Okaloosa County BOCC — September 15, 2015 — Amendment to Teen Court Agreement with Lutheran Services Florida, — agenda request

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: September 15, 2015 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Paul Lawson SUBJECT: Amendment to Teen Court Agreement with Lutheran Services Florida, Inc. DEPARTMENT: Public Safety BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Request approval of the eleventh amendment to the agreement with Lutheran Services Florida, Inc., to provide a pretrial diversion program for teenagers (Teen Court), which renews the contract for three additional months from October 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015, with a budget of $21,250.00. BACKGROUND: Teen Court is a diversion program for youthful offenders, which offers the authority of the adult judicial system through the voices and actions of other youths under adult supervision. Local attorneys donate their time as mentors and provide judicial oversight for the court sessions, but the hearings are predominately run by teen volunteers and offer youthful offenders an opportunity to face a jury of their peers for appropriate sentencing and sanctions. OPTIONS: Approve or disapprove. RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve the contract extension and authorize the Chairman to execute the amendment to the agreement with Lutheran Services Florida, Inc., for the Teen Court program for three additional months. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: John Hofstad, County Administrator