MIN CC 11/17/2003CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 17 2003 BOOK "T 86
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MINUTES OF THE HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THE 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2003, IN THE CITY(
HALL, LOCATED AT 1212 AVENUE M IN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, COUNTY OF WALKER, TEXAS AT 5:15 P.M.
The Council met in a special session with the following members present:
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Karl Davidson, Mayor Judy Kayse Paul C. Isham, Acting City Manager
Jack Choate Steed Smith Danna Welter, City Secretary !�
Gary Crawford Bob Tavenner
Vance Howard Mac Woodward -
CALL TO ORDER [5:15 p.m.]
Mayor Davidson called the regular session to order.
SPECIAL SESSION
Authorize the Acting City Manager to execute the Contract and Agreement with HISD for the Structured Compliance and
Intervention Program (SCIP).
The City participated in the STAR program with HISD and Walker County. Cases filed against school children in the
City's Municipal Court would result in disciplinary action administered through the STAR program. In August, Walker County
notified HISD and the City that it was terminating the STAR program immediately. The County was in charge of administering
the program and the employees were County employees. HISD wanted to continue the program and agreed to continue to
employ two STAR employees until another arrangement for the program could be reached. The City entered into discussions
with HISD concerning the continuation of the program and the Council budgeted $45,000 in the FY 2003 -2004 Budget to
participate in the program. HISD has agreed to administer the program and the employees will be HISD employees. The I'
City's Municipal Court has stopped referring juveniles to the STAR program, now called the SCIP Program, until a new
arrangement could be worked out.
The proposed contract between HISD and the City will provide for a structured compliance and intervention program that
will be utilized by the Huntsville Municipal Court and the school district. Staff recommends approval of the contract. i..
Both the City and HISD will explore opportunities for grants to help fund this program.
Counci (member Choate moved to authorize the Acting City Manager to execute the Contract and Agreement with HISD
for the Structured Compliance and Intervention Program (SCIP) to be funded from existing budgeted STAR program funds in JJ
the amount of $10,000 and an increase to that budget of $35,000 from unallocated reserves for the Citys total participation „.
amount of $45,0007 and Councilmember Kayse seconded the motion The motion passed 8 -0
ADJOURNMENT [5:40 p.m.]
Danna Weller, City Secretary
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