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District Court, Upper
Agenda Staff Report
AGENDA DATE:
12/7/2021
ACTION REQUESTED:
The Upper and Lower Kittitas County District Court request approval of Grant Agreement GRT-22439
between the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts and Kittitas County District Courts
(Upper and Lower).
BACKGROUND:
The Washington State Administrative Office has awarded the Kittitas County District Courts (Upper and
Lower) a grant in the amount of $139,521.00 for the Therapeutic Court Program. This grant is to be used to
identify individuals before Lower and Upper Kittitas County District Court with substance use disorders or
other behavioral health needs and engage those individuals with community-based therapeutic interventions.
The Kittitas County Behavioral Health Court will focus on our high risk/high need repeat offender
population with substance use disorder and/or mental health diagnosis who have not been successful in the
traditional court model.
INTERACTION:
Agreement has reviewed and approved by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Doug Mitchell.
RECOMMENDATION:
I request approval of Grant Agreement - GRT 22439 between Washington State Administrative Office of
the Courts and Kittitas County District Courts (Upper and Lower).
HANDLING:
Please return 1 signed original to the Upper Kittitas County District Court and 1 signed original to the
Lower Kittitas County District Court.
LEAD STAFF:
Diana MacKenzie