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Commissioner Worley - Budget & Strategy - To Accept and Appropriate Additional Federal Bureau of Justice Assistance Grant Funds for the Initiation of a Law-Enforcement Assisted Drug Diversion and Treatment Program ($1,198,628 - No County Match)
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STAFF CONTACT
Pat Laws - Budget & Strategy - 704-866-3771
BUDGET IMPACT
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Appropriate Federal grant funds. No additional County funds.
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BUDGET ORDINANCE IMPACT
FY23 Increase in Federal revenue and associated expenses $398,348
FY24 Increase in Federal revenue and associated expenses $400,140
FY25 Increase in Federal revenue and associated expenses $400,140
BACKGROUND
The Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP) funding will support the Gaston County Police Department in collaboration with the DA’s Office in planning, developing, and implementing a drug diversion and treatment program focused on the following objectives:
1) Bring together multiple county entities - substance abuse treatment providers, law enforcement, courts, health care providers, and the faith-based community to collaborate in implementing a Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program (LEAD).
2) Augment treatment and recovery services for individuals who are at high risk for overdose and recidivism and are participants in Recovery Court.
3) Incorporate transitional/recovery housing assistance and certified peer recovery support services into both the LEAD and the Recovery Court programs.
Expected outcomes are to improve public safety, reduce criminal recidivism, and reduce the associated costs of legal and criminal-justice-service utilization.
POLICY IMPACT
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ATTACHMENTS
Budget Change Request (BCR) (Year 1)