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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: September 16, 2014
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Dino J. Villani
SUBJECT: Amendment to Teen Court Agreement with Lutheran Services Florida,
Inc.
DEPARTMENT: Public Safety
BCC DISTRICT: All
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Request approval of the amendment to the agreement with Lutheran
Services Florida, Inc., to provide a pretrial diversion program for teenagers (Teen Court), which
renews the contract for one (1) additional year from October 1, 2014, through September 30,
2015.
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.
During the period of July 2013-June 2014, the Teen Court program processed 114 court cases
with 92 youth volunteer hours and 285 adult volunteer hours, representing $12,312.79 in youth
and adult dollars saved through in-kind services.
In accordance with the fee structure enacted by the Board (Ordinance 04-16, Section (1)(a)(4),
and a review of past and projected collections, the county should have sufficient revenue to
support the proposed Fiscal Year 2014-2015 budget of $85,000.00.
OPTIONS: Approve or disapprove.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the amendment to
the agreement with Lutheran Services Florida, Inc., for the Teen Court program for Fiscal Year
2014-2015.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Ernie Padgett, County Administrator