friend of the Court offers. When families are provided these services in an inclusive and collaborative way, it l...
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