ORDER NO. 31006 2009 INDIGENT DEFENSE FORMULA GRANT Came to be heard this the 22nd day of September, 2008, with a motion made by Commissioner Williams, seconded by Commissioner Letz. The Court unanimously approved by a vote of 4-0-0 to: Approve the 2009 Indigent Defense Formula Grant. l~aa- 3100 COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND TEN (10) COPIES OF THIS REQUEST AND DOCUMENTS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE COURT MADE BY: Judge Tinley OFFICE: County Judge ~ MEETING DATE: September 22, 2008 TIME PREFERRED: SUBJECT: Consider, discuss and take appropriate action to apply for the 2009 Indigent Defense Formula Grant. EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON) NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT: Judge Tinley ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION: IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE: Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in accordance with Title 5, Chapter 551 and 552, Government Code, is as follows: Meeting scheduled for Mondays: THIS REQUEST RECEIVED BY: THIS RQUEST RECEIVED ON: 5:00 PM previous Tuesday @ .M. All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine if adequate information has been prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at time of Court Meetings. Your cooperation will be appreciated and contribute towards your request being addressed at the earliest opportunity. See Agenda Request Rules Adopted by Commissioners' Court. ~ :NCT'1SIi Ft ``~~~ ti~----. TEXAS TASK FORCE ON INDIGENT DEFENSE 205 West 14th Street, Suite 700 Tom C. Clark Building (512)936-6994 P.O. Box 12066, Austin, Texas 78711-2066 Fax: (512)475-3450 www. courts.state.tx.us/tfid CHAIR: THE HONORABLE SHARON KELLER Presiding Judge. Court of Criminal Appeals DIRECTOR: MR. JAMES D. BETHKE VICE CHAIR: THE HONORABLE GLEN UNDERWOOD September 8, 2008 Honorable Spencer Whitewood Brown Kerr County 700 Main St, Rm 123 Kerrville, TX 78028-5389 Re: 2009 Indigent Defense Request For Applications (RFA) -Formula Grant Program Dear Judge Brown: The Task Force on Indigent Defense (Task Force) announces the availability of approximately $l2 million in formula-grant funding to be used for the improvement of indigent defense services, This letter is a courtesy notice to all interested stakeholders. Request for Applications (RFA) regarding the formula grant program were sent to all 254 constitutional county judges last week. Of the $12 million in funds available for this program, Kerr County is eligible for an indigent defense formula grant estimated to be $26, 317.00 Formula Grant Applications must be submitted on-line by October 21, 2008. A commissioner's court resolution (a sample resolution is provided on-line during the application process) must be submitted via fax or mail in order to be eligible to receive funds. You may contact the constitutional county judge for a copy of the mailed packet or view the RFA for the formula grant program online at: http://www.courts.state.tx.us/oca/tfidlwhatsnew.asp. Finally, please remember that the FY2008 Indigent Defense Expenditure Report (IDER) is due on November 1, 2008. Last year, the Task Force made an equalization disbursement to counties based on the FY2007 IDER. It is likely that the Task Force will again calculate equalization disbursements for FY09 based on the FY2008 IDER, so timely submission is essential. Late reporting counties may not be eligible to receive payments since the calculation will likely be based on this report. Please call Whitney Stark, Grants Administrator at the Task Force, toll free in Texas at (866) 499-0656, if you have any questions about the application process. Si cerely, Sharori Keller Chair, Task Force on Indigent Defense Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals SEF' ~~ '~' ZOOB ~p5'CAS$fr \ ` '~ /~+~, f ~ ~ 'Iw `!~ca-v-r v~:`` ~ TEXAS TASK FORCE ON INDIGENT DEFENSE ~,, 205 West 14`h Street, Suite 700 Tom C. Clark Building Phone: (512)936-6994, P.O. Box 12066, Austin, Texas 78711-2066, Fax: 512-475-3450 www.cou rts.state.tx.us/tf'id FY2009 Formula Grant Program Requests for Applications (RFA) August 27, 2008 Total Grant Amount Budgeted for Statewide Use Available: FY2009- $12,000,000 Type of Grant Formula -The Task Force distributes funds to counties through a formula that sets a $5,000 floor per grant with the remainder based on a county's percent of population (estimated by the Texas Data Center in the preceding year) multiplied by the Task Force's remaining budgeted amount for formula grant. Counties must meet minimum spending requirements to qualify. Eligibility: Only Texas counties may apply. See further eligibility below. Grant Applications Due: ~rwr" Al] applications must be submitted on-line. Applications must be completed and submitted by October 21, 2008. See submission requirements below for waiver requests and other deadlines. Method of Application: On-line submission at http://tfid.tamu.edu. All county judges have been assigned a unique user name and password. See contact information below for access to the system. Time Period for Funding: October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009 All grants awarded will require at least one follow-up report outside of the time period. Commissioners Court Resolution Required: This application is submitted on-line but requires a commissioners' court resolution/internet submission form be adopted and faxed/mailed. The resolution is generated by the on-line system and must be printed out from the on-line application page. Funding: Funds will be distributed in four (4) disbursements for this fiscal year for most counties. Task Force on Indigent Defense Steps in Submitting a Grant Application 1) Log onto http://tfid.tamu.edu (Follow on-line page instructions). 2) Verify that the online screen indicates the appropriate grant officials and judicial officials. 3) Verify on-line that Task Force records indicate that submitted county-wide plans are in compliance and meet the grant eligibility requirements. Contact Task Force staff to discuss compliance issues. 4) Certify the application complete by sending in the Resolution /Internet Submission Form along with any required plan documents. Applicable Authority and Rules Texas Government Code Section 71.062 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 173 Uniform Grant Management Standards (UGMS) Formula Grant Program A. Introduction Formula Grants are provided by the Task Force on Indigent Defense (Task Force) to help the Task Force meet its statutory mandates and to promote Texas counties' compliance with standards adopted by the Task Force. Formula grants provide money to counties for increased indigent defense costs based on a formula set by the Task Force. Qualifying counties are eligible for funds determined by the formula only to the extent their spending exceeds spending in their baseline year. The current formula provides that all counties are eligible fora $5,000 "floor." The remaining funds set aside by-the Task Force for these purposes are then allocated based on the counties' percent of the State of Texas' population estimate as determined by the Texas Data Center for the preceding year. Other grant distribution formulas may be considered in the future as more data becomes available. Counties must meet minimum spending requirements to receive credit for spending the funds. The grant period for this application is October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009. Expenses must be incurred and /or obligated during this time. B. El~g~a-l~ty 1. Only counties are eligible to apply for funds 2. Indigent Defense Information (Countywide Plans) must be in compliance with applicable statutes and standards -Local Administrative District Judges, Local Statutory County Court Judges (or County Judge as applicable) and the Chairs of Juvenile Boards must submit their countywide indigent defense plans, procedures and forms to the Office of Court Administration as required in Government Code Section 71.0351. The plans must meet the following minimum plan eligibility requirements set by the Task Force: 2 of 9 pages FY2009 Formula Grant RFA Due: October 21, 2008 Task Force on Indigent Defense a) The plan(s) specify that each accused person will be brought before a magistrate within 48 hours of arrest for proceedings under Article l 5. l 7 of the ~r,r Code of Criminal Procedure b) The plan(s) specify that when an eligible defendant submits the required documents for the appointment of counsel, the request and documents required will be transmitted to the appointing authority within 24 hours of the request. c) The plan(s) specify that the appointing authority will appoint counsel for eligible defendants within one working day of receiving the request (counties with population of 250,000 and above) or within three working days of receiving the request (counties with population under 250,000). d) A copy of all formal and informal rules and forms that describe the procedures used in the county to provide indigent juvenile respondents with counsel in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure and Family Code Chapter 51 have been adopted by the courts and juvenile boards and have been submitted or will be submitted to the Office of Court Administration on or before November 1, 2008. e) The county has adopted an attorney fee schedule in accordance with Article 26.05, Code of Criminal Procedure that addresses the following issues: i. The plan(s) specify a schedule of attorney fees that covers all criminal cases for which punishment by incarceration may be imposed. ii. The plan(s) specify procedures for payment of expenses, including expert and investigator fees, incurred with prior court approval. iii. The plan(s) specify procedures for payment of expenses, including expert and investigator fees, incurred without prior court approval. iv. The plan(s) specifies that no payment shall be made until the form for itemizing the services performed is submitted to the judge presiding over the proceedings and the judge approves the payment. f) The plan(s) specify procedures and documentation to meet minimum attorney Continuing Legal Education (CLE) standards set by the Task Force { 1-TAC § § 174.1 - 174.4). C. Direct Disbursement Pool If a county has had to refund money or has not received grant funds in the previous year, please consider not applying for the formula grant and the county will be eligible for the Direct Disbursement Pool. Counties with low incidence of crime and low indigent defense expenses may also choose not to submit the application. They will be eligible under the Task Force Direct Disbursement policy and procedures. This policy of the Task Force is to reduce application procedures for counties that have both low incidences of crime and low indigent defense costs. The policy governing reimbursement of eligible expenses under this policy vary depending on whether a county spent any of the formula grant funds in the preceding year. A county that has not spent any formula grant funds in the preceding year and does not apply for a formula grant in the current fiscal year may submit receipts for direct 3 of 9 pages FY2009 Formula Grant RFA Due: October 21, 2008 Task Force on Indigent Defense disbursements. If it experiences indigent defense costs above its baseline year amount, such a county is eligible to receive up to twice the amount of the initial allocation of ~rr+ funds for the county under formula grant program as established by the Task Force prior to issuing the Request for Applications. A county that spent a portion of the formula grant funds in the preceding year and does not apply for a formula grant in the current fiscal year may submit receipts for direct disbursements. If it experiences indigent defense costs above its baseline year amount, such a county is eligible to receive up to the amount of the initial allocation of funds for the county under formula grant program as established by the Task Force prior to issuing the Request for Applications. The Task Force on Indigent Defense will budget up to two-thirds of the funds allocated to counties that do not apply for formula grant funds to the direct disbursement pool. Funds will be disbursed from the pool based on a county's compliance with the current year grant eligibility requirement and written documentation that the county has actually expended its baseline year amount plus the amount requested. All payments considered for reimbursement are subject to availability of funds. Applications with expense information for direct disbursement must be submitted on or before August 15, 2009. The time period for calculating the direct disbursement will be September 1, 2008 through August I5, 2009. A county that applied for formula grant in FY2008 may not include September 2008 in their direct disbursement submission. This change in time period for direct disbursement calculation will not affect the time period for the statutory Indigent Defense Expenditure Report. D. Notification This FY08 Formula Grant -Request for Applications is sent to a11254 Texas Constitutional County Judges. A courtesy notice is mailed to all local administrative district judges, local administrative statutory county judges and each county auditor (or treasurer where there is no auditor). The notice informs other county stakeholders to seek a copy of the grant RFA from the constitutional county judge or go to the Task Force website www.courts.state.tx.us/tfid. The Task Force staff uses the contact information provided by counties at our website. Please make sure that all contact information is accurate. Counties are required to maintain correct contact information on the Task Force grant and report website (http://tfid.tamu.edu). The notice of grant availability is also published in the Texas Register. E. Application The Task Force is committed to reducing paperwork burdens for Texas counties that apply for the grants. Therefore, the grant application process will be electronic. The application steps are: 1) Review the baseline (FY01) -The baseline is the amount counties must spend in indigent defense before they qualify as having spent the grant. Counties that have received or applied for grants in previous years have already established a 4 of 9 pages FY2009 Formula Grant RFA Due: October 21, 2008 Task Force on Indigent Defense baseline with the Task Force. To meet the requirements under Texas Government Code §71.062(d), the Task Force has adopted as an expenditure baseline of each county's FY01 indigent defense expenditures. Attorney fees, investigator expenses, expert witness expenses, and other litigation expenses that the county paid on behalf of indigent criminal defendants /juvenile respondents are allowable expenses. This information remains static unless a county requests an alternative baseline, as described below. a. The baseline amount is used for comparison to determine grant qualification for each year. b. To qualify for grant funds each year, the county must spend an amount at least equivalent to the FY01 baseline. c. A county may apply (with documentation) to the grants administrator for an adjusted baseline if the county can demonstrate: i. the baseline contained extraordinary expenses (major cases, capital cases, etc); or ii. the county's FY01 expenses-were not reflective of normal county expenditures prior to the implementation of the Fair Defense Act. 2) All applications must be submitted online. Contact the Task Force Grant Administrator for instructions to obtain a waiver to the on-line application. 3) If a person other than the recipient of this letter needs to obtain a user name and password, contact The Texas A&M University Public Policy Research Institute (PPRI) - [PPRI manages the collection, storage and retrieval of data for the Task Force). County officials contact PPRI through a-mail (diohnson~ppri.tamu.edu), fax (888-351-3485) or by regular mail: Darby Johnson, PPRI 314 H. C. Dulie Bell Building,TAMU, Mailstop 4476 College Station, Texas 77843-4476 PPRI will not provide user names-and-passwords over-the phone. Individuals using personal a-mail accounts may be asked to provide additional information. a) Go to the PPRI Task Force website at http://tfid.tamu.edu b) Enter your User ID and Password. If you do not know your User ID and Password, please contact Darby Johnson. 4) Apply on-line a. Sign in -The authorized official or designee logs in to the website using a unique username and password and selects "Apply for Formula Grant". A designee may actually perform the tasks if allowed by the authorized official. b. Review the eligibility requirements -Each year the Task Force adopts specific measures as eligibility requirements for the Formula Grant funds. These measures are intended to encourage each county's compliance with statutory requirements or policy and standards adopted by the Task Force. The grant application screen will reveal the compliance checklist 5 of 9 pages FY2009 Formula Grant RFA Due: October 21, 2008 Task Force on Indigent Defense maintained by the Task Force's special counsel. Counties that have blank check boxes in any category will not be ab]e to receive funds until they meet all grant program eligibility requirements. They should complete the on-line application then contact the Task Force for instructions to resolve plan compliance issues. c. Verify that the County's stored information is correct -The authorized official reviews the data the Task Force has stored for the various county grant positions. (Note: Please remember to update the county contact information during the grant year as changes in officials or contact information occurs.) d. Identify the individuals in the following grant positions as required in Texas Administrative Code Rule 173.301. Make changes as needed. i. Authorized official -This person must be authorized to apply for, accept, decline, modify, or cancel the grant for the applicant county. A county judge or a designee authorized by the governing body in its resolution may serve as the authorized official. (Note: Some counties prefer to have a district or statutory county judge serve as authorized official since this grant is related to judicial processes -this is acceptable). ii. Fiscal Officer -This person must be the county auditor or county treasurer if the county does not have a county auditor. iii. Program Director -This person must be the officer or employee responsible for program operation or monitoring or implementation of the indigent defense plan and who will serve as the point-of-contact regarding the program's day-to-day operations. (By rule this person cannot be the financial officer). Use the."Change" Button -When the person listed is no longer authorized to perform the duties with the Task Force previously authorized-by the county. It is-else-used-to~h-ange contact information for any grant official. This situation usually arises when county officials turnover as a result of elections, retirements, or some other removal from office. e. Select the "Submit" button:_The page will become a confirmation page at that point. Select the Resolution link to create your county's resolution. f. Print /download resolution -The system will allow the user to download a resolution in an MS Word document or provide an opportunity to print the document based on the selections above. g. Receive confirmation -The system will provide a confirmation page to the grant officials confirming that the application has been completed and informing them that the resolution must be adopted by the commissioner's court and then faxed to the Task Force. PLEASE PRINT THE CONFIRMATION PAGE. 5) Mail (postmarked) or fax the resolution adopted by commissioners' court by October 21, 2008 to the: Task Force on Indigent Defense Grant Administrator 6 of 9 pages FY2009 Formula Grant RFA Due: October 21, 2008 Task Force on Indigent Defense 205 W. 14`h Street -Suite 600 PO Box 12066 Austin, Texas 7871 l Fax (512) 475-3450 F. Review Approximately 30 days prior to the Task Force meeting set to award the Formula Grants the Grant Administrator will review the application for completeness and notify counties via e-mail, fax, or mail whether any additions or corrections need to be made. G. Denial of Grant Counties not completing the grant application process or those not meeting minimum eligibility requirements will be notified by mail within 30 days following the Task Force award meeting. H. Authorization to Fund Texas Government Code Sec. 71.062. TECHNICAL SUPPORT; GRANTS (a) The Task Force on Indigent Defense shall: (1) provide technical support to: (A) assist counties in improving their indigent defense systems; and (B) promote compliance by counties with the requirements of state law relating to indigent defense; (2) direct the comptroller to distribute funds, including grants, to counties to provide indigent defense services in the county; and (3) monitor each county that receives a grant and enforce compliance by the county with the conditions of the grant, including enforcement by directing the comptroller to: (A) withdraw grant funds; or (B) require reimbursemEnt of_grant-fimds_by_the county. (b) The Task Force on Indigent Defense shall direct the comptroller to distribute funds as required by Subsection (a)(2) based on a county's compliance with standards developed by the task force and the county's demonstrated commitment to compliance with the requirements of state law relating to indigent defense. (c) The Task Force on Indigent Defense shall develop policies to ensure that funds under Subsection (a)(2) are allocated and distributed to counties in a fair marmer. (d) A county may not reduce the amount of funds provided for indigent defense services in the county because of funds provided by the Task Force on Indigent Defense under this section 1. Use of Funds Funds must be used to improve indigent defense systems. Attorneys fees, investigator expenses, expert witness expenses, and other direct litigation costs that a county spends on behalf of a criminal defendant or juvenile respondent in a criminal matter that has been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be indigent are allowable expenses. All funds must be spent in compliance with the following: 7 of 9 pages FY2009 Formula Grant RFA Due: October 21, 2008 Task Force on Indigent Defense Texas Administrative Code, Title 1 Administration, Part 8 Texas Judicial Council, Chapter 173 Indigent Defense Grants; And Texas Uniform Grant Management Standards The Task Force on Indigent Defense website maintains links to electronic copies of these documents. Grant applicants/ recipients may contact the Task Force staff in writing for paper copies if no electronic means are available to secure the documents. J. Statement of Grant Award Statements of Grant Awards will be prepared exactly as authorized by the Task Force. These may include special conditions. The fax cover page will be directed to the official designated in the resolution adopted by the commissioners' court. K. Special Conditions The Task Force may determine special conditions or authorize staff to apply the conditions on criteria set by the Task Force (TAC 173.201). The Task Force may develop special conditions that relate to expenditures, compliance with statutory requirements or standards adopted by the Task Force. L. Return of Signed Statements Authorized officials must sign and return Statements of Grant Awards via fax within 30 days from the date of the fax. Each grant award statement will be compared to the resolution to ensure the correct official as authorized by the commissioners' court resolution signed-the Statement of Grant Award. Counties that are unable to process the return of the Statement of Grant Award in a timely fashion must submit a written request for an extension. M. Reporfs All counties are statutorily required to submit an Indigent Defense Expenditure Report each year on-November 1. In accordance with TAC 173.8 the reporting wilt-be-through the Internet. Some counties may have special conditions on their Statement of Grant Award that require additional report(s). This is a fiscal report to establish the counties expenditures at mid-year to determine whether the county should begin receiving payments at mid-year or after the annual report. N. Payments Counties must have met all eligibility, spending, and grant condition requirements before receiving payments. Payments will be made quarterly for most counties. Some counties may have a special conditions related to meeting minimum statutory spending requirements. These counties will receive funds only after a supplemental expenditure report establishes that they have spent the predetermined minimum amount stated in the special condition. No payment shall be made from grant funds to a county until all special conditions have been met unless the special condition adopted by the Task Force provides an alternative 8 of 9 pages FY2009 Formula Grant RFA Due: October 21, 2008 Task Force on Indigent Defense payment schedule or instructions for payment. Task Force staff shall maintain documentation through electronic/paper files or correspondence to the county stating how r the special condition was met. O. Maintain Official Contact Information All counties must maintain the grant and plan officials contact information on counties' home page set up at http://tfid.tamu.edu. Counties must advise the Task Force of changes in the authorized official, program director, financial officer, local administrative district judge, local statutory county judge and county judge by updating this website contact information. This information will be used to provide notices for grant or plan submission information. The Task Force staff will use e-mail whenever possible to notify counties of required reports and funding opportunities. P. Compliance with Task Force Requirements All counties must be in compliance with Task Force expenditure report and plan submission requirements. Applications from counties that have not submitted statutorily required documents or have otherwise not submitted required documents to meet eligibility requirements will not be considered for funding. Counties must maintain compliance during the funding period. Q. Conformity with Fair Defense Acf and Countywide Plans Actual indigent defense practices and procedures within the county must substantially conform to the Fair Defense Act and the Indigent Defense Information (Countywide Plans). R. OCA Reporting The applicants' county and district clerks must be in compliance with reporting requirements promulgated by the Texas Judicial Council as of August 31, 2008. The district clerks and county clerks must begin submitting their monthly court activity reports to OCA electronically not later than August 2008, unless they have obtained a waiver in writing from OCA. S. Impact of Multi-year Discretionary Grant Counties that receive multi-year discretionary grants from the Task Force are encouraged to continue applying for the Formula Grant. Formula Grant payments will be made as scheduled. The county will submit its annual Indigent Defense Expenditure Report on or before November 1 of each year. If the impact of the Multi-year funded program results in overall reduction of the county's indigent defense expenses below the baseline period then all or a portion of the formula grant may need to be returned to the Task Force as directed by the Task Force. Regional programs are exempt from this requirement. 9 of 9 pages FY2009 Formula Grant RFA Due: October 21, 2008 c'C~SRFy .a,P ~t ~ i ~i. Pik ~ ~, ~ ~GH'NT OX'" . TEXAS TASK FORCE ON INDIGENT DEFENSE 205 West 14'h Street, Suite 700 Tom C. Clark Building (512)936-6994 P.O. Box 12066, Austin, Texas 78711-2066 www.courts.state.tx.us/oca/tfid CHAIK: I~HE HONORABLE SHARON KELLER Presiding .ludge_ Court of Criminal Appeals DIRECTOR: MR. JAMES D. BET}iKF. VICE CHAIR: THF. HONORABLE GLEN UNDERWOOD ` September 09, 2008 Honorable Pat Tinley 700 Main Street Kerrville, TX 78028 Re: Indigent Defense Expenditure Report (IDER) Procedure Manual for Fiscal Year 2007 Judge Tinley: Please be advised that the Procedure Manual for the Indigent Defense Expenditure Report (IDER) Fiscal Year 2008 was sent to the county auditor (or treasurer if a county does not have an auditor). This manual provides the county financial officer with all of the information to accurately and timely complete the annual IDER. Government Code §71.0351(c) requires county auditors (treasurers if r.~ county auditor [TAC §173301 and 173304]) to provide information to the Task Force on Jndigent Defense (Task Force) on the legal services provided in the county to indigent defendants during each fiscal year. This statutory report must be completed regardless of whether a county receives grant funds. The IDER is submitted on-line by the county financial officer following the instructions provided in the manual. The FY2008 IDER instruction manual was mailed to financial officers in all 254 counties. You may also obtain a copy of the IDER instructions and other information related to the Task Force at the Texas Judiciary Online at: httu://www.courts.state.h.us/oca/tfid. Click on "Expenditure Reporting" link to see the Procedure Manual. In addition to the statutory requirement, the Task Force relies upon this report to determine whether counties have spent grant funds. FY2008 Formula Grant funded counties will receive their final quarterly payment due them after the IDER is received. The Task Force also used the data collected in the FY2007 IDER to calculate an equalisation disbursement to counties for FY2008. The equalization disbursement for FY2009 will likely again be calculated based on the data in the IDER, so timely submission of the report is essential. Counties that do not report by the November 3, 2008 due date may not be eligible for this additional disbursement. Please call Whitney Stark, at the Task Force office, toll free in Texas at (866) 499-0656, if you have any questions about the expenditure reporting process. Sincerely, wI N.~M-"'~ ~~.t"0.'l~ ~. Whitney Stark Grants Administrator A ~ r P ~ C J ~ D n "~ O C ~ ~ O n 7 '~ ~ ° x N t ~S v A N Q w ~ z A ~ M~1 ~ ~ - - ~ -+ --r ~ ~. H ... ~ r.~~ ~::.~ ~~. ~ l:S~ ~ ~ o m ~ ~ 3 @ra ~c O ~ t;. i ~} 1 ~ ~_ ~ , i.,;~ i t~• ~ fD X ~ ~ (/t N ~ ~ .-r rr V ~ ~ ~ ~ h.,. .~:.• N "* (D ~ ~ f.__..._..___._._ ..____.~ ~ f: ~\ , ~" ~ i ,e ~~ ~~ u.,_~. _..e.~.. _m w~_.._ , g ~ ~ uwr~4 O °' :~- ` ~ ~ ~ ~~~ ca ~ ~ I ~~ ~ 2009 Kerr County Resolution Indigent Defense Grant Program WHEREAS under the provisions of the Fair Defense Act, 77th Regular Session, counties are eligible to receive grants from the Task Force on Indigent Defense to provide improvements in indigent defense services in the county; and WHEREAS this grant program will assist the county in the implementation of the provisions o the Fair Defense Act and the improvement of the indigent criminal defense services in is county; and WHEREAS Kerr County Commissioners Court has agreed that in the event of loss or misuse of t1~le funds, Kerr County Commissioners assures that the funds will be returned in full to the Task Force on Indigent Defense. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED and ordered that the County Judge of this county is designated as the Authorized Official to apply for, accept, decline, modify, or cancel the grant application for the Indigent Defense Formula Grant Program and all other necessary documents to accept said grant; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Judge is designated as the Program Director an ~ contact person for this grant and the County Auditor is designated as the Financial Officer for this grant. t'S Adopted this ~~day o l.~'" ;'008. t ~~~, Tp~ ~ Pat Tinley ~~ ~~~, County Judge f. ~G p ~ ~ _~ ~ounty Cler c ~9,,,. ' j ~ cO~NT,...~.~°~~~a Internet Submissio orm After submitting the formula grant application on-line, the following Internet submission confirmation number was received # .This grant applications submission was in accordance with the Commissioners Court Resolution above.