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A resolution approving amendment three to a Child and Family Intervention Services grant from the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Davidson County Juvenile Court, to provide community-based case management and probation services to children at high risk of state custody.
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Davidson County Juvenile Court, previously entered into a grant agreement with the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, to provide community-based case management and probation services to children at high risk of state custody approved by RS2023-2102 and RS2025-1178 (amendments one and two); and,
WHEREAS, amendment three amends the grant agreement to increase the amount of the grant by $434,333 from $1,302,999 to $1,737,332 and extends the end date to June 30, 2027, a copy of which amendment three is attached hereto; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that amendment three be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That amendment three to the grant by and between the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services and the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Davidson County Juvenile Court, to provide community-based case management and probation services to children at high risk of state custody, a copy of which amendment three is attached hereto and incorporated herein, are hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Mayor is authorized to execute the same.
Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
Agenda Analysis
Analysis
This resolution approves the third amendment to a Child and Family Intervention Services grant from the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services to the Davidson County Juvenile Court. This grant, approved pursuant to Resolution No. RS2023-2102, provides funding for six probation officers operating in various divisions of the court who will provide services to at-risk youth in order to maintain or reduce the number of youths committed to state custody.
The first amendment approved pursuant to Resolution No. RS2025-1178 increased the amount of the grant by $434,333 from $434,333 to $886,666 and extended the end date to June 30, 2025. The second amendment, approved pursuant to Resolution No. RS2025-1178, increased the amount of the grant by $434,333 from $886,666 to $1,302,999 and extended the contract term to June 30, 2026.
The proposed amendment would increase the amount of the grant by $434,333 from $1,302,999 to $1,737,332 and extends the end date to June 30, 2027.