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Committee approves supplemental funding request for adult treatment court to maintain liaison positions and cover rising testing costs
Summary
The committee approved supplemental funding for Oakland County’s adult treatment court after the court business manager described vacancies in partner-funded liaison positions and rising drug-testing costs; meeting materials referenced $250,000 in supplemental funding.
Oakland County’s Finance Committee approved supplemental funding for the adult treatment court after a presentation from court business manager Chris Bujak.
Bujak described the court as an alternative-to-incarceration program serving roughly 100–110 participants and said"this program actually saves the county millions of dollars" by avoiding incarceration costs. She said partner-funded liaison positions provided by outside health-network partners are vacant or at risk because grant funding was reduced; the court also faced higher drug-testing costs after a rebid. Meeting materials referenced a supplemental funding figure of $250,000 to cover liaison positions and rising operational costs.
Commissioners expressed strong support for the court’s work and the supplemental funding was approved on the committee vote.
