Request for Committee Action
A briefing memo explaining the purpose, background, and impact of the requested action.
4th Judicial Drug Court grant award for liaison, research, and monitoring support to the court (RCA-2025-00681)
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT
To Committee(s)
| # | Committee Name | Meeting Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Public Health & Safety Committee | June 25, 2025 |
Action Item(s)
| # | File Type | Subcategory | Item Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Action | Grant | Accepting a grant from the State of Minnesota acting through its agent 4th Judicial District of Minnesota, in the amount of $86,000, for two years, to provide Police liaison, research, and monitoring for the Drug Court in Hennepin County. |
| 2 | Action | Contract/Agreement | Authorizing an agreement with the Fourth Judicial District Court for Drug Court program enforcement. |
Ward / Neighborhood / Address
| # | Ward | Neighborhood | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Not Applicable |
Background Analysis
The Fourth Judicial District Court has established a Drug Court program that is designed to intervene in the chemically dependent lifestyles of drug and alcohol addicted offenders to reduce the demand for chemical substances and to improve public safety. The Minneapolis Police Department assigns a qualified employee to provide liaison, research and monitoring services of defendants in Drug Court, for up to 8 hours per week and ensure that Minneapolis Police Department employees are doing home visits with Drug Court participants to the extent that funds pursuant to this Cooperative Agreement are available.