95-05 Rates for Community Diversion Program

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PLACED ON 1ST READING & REFERRED TO THE HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE 10/17/05 PLACED ON 2ND READING 1i/7/05, ORDINANCE NO. 95-05 FitzGerald, Seelie. AN ORDINANCE establishing rates for participation in the Community Diversion Program, a program authorized by the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court and administered by the Lakewood Department of Human Services/Division of Youth, effective January 1, 2006. WHEREAS, the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court reports that approximately two- thirds of the Court authOrized programs in the County collect some kind of fine or fee for their respective programs, and WHEREAS, these fees range between $25.00 and $75.00, and WHEREAS~ the Community Diversion Program is currently offered to eligible Lakewood residents with no fee attached, and WHEREAS, the cost to operate the Community Diversion Program is in part funded through a contract with the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, and WHERASl the fees collected would be applied directly to further offset Costs attributed to the administration of this Program and would be deposited to the existing City of Lakewood Juvenile Diversion account cost center. Now therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO Section 1. ll~at the fee for participation in the Community Diversion Program administered by the Department of Human Services/Division of Youth be and the same are hereby established effective January 1, 2005 as follows: Lakewood Deeartment of Human Services/Division of Youth Community Diversion Proqram Participation fee $40.00 Section 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this Ordinance were adopted in an open meeUng of this Council, and that ali such deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. Clerk Approved: Mayor (/' /