Toledo Municipal Court officials asked City Council on Oct. 28 to authorize an extra $118,000 in state probation grant funding and to approve a two‑year, $397,000 contract with TASK to provide case management and treatment services for people on probation.

The request, presented by Robert Disbrow II, finance officer at Toledo Municipal Court, and Jennifer Firdell, chief probation officer, would increase a previously approved Department of Corrections probation grant (ordinance 298‑25) and fund TASK’s role in case assessment, case management and treatment referrals through June 2027.

Disbrow said the state awarded the additional $118,000 because of “the great work that Jennifer’s department does,” bringing the total grant award to about $1.8 million and enabling the court to add probation officers and expand counseling and case‑management services. He described the TASK contract as part of “the methodology to spend that money” and said TASK and its subcontractors provide drug and alcohol services to clients of the probation department.

Council discussion was limited; Council Chair Hobbs recommended suspension of the usual rules (SEP) to move the items forward. The transcript records the administration’s request and the chair’s procedural recommendation but does not show a formal recorded vote on either item during the session.

The presentation did not specify contract start and end dates beyond “through June 2027” for TASK, nor did it give a breakdown of how many probation positions would be funded by the $118,000. Council members did not identify a mover or second on the record; one member asked procedural questions but no formal tally appears in the transcript.

The council requested no additional materials during the presentation; Disbrow and Firdell offered to answer questions and noted the grant mirrors the purposes of the previously approved award.

City Council will consider the ordinances in further committee or on second reading where any formal votes and additional details would be recorded.

For now, the record shows the administration’s request to accept the added grant funds and to enter the TASK agreement, plus the chair’s recommendation to suspend rules to advance those items.