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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAppropriating $26,986.00 Federal Assistance Grant Various Public Safety ProgramsORDINANCE No. 5784 -75 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, JANUARY 13 IRENE K. GAMMON 75 Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Approved and signed by JANUARY 14 75 Clerk of Common Council 4�'y'-''`-°'-`— City Clerk IRENE K. GAMMON /S 10Ls� ORDINANCE N0. s'7 9'Y -7S AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $26,986.00 FROM THE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE GRANT CONMONLY REFERRED TO AS GENERAL REVENUE SHARING FOR VARIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAMS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT' OF PUBLIC SAFETY. WHEREAS, additional funds are needed by the Department of Public Safety to administer certain Public Safety programs and to ensure the Department!.s ability to properly perform its functions for a period not to exceed six months. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend as follows: SECTION I. That the sum of $26,986.00 is hereby appropriated for a period not to exceed six months from the Federal Assistance Grant Fund, commonly known as the General Revenue Sharing Fund. This appropriation is to be administered by the Department of Public Safety and will be distributed as set forth below: Program FA49 "Youth Services Bureau" Total Current Liabilities 2, 0 Total FA 49 $26,986.00 SECTION II. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from.and after its passage by the Common Council, approval by the Mayor, and the fulfillment of all statutory requirements for emergency funding. ,=f R'ADING a - I (,- '71 FILED IN CLERK'S OFFICE PUBLIC HEARING ( - 13--75— 2 -.d READING i_ 13 _ 7 s DEC 1 1 1974 NOT APPROVED REFERRED Irene Gammon PASSED -13 _ -7 CITY CLERK, SOUTH BEND, IND. Account Description Amount Services Personal 110 Salaries $21,250.00 Total Services Personal 1,250. 0 Services Contrac. 213 Travel $ 1,200.00 262 Contacted Services 1,250.00 Total Services Contrac. ,$ X65 .�U Supplies 370 Supplies $ 500.00 Total Supplies T 500.00 Current Obliga. 620 Social Security $ 1,254.00 630 P.E.R.F. 1,532.00 Total Current Liabilities 2, 0 Total FA 49 $26,986.00 SECTION II. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from.and after its passage by the Common Council, approval by the Mayor, and the fulfillment of all statutory requirements for emergency funding. ,=f R'ADING a - I (,- '71 FILED IN CLERK'S OFFICE PUBLIC HEARING ( - 13--75— 2 -.d READING i_ 13 _ 7 s DEC 1 1 1974 NOT APPROVED REFERRED Irene Gammon PASSED -13 _ -7 CITY CLERK, SOUTH BEND, IND. tanmmtUrt Itpart i1a tkr Tom wn Outwit of t4f Tq of .61W4 vrna: Your Committee Of the Whole to whom was referred AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $26,986.00 FROM THE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE GRANT COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS GENERAL REVENUE SHARING, FOR VARIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAMS, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion the Ordinance should be recommended favorably to the Common Council. Odell Newburn Chairman RR[L PRESS PU.LJSHIH6 CO. CITY OF SOUTH BEND South Bend, Indiana 46601 Jerry J. Miller Mayor G. Patrick Gallagher Director, Public Safety Messrs. Peter Nemeth and Roger Parent Common Council, City of South Bend 4th Floor, County —City Bldg. South Bend, Indiana 46601 Dear Messrs. Nemeth and Parent: Reply To: December 11, 1974 In our commitment to reducing juvenile crime and preventing delinquency the Youth Service Bureau has been a vital and effective program. The enclosed summary describes the basic services offered by the Youth Service Bureau and presents a realistic budget for the first six months of 1975. We are anticipating funds from the Bayh Bill for a subsequent three or four year period. Since we will be returning approximately $3,000 in unspent 1974 revenue sharing funds this request is for a net $23,986, a small amount for the number of clients served and good work accomplished. Although the question of permanent funding will be addressed in the next three years, I feel it is imperative we provide the short term support necessary in order to insure the current level of services when we apply for the Bayh money. Eventually some combination of city, county, and /or private funds will be necessary to maintain the Youth Service Bureau. Sincerely, Patrick Gallagher Attachment CC; Council Members The Youth Services Bureau is requesting $26,325.00 in revenue sharing money for 1$75. This money will be 6- months funding to supplement the,. , I„ E..A.,A,.,,ag4 Department of Labor funds which also support the YSB. We are hopeful of funding from the 8ayh Bill (1974 Juvenile Delinquency Preven- tion Act) by mid -1975 which would provide support for the full YSB for three or more years. This revenue sharing request will support the salaries and office expenses for 5 of the 6 YSB outreach workers. (t separate proposal will be made to the County Council for the 6th outreach worker, since approxi- mately one -sixth of our services go outside the South Bend city limits.) On an attached page "A', I have detailed the qualifications of the current outreach workers at YSB. During the past three years, the City Council has allocated $66,000 in revenue sharing monies to YSB. These funds have helped generate $175,009 in L.E.A.A. money, $60,000 in D.O.L. money, $15,000 in State of Indiana money as well as approximately $100,000 in youth employment funds. During this period between 2500 and 3000 youth have received one or more of the services described on attachment "B." While statistics are difficult to come by for prevention program; the support we have received from the Police, Probation, and Social Welfare Agenctes`as well as Schools indicates we are on the right track. In our proposal for F.A. Funds in 1974 we pointed out that the develop- ment of an expanded School Service Coordinator Program would be our main goal. We feel we have met this goal. We now have eight staff people and six student interns involved in area schools. The response from children, parents, and school administrators has been gratifying. For 1975 a primary goal will be to further expand the student intern program so that our full -time staff needs can be maintained at the present level while our services are greatly expanded. Regarding staffing, a short experiment last summer with a second administrative person at a higher salary than the outreach workers proved to be unnecessary. Staff members will continue to be recruited for their committment to youth and each counselor will have a high degree of autonomy in his own casework. t'ttachment A AGENCY PERSONNEL TRICIA_ M, ALLEN joined the Youth Services Bureau in September, 1973. She has a bachelor of arts in psychology from Denison University. She has the largest caseload on the staff, and has the ability to relate very well with female /male and black /white cases. She is very skilled in group activities. She is very enthusiastic about her work and bought a van to facilitate it. MARY C. KUNZER is the newest member of our staff, beginning employment id October. She received a bachelor of science in nursing degree from the ,. University of Iowa and a Master of Science degree in Psychiatric - Community Mental Health Nursing from the University of Illinois. She has proven to be a valuable addition to the staff in areas of health related and emotional problems in addition to family therapy and regular counseling. EARLE MILLS joined the staff in August. He has had previous experience working in another Youth Services Bureau. Earle received his bachelor of?sc(ence'degree in behavioral science from Andrews University. Earle has had a great deal of experience with youth and spent two summers at youth camps. iINDA MITCHELL holds a degree in social work. She received her degree front Central State University. She joined the staff in April of 1974. She exhlizits a high degree of skill with inter - personal relations and because of,:her fine work in the School Service Coordinator program, she has taken on the responsibility of liaison to the various schools paCticipating'in the program. REBECCA OSTHIMER has been with the Youth Services Bureau since June, 1972. She recel'Ved a bachelors degree in elementary education from Indiana Univ- ersity, She will soon receive her masters in counseling and guldanee from Indiana University at South Bend. Becky has a great deal of experti {e in handling her cases. She also works with other agencies well. She has, extensive background in alcohol and drug problems as well as peer counseling. All of the YSB caseworkers have been given opportunities to increase their knowledge of the field of social work through periodic participation in workshops, seminars, and conferences. Our staff has participated in the monthly Seminar on Alcoholism, the National Symposium on Child Abuse, Indiana Correctional Association annual conferences, Congress for Recreation and Parks, Workshops on Values Clarification, Summer Therapeutic Recreation Institute, National Institute on Crime and Delinquency, Nation- al Conference on Juvenile Justice, Conferences on Drug Abuse, Reality Therapy Seminar, Seminar on Transactional Analysis, Employment of the Disadvantaged Conference, and many others. Attachment B YOUTH SERVICES BUREAU PROGRAMS Manpower Work Experience Program (Formerly NYC Out -Of- School Program) We do the training site placement and job coach experience program for South Bend youth. First disadvantaged school dropouts, 16 -21 years old. have been employed so far with 45% of the youth employment, returning to school or enrolling in training. 11. School Service Coordinator Program ing for the work priority is for Over 250 youth entering private further technical We have degreed professionals assisting school administrators as detached workers /counselors in 10 area schools. The Coordinator spends 6 -12 hours per week at a school, visits families, makes referrals, tutors, counsels, etc. The thrust of the program is delinquency prevention and coordinatlon.6f ; you'th- serving agencies. Approximately 500 youth have received some service. .111. Therapeutic Recreation Program Under the direction of a man with a masters in Therapeutic Recreation, and through the assistance of the South Bend Recreation Department, staff members and interns conduct programs for specialized school classes, other agencies, and for many selecped groups of clients. Approximately 300 youth have been served in this manner. IV. Student Intern Program In conjunction with IUSB, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Penn State, and other universities we have provided laboratory social work, recreation, and counseling experiences for 24 students. These students (seniors or graduate students) provide enthusiastic and competent casework under supervision, while receiving a variety of client referrals. (All cases are supervised by a regular staff member.) V. Out Reach Caseworkers receive Probation, schools) and school visits. assistance is avail. Over 1500 referrals referrals from our main intake sources (Police, and locate youth with problems while doing home Crisis intervention and weekend and evening able. The counseling is informal in nature. have been received. VI. Group Work Experienced professionals conduct group and family counseling and social experiences. Activities include camping trips, holiday activities, work- leisure progrzms, field trips, etc. Approximately 400 youth have been involved. Attachment C BUDGET (Six Months) 1, Fiv Out -Reach Workers $21,250. @ $8,500 /year 2. Fringe Benefits $2,125. @ 100/9 of salaries 3. Local Mileage $1,200. $40 /month /person 4. Conferences /Meetings $750. 0$150 /Person 5. Contractual Services $500. @ $100 /month (5/6 of the Bill) 6. Telephone $500. @ $100 /month (5/6 of the Bill) TOTAL $26,325.