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Previous action: In 2004, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners awarded $2,000 <br />in funds to be used for drug court participants that could not afford evaluations, treatment or testing <br />and were required to repay the monies if they had the ability to do so. <br />Financial Imoact: The funds are from user based fees and will not have an impact on the budget. <br />The funds are in the Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Trust Fund and upon approval, will be made <br />available with a budget amendment from Drug Abuse Program Fund/Cash Forward -Oct 1st to Drug <br />Abuse Program Fund/ Drug Test Program — acct# 12111069-088692 and Drug Abuse Program <br />Fund/Other Professional Services- acct # 12111069-033190. The total amount in the trust fund as of <br />December 1, 2017 is $250,063. <br />Reauest: That for the fiscal year 2017/2018, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners <br />designate the Indian River County's Problem Solving Courts as a chosen program recipient to receive <br />up to $25,000 from the Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Trust Fund for use for substance abuse <br />treatment and testing for the drug court, mental health and veteran treatment court participants in <br />Indian River County that are indigent. In the event the defendants have the ability, they will be <br />required to reimburse the funds. All applicants, testing and treatment would be preapproved by the <br />presiding judge and team and submitted for reimbursement monthly or quarterly. <br />131 <br />