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Meeting Date:	10/23/2017
Submitted for:	Margarita Herrera	Prepared by:	Margarita Herrera
Department:	406th District Court

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to approve the following budget amendment by increasing the expense account in the amount of $19,000.00 from revenues received from the Drug Court Program fees and Court Costs (Code of Crim. Proc., Art. 102.0178) that have been collected. These expenditures are allowable as costs for the “development and maintenance of drug court programs operated within the county” as required under this Code.

	Acct. Number	Acct. Name	Amount	Bal.	End Bal.
From	2736-259700	Fund Balance	$19,000	$33,676.11	$14,676.11
To:	2736-4050-001-432001	Program Fees	$19,000	$0.00	$19,000

Issue: Frequent Drug and Alcohol Testing is part of the 10 Key Components of a Drug Court Program as indicated by the National Association for Drug Court Professional Organization. Drug Testing services are rendered to all participants of the Drug Court Program.

Solution: The Drug Court Program Fees allows expenditures to be utilized for services provided to the Drug Court Program, specifically Drug and Alcohol Testing services.

Result: Continue drug testing all participants for drug and alcohol to monitor abstinence and compliance while participating in the 406th Adult Drug Court Program.

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	2736-2530-341200
Funding Source:	2736
Balance:	0.00
Financial Impact:
there is no impact to the General Fund. Expenditures are collected through Program Fees from participants of the Drug Court Program.