HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 05 - Teen CourtMEMO TO:
FROM:
MEETING DATE:
SUBJECT:
RECOMMENDATION:
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
ROGER NELSON, CITY MANAGER Al
SEPTEMBER 4, 2001
RENEWAL OF INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR TEEN COURT
City Council to consider renewal of an Interlocal Agreement with the cities of Colleyville
and Southlake and with Carroll Independent School District for the Teen Court program.
FUNDING SOURCE:
The City of Grapevine's portion of the cost for this activity is provided in the FY 2001-2002
Budget in account number 100-44540-107-1, Special Services, Municipal Court in the
amount of $18,925.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
City Council authorization for participation in the Teen Court program occurred on August
16, 1994 and the program began operations on September 1, 1994 as the CGS Teen
Court. Teen Court is a volunteer program which allows juvenile misdemeanor offenders
an alternative to the Criminal Justice System. The program now includes six entities and
is referred to as the Metroport Teen Court. Ms. Monica Broadhurst is the Teen Court
Coordinator.
Historical activity for the teen court is as listed below:
* October 2000 — July 31, 2001
August 29, 2001 2:31 PM
Total
Grapevine
Year
Referrals
Referrals
1
250
100
2
500
132
3
607
115
4
612
192
5
407
168
6
363
242
7
461*
112*
* October 2000 — July 31, 2001
August 29, 2001 2:31 PM
The budget proposed for year eight (FY2002) is $87,903. Of this amount, $75,700 is to
be shared among the four participating entities as follows:
Carroll I.S.D. $18.925.00
Grapevine $18,925.00
Colleyville $18,925.00
Southlake $18,925.00
$75,700.00
The balance is to be funded at $10.00 per citation, as established by House Bill #120. The
operating budget includes supplies and training materials plus a full-time administrator and
a part-time clerk.
Staff recommends approval.
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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
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This Contract and Agreement, entered into the lst day of October, 2001, by and between the City
of Colleyville, the City of Grapevine, and the City of Southlake, municipal corporations herein
called "Cities" or "each participating City," and the Carroll Independent School District, herein
called "School District" or "participating School District," the parties acting herein under the
authority and pursuant to the terms of Chapter 791, INTERLOCAL COOPERATION
CONTRACTS, Texas Government Code, WITNESSETH THAT:
WHEREAS, the City Councils of the Cities of Colleyville, Grapevine, and Southlake, and
the Board of Trustees of the Carroll Independent School District jointly find that it will be in the
public interest to enter into this agreement for the purposes set out herein below,
NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed between each participating City and the
participating School District that:
1. Teen Court is a volunteer program which allows juvenile misdemeanor offenders
an alternative to the criminal justice system while allowing them also to assume responsibility for
their own actions by involvement in the judicial process and community services in order that their
offenses will not be recorded; bringing juvenile offenders to a jury of their peers and to the
community for constructive punishment will provide the youths with an understanding of the
judicial system and a realization of their roles in the community.
2. The community will benefit from this interaction in that, through Teen Court, the
community is afforded a unique opportunity to become involved in the education of juvenile
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offenders, as well as juvenile volunteers. Teens, through their active involvement, are afforded
a way to learn how our system of justice works and to realize their roles in the community.
3. A Teen Court Advisory Board shall be appointed by the respective governing
bodies comprised of two (2) from each participating city and two (2) from each participating
school district, as each so chooses. The role and duties of the Teen Court Advisory Board shall
be established by the Municipal Court Judges in the participating cities.
4. The City of Southlake shall employ an administrator to administer and coordinate
the activities of the METROPORT Teen Court program.
5. This Agreement shall be executed in separate counterparts for each participating
city and school district, which counterparts shall be valid and binding as if the original. Each
participating city and school district, as its contribution for participating in the METROPORT
Teen Court Program, shall pay to the City of Southlake $18,925 upon commencement of this
4JHT Agreement. It is expressly agreed that the payment of each counterpart fairly compensates
Southlake for the performance of services contemplated under this Agreement. Each participating
city and school district shall make this payment from current revenues available to the city or
school district.
6. The Teen Court Coordinator shall be an exempt employee for purposes of Fair
Labor Standards Act (FLSA) coverage.
7. The scope of responsibilities of the Teen Court Coordinator shall be established by
the City of Southlake.
8. This contract shall be for the period of one (1) year beginning October 1, 2001.
9. Any party hereto may terminate its participation in this agreement without recourse
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or liability upon thirty- (30) days written notice to the other party.
ATTEST:
Carroll Independent School District
City Secretary, City of Colleyville
City Secretary, City of Grapevine
City Secretary, City of Southlake
Approved as to form and legality:
City Attorney, City of Colleyville
City Attorney, City of Southlake
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Mayor, City of Colleyville
Mayor, City of Grapevine
Mayor, City of Southlake
City Attorney, City of Grapevine
Attorney, Carroll Independent
School District