File #: RS2024-585   
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 7/2/2024 In control: Metropolitan Council
On agenda: 7/16/2024 Final action: 7/16/2024
Title: A resolution accepting a grant from the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Davidson County General Sessions Court, for the provision of the Tennessee Certified Recovery Court Program to incorporate intensive judicial supervision, treatment services, sanctions, and incentives to address the needs of non-violent offenders with substance use and/or co-occurring disorders.
Sponsors: Delishia Porterfield, Ginny Welsch, Burkley Allen, Zulfat Suara, Terry Vo, Brenda Gadd
Attachments: 1. Grant Exhibit
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A resolution accepting a grant from the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Davidson County General Sessions Court, for the provision of the Tennessee Certified Recovery Court Program to incorporate intensive judicial supervision, treatment services, sanctions, and incentives to address the needs of non-violent offenders with substance use and/or co-occurring disorders.
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WHEREAS, the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services has awarded a grant in an amount not to exceed $72,000 with no cash match required to The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Davidson County General Sessions Court, for the provision of the Tennessee Certified Recovery Court Program to incorporate intensive judicial supervision, treatment services, sanctions, and incentives to address the needs of non-violent offenders with substance use and/or co-occurring disorders; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this grant be accepted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1: That the grant by and between the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, in an amount not to exceed $72,000, and the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Davidson County General Sessions Court, for the provision of the Tennessee Certified Recovery Court Program to incorporate intensive judicial supervision, treatment services, sanctions, and incentives to address the needs of non-violent offenders with substance use and/or co-occurring disorders, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved.
Section 2: That the amount of this grant is to be appropriated to the Davidson County General Sessions Court, based on ...

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