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12.F. LEISURE SERVICES -NONE <br />12. G. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET <br />12. G. 1.AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT APPLICATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH <br />COURT PLANNING GRANT <br />(Clerk's Note: This item was heard following Item S.B. and is placed here for <br />continuity). <br />Budget Director Jason Brown recalled that at the February 10, 2009 Board of <br />County Commission Meeting, Circuit Judge Cynthia Cox had discussed the possibility of <br />establishing a Mental Health Court in the County. He recapped the backup memorandum of <br />February 25, 2009, to provide background description, conditions, and funding analysis on <br />several grants which were available from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the <br />Mental Health Court Program. He divulged that at this time, the Mental Health Collaborative <br />and Judge Cox were pursuing the Mental Health Court Planning Grant, in the amount of <br />$50,000, which would fund the planning for the implementation of the Court, and that the Board <br />of County Commission would need to serve as the applicant. <br />Commissioner O'Bryan required further details on the plan; wanted to know if the <br />Mental Health Collaborative supported the establishment of the Mental Health Court; and <br />wanted to know if applying for the Planning Grant would commit the County to fund the <br />implementation of the plan. <br />It was Director Brown's understanding that the Planning Grant did not commit the <br />County to funding the implementation. <br />March 3, 2009 43 <br />