STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: June 26, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): N/A
DEPARTMENT: City Attorney's Office
EXECUTIVE: Tammy L. Palomino
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the (1) acceptance of a grant from the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Fund for Veterans' Assistance (Grant No. TBD) in the amount of $50,000.00 for continuation of the South Oak Cliff Community Court to include the South Oak Cliff Veterans Treatment Court Project for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; (2) establishment of appropriations in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 in the 2024-2025 TVC-Veteran Treatment Court Grant Fund; (3) receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 in the 2024-2025 TVC-Veteran Treatment Court Grant Fund; and (4) execution of the grant agreement with the Texas Veterans Commission and all terms, conditions and documents required by the agreement - Not to exceed $50,000.00 - Financing: 2024-2025 TVC-Veteran Treatment Court Grant Fund
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BACKGROUND
This item will authorize the acceptance and execution of the 2024-25 Veterans Treatment Court Grant from the Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veterans' Assistance. The Commission awarded the City a one-year grant with the project period from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. The Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) seeks to identify veterans with a substance use disorder and/or a co-occurring mental health disorder who have at least one unadjudicated City of Dallas Class C misdemeanor. Eligible veterans will be offered an opportunity to participate in the VTC Program where their criminal citations will be adjudicated, and they will be assessed and assigned a case manager and referred to services such as alcohol/drug treatment and recovery support services. The VTC docket will be held at the South Oak Cliff Community Court, which is located inside the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Police...
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