HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1402Justice and Public Safety
1. Flexibility in Use and Preservation of E-911 Funds - Support legislation to preserve county
E-911 funds and to allow counties greater flexibility in the use of these funds, in accordance with
an adopted three-year system improvement plan, giving priority to the updating of necessary
software and the purchase or lease of related equipment, training, and services specifically aiding
in locating, receiving, processing or dispatching emergency calls for law enforcement, medical,
rescue or other public safety services.
2. Gang Prevention, Intervention and Suppression - Support additional funds for gang
prevention, intervention and suppression activities.
3. Court Facility Fees - Support legislation to allow counties to collect additional facilities fees to
help fund capital, operational and other needs associated with ever-increasing judicial activities.
OTIO by Commissioner Johnson to approve goals #1 and 3 but to omit #2.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
Human Services
1. Mental Health
a) Support an increase in alcohol taxes to fund mental health services for target populations
that are not Medicaid -eligible, and support state funding sufficient to support a fee
structure adequate to assure that private providers of Mental Health, Developmental
Disability, and Substance Abuse services will make these services available, accessible,
and affordable to all citizens.
b) Support legislation to exempt mental health services for the deaf and hard of hearing from
the divestiture process and encourage cross -regional development of partnerships to
provide these services.
2. Social Services
a) Support legislation to identify and eliminate barriers to employment for direct caregivers
to facilitate quality care in non -institutional settings.
b) Support legislation to phase out the county share of the state -county Special Assistance
program and to lengthen the time of in-state residence required to qualify for special
assistance, preferably to one year.
c) Support additional state funds for child care to eliminate the daycare waiting list.
d) Support legislation to have indigent appeals in DSS cases handled by the coup -appointed
trial attorney, rather than the appeal being filed by the trial attorney, but perfected and
prosecuted by the Office oflndigent Defense Services.
e) Support legislation to restore the $570,000 in Area Agencies on Aging state funds which
were cut in 2003.
f) Support legislation to streamline certification of foster children for residential treatment.
3. Health
a) Support legislation to provide greater discretion at the county level to establish fees for the
inspection of food and lodging facilities.
b) Support elimination of health hazards of second hand smoke by providing local
governments and Boards of Trustees of Community Colleges the option of designating their
buildings/campuses smoke free.
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