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REPORT FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY ON THE PRE-FILING DIVERSION PROGRAM
COUNCIL STRATEGIC INITIATIVE ADDRESSED:
Continue Effective Financial Management
CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW: REQUIRED
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
In response to increasing public defense costs, the City began a pre-filing diversion program designed to provide an alternative to criminal prosecution for non-violent criminal misdemeanors. In a pre-filing diversion program, participants are given the opportunity to complete the diversion program in lieu of criminal prosecution. The City Attorney will summarize the program’s outcomes for the first 6 months of 2015.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
No action required.
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