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� i f NEW HORIZONS IN-HOUSE .TAIL PROGRAM FUNDING The Board reviewed a Memorandum of December 1, 1995: TO: Members of the Board • DATE: December 1, 1995 of County Commissioners SUBJECT: NEW HORIZONS IN HOUSE JAIL PROGRAM FUNDING - EMERGEINCYITEM FROM: Joseph A. Baird OMB Director DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS At the Board meeting of October 24, 1995 New Horizons made a verbal request for the County to continue the In house Jail Substance Abuse program at a cost of $35,011.00. The In house Jail Program was initiated utilizing the Anti -Drug Abuse Grant funds. The program was funded through the Anti -Drug Abuse Grant for 1990/91; 1991/92; 1992/93 and 1994/95. They did not obtain grant funds through the Anti -Drug Abuse Grant for 1993/94, but they were funded through the Indian River County Drug Abuse Fund in the amount of $28,000. Under the Anti -Drug Abuse Grant they are only eligible for four years of grant funding and therefore could not apply in the 1995/96 fiscal year. New Horizons wrote a letter to the Board of County Commissioners, but did not complete an agency budget packet and was not funded in the budget process. At the October 24, 1995 Board of County Commissioners meeting, staff was directed to look at the potential of funding the In house Jail Program through the County's' Drug Abuse trust fiord for the 1995/96 fiscal year. Staff reviewed the cash position of the Drug Abuse trust fiord as well as the budgeted revenues and determined that there was not sufficient money to cover the obligations already budgeted At the November 19, 1995 Board of County Commissioners meeting the Board directed staff to ask the sheriff if he would fund the program from his forfeiture fund Per the attached letter dated November 19, 1995, the Sheriff has urged the Board to find other fimding vehicles to pay for the New Horizons In House Jail Program. Therefore, the In house Jail Program would have to be funded from the General Fund Reserve Contingencies if the Board of County Commissioners wishes to fimd this program. In the future, if New Horizons wants to be funded they need to complete an agency budget packet by the given deadline and submit it as do other agencies. Budget Director Joe Baird advised that New Horizons has requested funding for its in-house jail program in the amount of $35,011. The County funded this program for 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994 through a substance abuse grant. However, the grant only allowed funding for 4 years. At the November 24, 1995 meeting, the Commissioners suggested funding through the Sheriff's forfeiture fund; however, the Sheriff has advised that he does not have sufficient funds. The only available solution is to fund the program through general fund contingencies on a partial year basis. Commissioner Adams felt that this is a good program; however, the Board was forced to deny funding to some other very good programs because of lack of funds and she did not feel it would be fair to fund this one through the contingencies fund when all the others had been denied. DECEMBER 5, 1995 39