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WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH THE, UH, PARKER COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT SPECIAL AGENDA, THE RECORD SHOW.
IT IS 9 0 1, UH, ON MONDAY, JANUARY 29TH, 2024.
UH, RECORDS SHOW THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM WITH EVERYONE PRESENT WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE PRESENT
[I.A. Approval to complete the grant application process for the Engaging Youth and Preventing Truancy grant application for FY 2025. Grant Number 3994305. (Violet Browning / Judge Deen)]
WILL MOVE TO ITEM ONE ON APPROVAL ITEM A APPROVED APPROVAL TO COMPLETE THE GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE ENGAGE ENGAGING YOUTH IN PREVENTING TRUANCY GRANT APPLICATION FOR FI 2025, GRANT NUMBER 3 9 9 4 3 0 5.UH, WE HAVE MS. BROWNING HERE AS I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A TIMELINE ON THIS THAT WE NEEDED TO GET THIS IN, THAT YOU WERE MADE AWARE OF.
AND SO, UH, WE'RE HAPPY TO, UH, MEET THAT NEED AND GET THIS IN BEFORE IT, IT EXPIRES.
AND SO, UH, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR MEETING WITH ME THIS MORNING.
I KNOW THAT YOU'RE TAKING TIME OUTTA YOUR DAY.
UM, I CAME TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS NEEDED TO BE DONE BEFORE THE GRANT APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED, AND THE DUE DATE IS FEBRUARY 9TH.
SO I JUST WANTED TO GET THIS DONE AS QUICKLY AS WE COULD SO THAT I CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT PROCESS.
HOW MUCH IS THE GRANT FOR? UM, IT'S ABOUT 82,000.
WHAT, WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF IT, OR WHAT IS THE CRITERIA FOR IT AND WHAT WILL IT ACCOMPLISH? UM, SO THIS IS ACTUALLY YEAR TWO OF THREE IN A CONTINUATION.
UM, SO THE CHANCES OF IT BEING AWARDED ARE HIGHLY, UM, HIGHLY LIKELY.
UM, I'M NOT COMPETING THIS YEAR FOR MONEY.
IT'S JUST A CONTINUATION GRANT.
SO I STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
I WAS ANOTHER QUESTION, BUT, UM, UH, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONNOLLY WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.
THERE ANY DISCUSSION OF THIS ITEM? SINCE IT'S A CONTINUATION DEAL, IT'S A GOOD DEAL.
I'VE NEVER HAD IT NOT GO THROUGH SO FAR, SO
CAN I, CAN I ASK WHAT, WHAT DOES IT, WHAT DOES IT DO? UH, WHAT DOES IT USED FOR? UM, IT'S USED FOR, UH, MY POSITION, UM, TO FUND THE TRUANCY PREVENTION PROGRAM, UM, WITH THE COUNTY.
SO I'M ABLE TO MEET WITH SCHOOLS AND MEET WITH STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE AT RISK OF HAVING TO GO TO COURT FOR TRUANCY, UH, TO PROVIDE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES AS NEEDED.
UM, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? WHICH, WHICH COURT'S THE MOST ACTIVE? OH GOODNESS.
UM, THIS YEAR AND THE PAST COUPLE YEARS, JP ONE HAS BEEN PROBABLY OUR MOST ACTIVE, BUT, UH, THIS YEAR, PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THEM ARE KIND OF EQUAL.
UM, WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF CASES IN ALL FOUR.
ALL FOUR JP COURTS ASK ACTIVE I COVER ONE.
LET SEE WHAT THAT, SO IS THIS, IS THIS FUNDED THROUGH YOUR OFFICE, JOHN, OR IS THIS FUNDED THROUGH JUVENILE PROBATION? IT'S, IT'S JUVENILE PROBATION.
UH, SHE, SHE DOES WORK WITH OUR OFFICE.
MM-HMM,
AND THERE'S, UH, ALSO PARENT CON CONTRIBUTED NON-ATTENDANCE.
SO THERE'S TWO ACTUAL CHARGES SHE ACTUALLY LOOKS AT.
AND IT'S A THREE YEAR GRANT? YES.
AND THIS WILL BE YEAR TWO, SO I'LL BE BACK AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
OKAY, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM TWO AND ADJOURNMENT.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR RECORD SHOW THAT WE'LL ADJOURN AT 9 0 4.