Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on contingency plan for funding of Williamson County Veterans Treatment Court for FY-2020/2021.

The Williamson County Veterans Treatment Court is an extremely successful program that has been transformational in the lives of veterans that have served our country. The program has been funded through the Office of the Governor since its inception.  Currently, we have not been notified if grant funding will be awarded for the state fiscal year that began September 1st. We have learned that no new programs will be considered this year, due to COVID-19 and existing programs were asked to reduce requested budgets by 5%.  With grant funding still pending, a contingency plan has been proposed to help keep the VTC program operational.  This is especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic, as there is a need for close monitoring of veterans (many of which have co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders)  that are compounded during these stressful times.