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Commissioners authorize HR to prepare contracts to bring treatment court under county oversight
Summary
After a presentation on the treatment‑court model and funding from the Wyoming Supreme Court, the commission unanimously authorized HR to draft amendments to the state contract and an at‑will employment agreement to migrate the supervised treatment court under county administration for a trial period.
County staff and treatment‑court partners presented a proposal to place the local supervised treatment court under county administration rather than the volunteer foundation board. The program, governed under the Supervised Treatment Programs Act, seeks to reduce recidivism among high‑risk participants by combining judicial supervision, testing, treatment and long‑term monitoring.
Gary McClain and the county attorney’s office described program goals and reporting requirements. The presentation quoted the statute and the program’s performance targets: high retention, low recidivism and monitoring post‑graduation. As the presentation summarized, "It's called the Supervised Treatment Programs Act. It's 5 twelve‑one hundred and one‑eighteen," a statutory framework the presenters said drives program metrics and state funding.
Commissioners discussed funding and logistics: the program receives a Supreme Court biennial allocation (funding through July 2026), county and city contributions, and participant fees. Legal and HR staff will prepare amendments so the Supreme Court grant can be administered with the county as the fiscal and administrative agent. The motion to authorize HR to prepare the contract amendment with the Wyoming Judicial Branch and an at‑will employment contract passed unanimously; any personnel contracts and amended agreements will return to the board for formal approval prior to July 1.
