LEGISLATIVE ACTION ITEM
SPONSOR: D.C. Reeves, Mayor
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SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET RESOLUTION NO. 2023-042 - LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND (LETF) PURCHASES FOR THE PENSACOLA POLICE DEPARTMENT - GULF COAST KIDS HOUSE PARENT CHILD INTERACTION THERAPY
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RECOMMENDATION:
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That the City Council adopt Supplemental Budget Resolution No. 2023-042.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND MAKING REVISIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2023; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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HEARING REQUIRED: No Hearing Required
SUMMARY:
The Law Enforcement Trust Fund was established by City of Pensacola to allow the Police Department the use of money and goods confiscated as a result of criminal activity. Florida State Statute 932.7055 as amended on July 1, 2016, details the circumstances confiscated goods may be used. The Federal Controlled Substance Act, Section 881 (e) (3) of Title 21, United States Department of Justice guide to Equitable Sharing designates the uses of Federal Law Enforcement Trust Funds.
The Pensacola Police Department is requesting $3,000.00 to be appropriated from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund (LETF) for the purpose of donating to Gulf Coast Kids House (GCKH) Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) training. The funding will provide a five-day (40 hr) training for licensed mental health counselors at GCKH, as well as follow-up consultation through the completion of two cases.
Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is a dyadic behavioral intervention for children ages 2-7 and their caregivers that focuses on decreasing externalizing child behavior problems, increasing child social skills and cooperation, and improving the parent-child attachment relationship. It teaches parents traditional play-therapy skills to use as social reinforcers of positive child behavior and traditional behavior management skills to decrease negative child behavior. The coaching provides parents with immediate feedback on their use of new parenting skills which enables them to apply the skills correctly and master them rapidly. PCIT is time-unlimited; families remain in treatment until parents have demonstrated mastery of the treatment skills and rate their child’s behavior as within normal limits on a standardized measure of child behavior. Treatment length varies but averages about 14 weeks with hour-long weekly sessions.
PCIT is ideal for Gulf Coast Kids House (GCKH) because abusive parents are characterized by high rates of negative interaction, low rates of positive interaction, and limited and ineffective parental disciplining strategies. At the same time, physically abused children have been reported to be aggressive, defiant, non-compliant, and resistant to parental direction. These two behaviors create a negative interaction pattern that PCIT negates. This intervention has been proved effective in physical abuse situations because it targets the specific deficits often found within physically abuse parent-child relationships that can lead to maltreatment. This training will help families improve their interactions with one another to keep them out of the system and reduce crimes/maltreatments.
The Chief of Police has certified that this request complies with the statutory requirements of Florida Statute 932.7055 and that the funds appropriated will be used for the qualifying purpose(s) of crime prevention.
PRIOR ACTION:
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FUNDING:
Budget: $3,000
Actual: $3,000
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Adoption of the Supplemental Budget Resolution will appropriate the funds in the Law Enforcement Trust Funds for these purposes. There is no impact to the General Fund.
LEGAL REVIEW ONLY BY CITY ATTORNEY: Yes
5/15/2023
STAFF CONTACT:
Kerrith Fiddler, City Administrator
Eric Randall, Chief of Police
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Supplemental Budget Resolution No. 2023-042
2. Supplemental Budget Explanation No. 2023-042
3. Letter of Certification
PRESENTATION: No end