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ANNUAL REPORT 2012
MAUMEE MUNICIPAL COURT
GARY L. BYERS, JUDGE
ANNUAL REPORT 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS:Page Number
Date of Establishment; Authority; Governmental Unit of Administration; Territorial Jurisdiction; Territorial Population; Number of Open Sessions
3
Positions in the Municipal Court 4
Civil Cases Pending, Filed, Reactivated & Disposed of 5
Five Year Comparison of Civil Cases Filed with Graph 6
Mediation Cases Pending, Referrals, Successful & Unsuccessful 7
Civil Statement of Receipts and Disbursements 8
Traffic/Criminal Cases Pending, Filed, Reactivated & Disposed of 10
Five Year Comparison of Traffic/Criminal Cases Filed with Graph 12
Receipts/Refunds/Reimbursements – Criminal and Bond Accounts 13
Traffic/Criminal Receipts 14
Disbursements/Expenses 15
Traffic/Criminal Video Hearings 24
Victim Advocate 24
Probation Division, Pretrial Supervision, Kiosk Reporting, and Probation Activities
25
Domestic Violence/Anger Management Statistics 30
Secured Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitoring (SCRAM),Electronic Home Monitoring (EHM), and Global Positioning Satellite (GPS)
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MAUMEE MUNICIPAL COURT, MAUMEE, OHIO
Date of Establishment: January 1, 1964
Authority: Section 1901.01 of the Ohio Revised Code
Governmental Unit of Administration: City of Maumee
Territorial Jurisdiction: All of Lucas County lying south of the northern boundary of the Ohio Turnpike consisting of the following: City of Maumee, Village of Waterville, Village of Whitehouse, Providence and Waterville Townships, and those portions of Swanton, Monclova, and Springfield Townships lying south of the northern boundary of the Ohio Turnpike.
Territorial Population by 2010 Federal Census: 46,011*
Number of Open Sessions Held: 247.5**
*The territorial population of the Maumee Municipal Court has been provided by the Supreme Court of Ohio.**A deputy clerk is on duty twenty-four hours a day, three hundred and sixty-five (365) days a year.
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POSITIONS IN THE COURT
JudgeGary L. Byers
ClerkFull time Deputy ClerksPart-time Deputy Clerks
Chief BailiffPart-time Deputy Bailiffs
Chief Supervision OfficerSupervision OfficersPart-time Supervision Officer
The court has staff on duty at the Maumee Police Division anytime the court is closed. This includes weekends and holidays. We have two full-time deputy clerks on duty during weekday hours and four part-time deputy clerks who work weekends and holidays. Our after-hours staff also aids the Maumee Police Division with the public who come into the building and need assistance after normal business hours.
Everyone entering the Maumee Municipal Building is required to pass through a magnetometer (metal detector). Packages and purses must be inspected for contraband by going through an X-ray machine. The court’s security bailiffs not only scan individuals coming into the municipal building, but also help out when they see a situation which may become volatile. They are also required to serve in court when needed.
In the last quarter of 2012, over 15,000 people passed through the magnetometer.
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CIVIL CASES PENDING, FILED, REACTIVATED & DISPOSED OF
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Number of Cases Pending 2011:Trusteeships 5Civil 195Rent Escrow 1Small Claims 26
TOTAL 227 227
Number of Cases Filed in 2012:Trusteeships 0Civil 852Rent Escrow 0Small Claims 142
TOTAL 994 994
Reactivated Civil Cases 1 1
Total Number of Cases:1,222
Breakdown of New Civil Cases Filed per Municipality:
Maumee 426Waterville 68Whitehouse 65Waterville Twp. 18Swanton 2All Other Cases 415
TOTAL 994
Number of Civil Cases Heard & Disposed of in 2012:Trusteeships 3Civil 820Rent Escrow 1Small Claims 141
TOTAL 965 -965
Number of Civil Cases Pending in 2012:Trusteeships 2Civil 228Rent Escrow 0Small Claims 27
TOTAL 257
Total Number of Civil Cases Pending 12/31/2012: 257
CIVIL CASES FILED COMPARISON FROM 2007 TO 2012
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Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Case Type
Civil982 947 910 856 852
Small Claims 255 251 206 135 142
Trusteeship4 1 0 0 0
Rent Escrow 0 0 1 1 0
Total New Cases Filed 1,241 1,199 1,117 992 994
2008 2009 2010 2011 20120
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
982 947 910856 852
255 251 206135 142
4 1 0 0 00 0 1 1 0
Civil Cases Filed
CivilSmall ClaimsTrusteeshipRent Escrow
MEDIATION CASES
Number of Mediation Cases Pending End of 2011: Civil 1
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Small Claims 17Criminal 0
TOTAL 18
Number of Cases Referred to Mediation: Civil 17Small Claims 142Criminal 0Reactivated 0
TOTAL 159
Number of Successful Mediations: Civil 11Small Claims 70Criminal 0
TOTAL 81
Number of Unsuccessful Mediations: Civil 3Small Claims 9Criminal 0
TOTAL 12
Cases in Which No Mediations Were Held: Civil 1Small Claims 64Criminal 0
TOTAL 65
Number of Cases Pending: Civil 3Small Claims 16Criminal 0
TOTAL 19
Total Number of Mediation Cases Pending 12/31/2012: 19
Mediation Statistics for 2012: Successful Mediations:* 87.10% Unsuccessful Mediations: 12.90%
*Settled at or prior to Mediation
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND
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DISBURSEMENTS
CIVIL DIVISION
Cash Carried Over December 31, 2011: $ 10,269.81Receipts: 504,267.53
$ 514,537.34
Disbursements:
Judgment $ 365,102.62Security for Costs 19,646.22Deposits and Tenders 0.00Other (witness fees, garnishee fees, jury deposits, etc.) 0.00
$ 384,748.84 384,748.84Paid to Finance Director - City of Maumee:
Clerk and Bailiff Fees 83,127.04 General Special Projects Fund 9,670.00 City of Maumee General Fund 0.00Paid to Treasurer - State of Ohio 23,012.00
$ 115.809.04 115,809.04Total Disbursements: $ 500,557.88 -500,557.88
Balance as of 12/31/2012: $ 13,979.46
TRUSTEESHIP DIVISION
Cash Carried Over December 31, 2011: $ 1,095.00Receipts: 1,903.00
2,998.00 2,998.00
Disbursements:
Paid to Creditors $ 2,888.32Security 0
$ 2,888.32 2,888.32Paid to Finance Director - City of Maumee Trusteeship Filing Fees 0.00 2% of Amount Disbursed to Creditors 59.68 Additional New Creditors 0.00
$ 59.68 59.68Total Disbursements 2,948.00 -2,948.00
Balance as of 12/31/2012: $ 50.00
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RENT ESCROW
Cash Carried Over December 31, 2011: 575.02
Receipts: $ 575.00Interest: 0.03
$$1,150.0502
Total Receipts $ 1,150.05
Disbursements:
Paid Landlord(s) $ 1,138.50Paid Tenants 0.00Paid to Finance Director - City of Maumee 11.55Other $ 0.00Total Disbursements $ 1,150.05 $ 1,150.05
Balance as of 12/31/2012: $ 0
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TRAFFIC/CRIMINAL CASES PENDING, FILED, REACTIVATED, UNAVAILABLE & DISPOSED OF:
Criminal and Traffic Cases Pending from 2011: 721
Number of Criminal Cases Filed:
Felony Cases 188Misdemeanor Cases 963Total Criminal: 1,151 1,151
Number of Traffic Cases Filed:
OVI 219Other Traffic 7,730Total Traffic: 7,949 7,949
Total Cases: 9,821
Breakdown per Municipality/Other:
Criminal Traffic TotalMaumee 688 1,930 2,618Waterville 76 329 405Whitehouse 81 244 325Waterville Twp. 14 168 182Swanton 4 18 22Other 288 5,260 5,548
Totals: 1,151 7,949 9,100
Reactivated Cases:
Criminal 505Traffic 668Total Number of Reactivated Cases: 1,173 1,173
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Adjusted Total Cases: 10,994
Adjusted Total Cases Brought Forward: 10,994
Unavailable Cases:
Criminal 584Traffic 614Total Number of Unavailable Cases: 1,198 -1,198
Total Cases Pending, Filed, and Reactivated: 9,796
Total Cases Heard and Disposed of:
Criminal 1,074Traffic 7,914Total Cases Heard and Disposed of: 8,988 -8,988
Number of Cases Pending:
Criminal 241Traffic 567
808
Total Traffic/Criminal Cases Pending 12/31/2012: 808
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TRAFFIC/CRIMINAL CASES FILED COMPARISON FROM 2007 TO 2012
YEAR 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
CASE TYPE
Criminal 1,230 1,166 1,115 1,019 1,151
Traffic 9,027 7,587 7,665 6,745 7,949
Total New Cases Filed
10,257 8,753 8,780 8,582 9,100
2008 2009 2010 2011 20120
1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,000
10,000
1,230 1,166 1,115 1,019 1,151
9,027
7,587 7,6656,745
7,949
Criminal / Traffic Cases Filed
CriminalTraffic
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RECEIPTS/REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS:
CRIMINAL ACCOUNT
Balance Brought Forward 1/1/2012: 0.00
Receipts $1,318,851.48Distribution from Bond Account (Forfeitures) 79,045.90
Total Receipts: $1,397,897.38 $1,397,897.38
Restitution and Refunds $ 50,325.51Reimbursements 1,084.50Cashbook Debits 588.00
Total Restitution,Refunds,and Reimbursements Paid $ 51,998.01 -51,998.01
Sub-total: $1,345,899.37
Total Disbursed to Agencies: -1,345,899.37
Criminal Balance 12/31/2012: 0.00
BOND ACCOUNT
Balance Brought Forward as of 1/12012: $ 35,386.00
Receipts 280,872.00
Total: $ 316,258.00
Distribution to Criminal Account for Forfeitures $ 79,045.90Bond Refunds 222,724.10
Total Distributions and Refunds: $ 301,770.00 $ 301,770.00
Bond Balance – 12/31/2012: $ 14,488.00
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RECEIPTS
TRAFFIC/CRIMINAL DIVISION
Municipal Ordinance Fines and Forfeitures $ 156,785.00
Fines and Forfeitures from State Highway Patrol Arrests 244,519.10
All Other Fines and Forfeitures 74,056.58
Costs for State Reparations Rotary Fund (Victims) 70,427.40
Costs for Indigent Defense Support Fund 166,260.50
Municipal Ordinance Costs 225,940.40
Reimbursements for Witness, Juror, Mileage, Service Payments, Public Defender 9,517.00
Reimbursement from CCNO Work Release Program 1,901.45
All Other Costs 295,876.02
Maumee Parking Violations Payments 1,530.00
Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority 75.00
Costs for Lucas County Law Library Association 2,791.42
General Special Projects Fund 96,219.50
Total Receipts Disbursed to Agencies: $ 1,345,899.37
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DISBURSEMENTS
Paid to the City of Maumee:
Maumee Ordinance Fines and Forfeitures $ 117,095.00
Municipal Ordinance Costs 225,940.40
All Other Costs 206,590.00
Maumee's Share of Fines and Forfeitures from State Highway PatrolArrests for Violations of Traffic Law Under Sections 4511-13 of theOhio Revised Code (1/2 of 40% of such fines and forfeitures) 20,384.73
Maumee's Share of Aforesaid Fines and Forfeitures from State HighwayPatrol Arrests for Payment to the Lucas County Law Library(1/2 of 40% of such fines and forfeitures) 20,384.73
Maumee's Share of Fines and Forfeitures from State Highway PatrolArrests for Violations of State Laws other than Traffic Laws under 61,204.30Sections 4511-13 of the Ohio Revised Code
Expungement Fees 480.00
Maumee Parking Violation Payments 1,530.00
Community Service Costs 2,941.00
Maumee's Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund 1,491.50
Indigent Driver Alcohol Treatment Fund 4,284.00
Drug Law Enforcement Trust Fund 1,580.50
Reimbursement for Costs of Incarceration 2,821.00
General Special Projects Fund 96,219.50
Municipal Court Probation Services Fee $ 16,334.85
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Ignition Interlock Alcohol Monitoring Fund $ 5,146.50
Reimbursement for CCNO Work Release Program 262.03
Reimbursement for EHM & Lucas County Work Release 6,579.41
Total Paid to the City of Maumee: $ 791,269.45
Paid to State of Ohio:
Ohio's Share of Fines and Forfeitures from all State Highway PatrolArrests (45% of such fines and forfeitures) $ 107,196.78
Costs for State Reparations Rotary Fund (Victims) 70,427.40
Indigent Defense Support Fund 166,260.50
Expungement Fees 1,260.00
Ohio State Highway Patrol Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund 1,492.00
Drug Law Enforcement Trust Fund 4,812.00
Trauma Emergency Medical Fund 5,223.07
Total Paid to State of Ohio: $ 356,671.75
Paid to Lucas County:
Lucas County's Share of Fines and Forfeitures from all State Highway Patrol Arrests (10% of such fines and forfeitures) $ 23,821.49
Lucas County's Share of Other Fines and Forfeitures 49,898.83
Reimbursement for Witness, Juror, Mileage, and Service Payments 438.50
Expungement Fees 260.00
Lucas County Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund 110.00
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Lucas County Drug Law Enforcement Trust Fund $ 205.00
Reimbursement for Costs of Incarceration $ 5,148.00
Reimbursement for CCNO Work Release Fees 1,639.42
Crime Stopper Fund 738.00
Public Defender Reimbursement 0.00
Public Defender Appointment Fees 8,741.50
Lucas County Board of Health 0.00
Total Paid to Lucas County: $ 91,000.74
Paid to the Village of Waterville:
Fines and Forfeitures 12,133.00
Waterville Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund 358.00
Reimbursement for Costs of Incarceration 666.50
Waterville Juror Fees; Public Defender Reimbursement 6.00
CCNO Work Release Fees 0.00
Expungement Fees 60.00
Waterville Drug Law Enforcement Trust Fund 500.00
Reimbursement for Lucas County Work Release 70.79
Total Paid to Village of Waterville: $ 13,794.29
Paid to Village of Whitehouse:
Fines and Forfeitures $ 9,758.50
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Whitehouse Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund 367.50
Reimbursement for Costs of Incarceration $ 562.00
CCNO Work Release Fees $ 0.00
Whitehouse Juror Fees; Public Defender Reimbursement 1.00
Whitehouse Expungement Fees: 20.00
Whitehouse Drug Law Enforcement Fund 246.00
Reimbursement for Lucas County Work Release 224.90
Total Paid to the Village of Whitehouse: $ 11,179.90
Paid to Waterville Township:
Fines and Forfeitures $ 3,615.25
Waterville Township Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund 100.00
Waterville Township Drug Law Enforcement Fund 0.00
Total Paid to Waterville Township: $ 3,715.25
Paid to Toledo-Lucas County Metropolitan Park District:
Fines and Forfeitures $ 1,177.00
Parking Fines 0.00
Toledo-Lucas County Metropolitan Park District Alcohol and Drug EnforcementEducation Fund 25.00
Toledo-Lucas County Metropolitan Park District Drug Law Enforcement Fund 0.00
Toledo-Lucas County Metropolitan Park District Expungement Fees 20.00
Total Paid to the Toledo-Lucas County Metropolitan Park: District:
$ 1,222.00
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Paid to Village of Swanton:
Fines and Forfeitures $ 485.00
Swanton Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund 36.00
Swanton Drug Law Enforcement Fund 0.00
Swanton Expungement Fees 0.00
Swanton Juror / Witness Fees 330.00
Reimbursement Lucas County Work Release 98.50
Total Paid to the Village of Swanton: $ 949.50
Paid to Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority:
Fines and Forfeitures $ 75.00
Port Authority Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund 0.00
Drug Law Enforcement Fund 0.00
Total Paid to the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority: $ 75.00
Miscellaneous Disbursements:
Paid to Ohio Department of Natural Resources 2,334.00
Paid to Ohio Pharmacy Board 1,445.00
Paid to Ohio Liquor Board 546.50
Paid to State of Ohio Treasurer (Seat Belt Fines) 7,015.00
Paid to Lucas County Law Library Association 2,791.42
Paid to State of Ohio Treasurer (Child Highway Safety Fund) $ 1,691.00
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Paid to State of Ohio Treasurer (Indigent Defense Support Fund) $ 35,281.50
Paid to State of Ohio Treasurer (Drug/Liquor Education Fund) 24,697.07
Paid to Ohio Department of Public Highway Safety Fund 220.00
Paid to Providence Township (Fines and Forfeitures) 0.00
Paid to Monclova Township (Fines and Forfeitures) 0.00
Total Miscellaneous Disbursements: $ 76,021.49
Total Traffic/Criminal Disbursements: $ 1,345,899.37
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EXPENSES
Personnel:
Salaries $ 1,024,679.21Health and Life Insurance 163,585.65Medicare 11,130.98Workers’ Compensation 12,437.30Public Employees’ Retirement System 140,915.06
Total: $ $1,352,748.20 $ $1,352,748.20
Materials and Supplies:
Office Supplies $ 3,678.33Reproduction/Photo 1,435.60Computer Supplies 1,317.35Training 0.00Food 6.49Building Maintenance Supplies 136.05Other supplies 109.02
Total: $ 6,682.84 $ 6,682.84
Services:
Rent/Office Equipment $ 10,635.00Heat and Electricity 34,286.33Communications 5,490.77Travel, Training, and Memberships 5,378.53Subscriptions 3,685.55Consulting 4,845.08Service Contracts 0.00Miscellaneous Services 14,188.12Jury and Witness Costs 102.00Insurance (Liability & Other) $ 6,160.32
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Building Maintenance $ 19,700.95Equipment/Machine Maintenance 6,209.96Electrical Maintenance 749.79Lucas County Law Library 22,213.21Prisoner Maintenance 10,055.53Inter/Intra Government Services 29,847.00Postage 17,378.78Mileage Reimbursement 2,800.33Printing 6,043.38Other Expenses 106.50
Total: $ 199,877.13 $ 199,877.13
Total Expenses: $ 1,559,308.17
OTHER:*
General Special Projects Fund:
Computer $ 0.00EDP Services 31,327.70Miscellaneous Services 52,933.76Machine Maintenance 5,400.00Secured Remote Alcohol Monitoring 105.00Transfers 0.00Building Improvements 0.00Furniture & Fixtures 0.00Equipment 31,723.09
Total: $ 121,489.55 $ 121,489.55
Indigent Driver Alcohol Treatment Fund:
Indigent Driver Alcohol Treatment $ 38,252.72
Total: $ 38,252.72 $ 38,252.72
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Indigent Driver Interlock and Monitoring:
$ 14,511.00Total: $ 14,511.00 $ 14,511.00
Probation Services Fund:
Office Supplies $ 1,697.82Computer Supplies 2,311.00Miscellaneous Materials 0.00Travel 171.20Miscellaneous Services 8,928.00Machine / Equipment Services 358.60Mileage 1,264.08Equipment 3,397.11
Total: $ 18,278.10 $ 18,278.10
Total Other Expenses $ 192,531.37
*The expenditures listed under “OTHER” are financed through funds generated from and used for specific purposes as provided by statute. There are no additional costs to the City of Maumee for these accounts.
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TRAFFIC / CRIMINAL VIDEO HEARINGS
This year the Court heard defendants via video from the Lucas County Jail, the Court Treatment Facility, the Corrections Commission of Northwest Ohio, and several of the prisons in the State of Ohio.* Video hearing technology has increased the capability of disposing of cases in a timely manner which benefits the Court and the defendant.
LUCAS COUNTY JAIL VIDEO HEARING STATISTICS*:
Number of Defendants Heard by the Court: 660Number of Defendants Interviewed by their Attorney: 20Number of Defendants Interviewed by a Clerk or Supervision Officer: 158
Total Lucas County Jail Video Sessions: 838
*Statistics are not available from the other agencies.
VICTIM ADVOCATE:
In 2012, domestic violence cases rose to a high of 146. To address the increasing need of victim services in the community, the Maumee Municipal Court has been at the forefront of providing a full time Victim Advocate for the past 15 years. This position is now funded through the Victims of Crimes Act (VOCA) and matching funds from the cities of Maumee and Waterville and the Village of Whitehouse, and under the auspices of the Toledo Lucas County Victim Witness Assistance Program. The Victim Advocate provides services to the victims of specific crimes as identified in Chapter 2930 of the Ohio Revised Code as well as assisting many other types of crime victims not listed under Chapter 2930.
The Victim Advocate works with a victim to insure that they understand their crime victim rights and the process of court proceedings. It is the advocate’s responsibility to aid the prosecutors and the Court by facilitating the victim to answer questions on a danger assessment form regarding the defendant. Another form, required by statute, is given to a victim to inform them that in some cases, they may be compensated from the Victims of Crime Compensation Fund through the State of Ohio for various expenses incurred and associated with being a victim.
The Victim Advocate also sends victim impact statements to the victims prior to the defendant being sentenced. This statement notifies the victims of the date and time of sentencing and gives instructions on how to complete this form. The Victim Advocate also informs them of their right to attend and speak at the sentencing hearing or, in the alternative; the Victim Advocate can speak on their behalf. The victim impact statement also includes a survey required by the VOCA grant to be completed by the victim on how they were served by the Victim Advocate and if they were properly informed of services offered by the State of Ohio.
The Victim Advocate saves the prosecutors’ time by going over many of the preliminary procedures with the victims before they directly speak with the prosecutor. The Victim Advocate
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also calls victims to remind them of the defendant’s next hearing date and to generally inquire as to victim’s well-being. In cases involving children the Victim Advocate reports the incident to Children Services Board and acts as the liaison between the agency and the prosecutors. The Victim Advocate also works closely with law enforcement agencies by providing training, if requested, and is always available to render assistance or advice anytime. Also, the Victim Advocate is able to offer mediation services if requested.
There are situations where a victim (and their children) may not have a place to live, money for food or other necessities. The Victim Advocate will then work with the Maumee Churches United to provide immediate assistance for the safety of a victim (and their children) when necessary. The assistance provided by Maumee Churches United has included, in part, providing a temporary safe haven, changing locks on doors, covering moving costs and providing food and gas gift cards.
Along with the Probation Division, the Victim Advocate helps coordinate the Domestic Violence Task Force and its monthly meetings which are held at the Maumee Police Division. The Task Force’s primary purpose is to bring together persons and agencies who work closely with domestic violence in an effort to better serve victims and their families within the jurisdiction of the Maumee Municipal Court. Participants involved with the Task Force are Judges, Prosecutors, numerous law enforcement agencies, an animal control officer, representatives from the Maumee Churches United, Lucas County Children Services Board, Lucas County Domestic Relations Court, YWCA Battered Woman’s Shelter, and other agencies offering services within Lucas and Wood Counties.
PROBATION DIVISION
As instructed by the Court, the probation division provides a range of services which promote public safety, offender accountability, and rehabilitative services/treatment.
The Court and the Probation Division promote collaboration with criminal justice services and community stakeholders throughout Northwest Ohio. Whenever possible, services provided by our court are open to other courts, and the Probation Division takes advantage of programs within the community to ensure cost effectiveness.
Services provided at the court include men’s domestic violence counseling groups and co-ed anger management classes, which have expanded to five separate groups conducted at various times in an effort to accommodate defendants. The Maumee Court accepts referrals from several other courts in the surrounding area for both the domestic violence group and the anger management group.* The participation figures of clients from Maumee Court and other surrounding courts are included in the year-end report for domestic violence and anger management.
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The Maumee Municipal Court Women’s Life Skills Program was expanded in 2011 to thirty hours. The program is conducted off site and accepts referrals from other courts.* In 2012, there were forty-two (42) referrals to the Women’s Life Skills Program. Twenty-two (22) were referred from Maumee Court and sixteen (16) were from Perrysburg Court. Of the forty-two (42) referrals, thirty-eight (38) women successfully completed the program.
*Defendants referred from other courts are assessed a higher fee for participation than defendants from Maumee Court.
PRETRIAL SUPERVISION
The Probation Division spends an equal amount of time monitoring pretrial defendants as it does monitoring sentenced defendants placed on probation. It is not unusual for pretrial defendants to complete treatment (domestic violence, anger management, life skills, and drug and alcohol education classes,) community service work, and/or pay restitution prior to being sentenced.
In 2012, the Probation Division supervised 238 defendants placed on a Supervised Own Recognizance Bond (SOR) and 175 defendants placed on a Monitored Own Recognizance Bond (MOR), plus approximately 145 other individuals with conditions on cash and Own Recognizance Bonds (OR). Defendants placed on SOR Bonds are required to report to a Kiosk reporting machine; or if they prefer to report in person to the Probation Division one time a week, that is also acceptable. MOR Bond defendants are required to call the Probation Division one time a week. Many defendants on bond are also required to submit to drug testing. This year, 322 defendants were ordered to submit to drug testing while being supervised at the pretrial stage. Defendants reappearing before the court, where conditions have been imposed, have a bond report done to let the Court know if the defendant is in compliance with the Court’s order. In 2012, one thousand, five hundred and sixty-eight (1,568) bond reports were completed for the Court and the attorneys involved in the case.
In 2010, the Probation Division, three other probation departments in Lucas County, and the Northwest Ohio Regional Information System (NORIS) were awarded a Byrne Grant to develop a county-wide kiosk reporting system. In forming this collaboration, it was the hope of all organizations to benefit from a reduction of human and economic resources currently used and needed elsewhere. Looking at what has been happening state-wide regarding the criminal justice budget deficit, it appears that by working together within the county, we are ahead of the curve by sharing resources.
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There are five kiosk machines placed throughout Lucas County at which defendants can report. (See http://www.noris.org./lucaskiosk/ for locations.) Two, including the kiosk located in the Maumee Police Division lobby, are accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The other three have hours ranging from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Probation Division began having defendants placed on Supervised Own Recognize bonds report to kiosk machines starting in October of 2011. In 2012, two hundred and thirty (230) defendants were assigned to kiosk reporting for pretrial purposes. Instead of physically reporting into the probation office during limited hours, defendants are now able to report at a time and a place more convenient to them. When the defendant checks into the kiosk, the machine takes a picture that is later reviewed by a probation officer for positive identification. The defendant is then asked a series of standard questions and individualized questions that have been programmed into the kiosk case management system. If he/she has paperwork to submit, there is a scanner on the machine to scan and send information to the Probation Division. All responses and scanned information are sent to the Maumee Probation Division via a kiosk case management system. The defendants can also leave messages for probation officers and vice versa.
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NUMBER OF PEOPLE UNDER PROBATION SUPERVISION
DATE WARRANT STATUS
PROBATION VIOLATION PENDING
CONDITIONS MET; RECORD CHECK ONLY
ACTIVE PROBATION MONITORING
TOTAL PROBATION CASELOAD
AS OF12/31/2012
536 71 497 1001 2,105
AS OF12/31/2011
659 53 628 975 2,315
AS OF12/31/2010
529 126 763 1,076 2,494
AS OF12/31/2009
580 72 831 1,160 2,643
AS OF12/31/2008
585 82 795 1,200 2,662
COMBINED TOTALS OF ACTIVITIES/CONDITIONS ORDERED AS A CONDITION OF PRETRIAL AND/OR AS A CONDITION OF SENTENCE FOR 2012
Total Number of People Placed on Probation in 2012 489
Anger Management Referrals 58
Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings Ordered 86
CAD Bed Referrals (Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Treatment) 13
Community Service Work Ordered 67
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Domestic Violence Counseling Referrals 63
Driver’s Intervention Program Referrals 114
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Referrals 194
Electronic Home Monitoring Ordered 239
Employment 15
GED 5
GPS Monitoring Ordered*** 14
Intensive Supervision Probation Referrals 1
Mental Health Treatment Referrals 60
Number of Monitored Bonds Ordered 175
Number of Supervised Bonds Ordered 238
Number of Probation Violations Filed 208
Presentence Investigation Reports Completed 193
Restitution Ordered 55
SCRAM Participants* 91
Sex Offender Treatment Ordered 3
Urinalysis Ordered as Condition of Pretrial / Probation 322 / 215
Valid Operator’s License Ordered 24
Victim Impact Panel Program Referrals 139
Women’s Life Skills Referrals 42
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ANNUAL REPORT 2012
YEAR END REPORT FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ANGER MANAGEMENT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 2012
REFERRALS FROM MAUMEE COURT: 63Total Referrals that completed successfully: 25Total still attending group: 28Total discharged unsuccessfully from group: 10
REFERRALS FROM PERRYSBURG COURT: 41Total Referrals that completed successfully: 22Total still attending group: 11Total discharged unsuccessfully from group: 8
OTHER COURT REFERRALS: 10(BG, TOLEDO, FULTON CO., & MICHIGAN, etc.)
Total Referrals that completed successfully: 2 Total still attending group: 4Total discharged unsuccessfully from group: 4
TOTAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REFERRALS FOR 2012: 114Total Completions: 47Total Still Attending: 42Total Discharged Unsuccessfully 22Individuals That Did Private Counseling: 3
ANGER MANAGEMENT 2012
REFERRALS FROM MAUMEE COURT: 68Total Referrals that completed successfully: 50Total still attending group: 8Total discharged unsuccessfully from group: 10
OTHER COURTS: 37(PERRYSBURG, SYLVANIA, TOLEDO, ETC.)
Total Referrals that completed successfully: 27Total still attending group: 3Total discharged unsuccessfully from group: 7
TOTAL ANGER MANAGEMENT REFERRALS FOR 2012: 105Total Referrals that completed successfully: 77Total still attending group: 11
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Total discharged unsuccessfully from group: 17
ELECTRONIC HOME MONITORING, GLOBAL POSITIONING SATELITE AND SECURED CONTINUOUS REMOTE ALCOHOL MONITORING
In 2009, the Probation Division has been installing and supervising1Court ordered SCRAM* participants. Ninety-one (92) defendants were monitored on SCRAM in 2012. The total number of days in 2012 that defendants were required to wear the SCRAM ankle bracelet was six thousand seven hundred and fifty-nine (6,759). During this period of time, there were only thirteen (13) positive readings of alcohol abuse and twenty-four times that a defendant tampered with the equipment.
As of March 1, 2010, we began monitoring our own defendants who were placed on EHM** and GPS.*** In 2012, two hundred and thirty-nine (239) defendants were monitored on EHM and fourteen (14) defendants were monitored on GPS.
Due to alternative sentencing options that the Court uses, defendants are required to pay for EHM, SCRAM, or GPS unless the Court finds them indigent. These alternative sentencing options have saved the City of Maumee approximately $221,873.00 for EHM alone; that is, if the Court had imposed the total three thousand four hundred eighty-two (3,482) days on EHM to be served at CCNO. Defendants also served 895 days on GPS. By allowing the defendant to be placed on GPS, in lieu of being held at the Lucas County Jail, the Court saved the City of Maumee approximately $122,462.00.
*Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitoring.
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**Electronic Home Monitoring***Global Positioning System.
CERTIFICATION
/s/Sharon A. Thomasson, Clerk*Sharon A. Thomasson, Clerk
Maumee Municipal Court
February 15, 2013
*Hard copy with original signature on file with the Court.
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The foregoing report of the activities of the Maumee Municipal Court, Maumee, Ohio, for the year 2012 has been compiled in accordance with Section 1901.14 of the Ohio Revised Code, and shall be submitted to the Board of Lucas County Commissioners, Lucas County, Ohio, and the Councils of the City of Maumee, Village of Waterville, Village of Whitehouse, Village of Swanton, and Monclova, Providence, and Waterville Township Trustees.
