To: Dale K. Weighill, Governmental Operations Committee Chairperson
From: Tiffany Jones, Corrections Coordinator
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RE: Approval of a request by Genesee County’s Community Corrections to apply for a grant, in the amount of $631,000.00 from the Michigan Department of Corrections- Office of Community Corrections for FY 2025; the purpose of the grant is to provide for administration and programming.
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval of a request by Genesee County’s Community Corrections to apply for a grant, in the amount of $631,000.00 from the Michigan Department of Corrections- Office of Community Corrections for FY 2025; the purpose of the grant is to provide for administration and programming.
BACKGROUND:
Community Corrections is a state and locally funded program based on Michigan Public Act 511. In 1988, the Michigan State Legislature passed the Community Corrections Act. The Act was passed to help reduce prison and jail admissions and to encourage involvement of local government officials and citizens through community Corrections Advisory Boards. The Act also established the State Community Corrections Board which serves in an advisory capacity to the Michigan Department of Corrections Director.
DISCUSSION:
The planning amount for Genesee County’s Community Corrections administration and programming budget for FY 2025, under its Community Corrections Comprehensive Plan, will be $631,000.00 The funding proposal is divided into General Plans and Services and Plan Administration. The funding allocations by general program area and plan administration are: • General Plans and Services: $473,000.00; • Plan Administration: $158,000.00 The Planning Budget is attached.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
N/A
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
None at this time but, attach is the proposed budget to the State
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
N/A
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
N/A
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
The approval to apply for this grant conforms to the County priorities by ensuring the programs that are offered to our justice involved individuals by the Office of Community Corrections continue.
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Community Corrections Coordinator to authorize submitting the FY25 Community Corrections Comprehensive Plan application to the Michigan Department of Corrections-Office of Community Corrections, in the amount of $631,000.00 to provide for administration and programming, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and budget being on file with the official records of the May 15, 2024 meeting of the Governmental Operations Committee of this Board), and the Chairperson of this Board is authorized, as necessary, to execute any application documents on behalf of Genesee County.