City of Grand Junction, Colorado

Resolution No. 57-00

A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE

JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY INCENTIVE BLOCK GRANT

Recitals. The City Council makes the following findings:

a.  In 1999, the City, in conjunction with the City of Fruita, City of Palisade and Mesa County, were awarded the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant.

b.  A gap in the juvenile justice system was perceived where juveniles who were sentenced to community service had no place to go to complete their service and were not being held accountable for their actions.

c.  After a collaborative meeting between these groups, and other interested members of the community, the decision was made to use the funds for additional case supervisors in the Partners program, so that more juveniles in our community can have the benefit of participating in the Partners program if they are sentenced to Useful Public Service.

d.  The City is committed to the youth of our community and feels this program is an effective means to reduce the rising occurrence of juvenile offenses.

e.  The first year of grant funding has been highly successful with Partners providing supervision for 385 juveniles who have completed 4, 811 hours of Useful Public Service.

f.  Federal funding has been awarded to the City, Mesa County, City of Fruita, and City of Palisade in the form of a $54,997 Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant for the purpose of funding additional personnel at Partners who provide supervision for these groups of juveniles.

g.  The City will provide a cash match of $3190.00 which has been budgeted into the Police Department budget.

NOW THEREFORE, ON THE 21st DAY OF June, 2000,

The Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant which has been awarded to the City of Grand Junction, in conjunction with Mesa County, City of Fruita, and City of Palisade for the purpose of providing supervision for the juveniles sentenced to community service by the Partners program, in the amount of $54,997 is approved and accepted.

PASSED AND ADOPTED on this 21st day of June, 2000.

         /s/ Gene Kinsey      

                     President of the Council

ATTEST:

/s/ Stephanie Nye      

City Clerk