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ANNUAL REPORT 2013
MAUMEE MUNICIPAL COURT
GARY L. BYERS, JUDGE
ANNUAL REPORT 2013
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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ANNUAL REPORT 2013
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, City 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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ANNUAL REPORT 2013
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, except municipal and court employees, who enters 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 2013, over 65,000 people passed through the magnetometer. In April, a total of 6,827 people passed through the magnetometer.
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ANNUAL REPORT 2013
CIVIL CASES PENDING, FILED, REACTIVATED & DISPOSED OF
Number of Cases Pending 2012:Trusteeships 2Civil 228Rent Escrow 0Small Claims 27
TOTAL 257 257
Number of Cases Filed in 2013:Trusteeships 0Civil 568Rent Escrow 0Small Claims 127
TOTAL 695 695
Reactivated Civil Cases 3 3
Total Number of Cases:955
Breakdown of New Civil Cases Filed per Municipality:
Maumee 276Waterville 52Whitehouse 50Waterville Twp. 8Swanton 8All Other Cases 301
TOTAL 695
Number of Civil Cases Heard & Disposed of in 2013:Trusteeships 0Civil 658Rent Escrow 0Small Claims 121
TOTAL 779 -779
Number of Civil Cases Pending in 2013:Trusteeships 2Civil 141Rent Escrow 0Small Claims 33
TOTAL 176
Total Number of Civil Cases Pending 12/31/2013: 176
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CIVIL CASES FILED COMPARISON FROM 2009 TO 2013
Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Case Type
Civil947 910 856 852 568
Small Claims 251 206 135 142 127
Trusteeship1 0 0 0 0
Rent Escrow 0 1 1 0 0
Total New Cases Filed 1,199 1,117 992 994 695
2009 2010 2011 2012 20130
100200300400500600700800900
1000 947 910856 852
568
251206
135 142 127
0 0 0 0 01 1 1 0 0
Civil Cases Filed
CivilSmall ClaimsTrusteeshipRent Escrow
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MEDIATION CASES
Number of Mediation Cases Pending End of 2012: Civil 3Small Claims 16Criminal 0
TOTAL 19
Number of Cases Referred to Mediation: Civil 10Small Claims 127Criminal 0Reactivated 1
TOTAL 138
Number of Successful Mediations: Civil 5Small Claims 53Criminal 0
TOTAL 58
Number of Unsuccessful Mediations: Civil 5Small Claims 8Criminal 0
TOTAL 13
Cases in Which No Mediations Were Held: Civil 2Small Claims 61Criminal 0
TOTAL 63
Number of Cases Pending: Civil 2Small Claims 21Criminal 0
TOTAL 23
Total Number of Mediation Cases Pending 12/31/2013: 23
Mediation Statistics for 2013: Successful Mediations:* 81.69% Unsuccessful Mediations: 18.31%
*Settled at or prior to Mediation
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STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS
CIVIL DIVISION
Cash Carried Over December 31, 2012: $ 13,979.46Receipts: 442,922.61
$ 456,902.07
Disbursements:
Judgment $ 340,276.49Security for Costs 11,216.26Deposits and Tenders 0.00Other (witness fees, garnishee fees, jury deposits, etc.) 0.00
$ 351,492.75 351,492.75Paid to Finance Director - City of Maumee:
Clerk and Bailiff Fees 66,199.00 General Special Projects Fund 8,679.00 City of Maumee General Fund 0.00 Clerk’s Computer Fund 1,869.00Paid to Treasurer - State of Ohio 15,801.00
$ 92,548.00 92,548.00Total Disbursements: $ 444,040.75 -444,040.75
Balance as of 12/31/2013: $ 12,861.32
TRUSTEESHIP DIVISION
Cash Carried Over December 31, 2012: $ 50.00Receipts: 1,850.00
1,900.00 1,900.00
Disbursements:
Paid to Creditors $ 1,862.75Security 0.00
$ 1,862.75 1,862.75Paid to Finance Director - City of Maumee Trusteeship Filing Fees 0.00 2% of Amount Disbursed to Creditors 37.25 Additional New Creditors 0.00
$ 37.25 37.25Total Disbursements 1,900.00 -1,900.00
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Balance as of 12/31/2013: $ 0.00
RENT ESCROW
Cash Carried Over December 31, 2012: 0.00
Receipts: $ 0.00Interest: 0.00
$$
Total Receipts $ 0.00
Disbursements:
Paid Landlord(s) $ 0.00Paid Tenants 0.00Paid to Finance Director - City of Maumee 0.00Other $ 0.00Total Disbursements $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Balance as of 12/31/2013: $ 0
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TRAFFIC/CRIMINAL CASES PENDING, FILED, REACTIVATED, UNAVAILABLE & DISPOSED OF:
Criminal and Traffic Cases Pending from 2012: 808
Number of Criminal Cases Filed:
Felony Cases 145Misdemeanor Cases 850Total Criminal: 995 995
Number of Traffic Cases Filed:
OVI 177Other Traffic 8,173Total Traffic: 8,350 8,350
Total Cases: 10,153
Breakdown per Municipality/Other:
Criminal Traffic Total
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Maumee 649 1,626 2,275Waterville 64 540 604Whitehouse 28 238 266Waterville Twp. 2 166 168Swanton 7 30 37Other 245 5,750 5,995
Totals: 995 8,350 9,345
Reactivated Cases:
Criminal 545Traffic 701Total Number of Reactivated Cases: 1,246 1,246
Adjusted Total Cases: 11,399
Adjusted Total Cases Brought Forward: 11,399
Unavailable Cases:
Criminal 518Traffic 753Total Number of Unavailable Cases: 1,271 -1,271
Total Cases Pending, Filed, and Reactivated: 10,128
Total Cases Heard and Disposed of:
Criminal 1,015Traffic 8,308Total Cases Heard and Disposed of: 9,323 -9,323
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Number of Cases Pending:
Criminal 248Traffic 557
805
Total Traffic/Criminal Cases Pending 12/31/2013: 805
TRAFFIC/CRIMINAL CASES FILED COMPARISON FROM 2009 TO 2013
YEAR 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
CASE TYPE
Criminal 1,166 1,115 1,019 1,151 995
Traffic 7,587 7,665 6,745 7,949 8,350
Total New Cases Filed
8,753 8,780 8,582 9,100 9,345
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2009 2010 2011 2012 20130
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2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
7,587 7,6656,745
7,9498,350
1,166 1,115 1,019 1,151 995
Criminal / Traffic Cases Filed
Column3Column4
RECEIPTS/REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS:
CRIMINAL ACCOUNT
Balance Brought Forward 1/1/2013: 0.00
Receipts $1,432,673.61Distribution from Bond Account (Forfeitures) 71,485.00
Total Receipts: $1,504,158.61 $1,504,158.61
Restitution and Refunds $ 50,049.06Reimbursements 2,178.50Cashbook Debits 1,163.00Total Restitution,Refunds,and Reimbursements Paid $ 53,390.56 -53,390.56
Sub-total: $1,450,768.00Cashbook Credit 216.00Total Receipts After Adjustments $1,450,984.05
Total Disbursed to Agencies: -1,450,984.05
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Criminal Balance 12/31/2013: 0.00
BOND ACCOUNT
Balance Brought Forward as of 1/1/2013: $ 14,488.00
Receipts 163,110.00
Total: $ 177,598.00
Distribution to Criminal Account for Forfeitures $ 71,485.00Bond Refunds 85,402.00
Total Distributions and Refunds: $ 156,887.00 $ 156,887.00
Bond Balance – 12/31/2013: $ 20,711.00
RECEIPTS
TRAFFIC/CRIMINAL DIVISION
Municipal Ordinance Fines and Forfeitures $ 148,801.60
Fines and Forfeitures from State Highway Patrol Arrests 274,569.00
All Other Fines and Forfeitures 86,853.53
Costs for State Reparations Rotary Fund (Victims) 71,919.00
Costs for Indigent Defense Support Fund (previously called General Fund) 211,642.98
Municipal Ordinance Costs 214,720.33
Reimbursements for Witness, Juror, Mileage, Service Payments, Public Defender 7,899.73
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Defendants’ Reimbursement from CCNO & Lucas County Work Release Programs 17,022.31
All Other Costs 273,487.72
Maumee Parking Violations Payments 1,580.00
Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority 0.00
Costs for Lucas County Law Library Association 2,690.47
General Special Projects Fund 118,311.00
Clerk’s Computer Fund 21,486.38
Total Receipts Disbursed to Agencies/Municipalities: $ 1,450,984.05
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DISBURSEMENTS
Paid to the City of Maumee:
Maumee Ordinance Fines and Forfeitures $ 88,594.50
Municipal Ordinance Costs 214,720.33
All Other Costs 227,426.00
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) 31,178.65
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) 31,178.65
Maumee's Share of Fines and Forfeitures from State Highway PatrolArrests for Violations of State Laws other than Traffic Laws under 51,813.60Sections 4511-13 of the Ohio Revised Code
Expungement Fees 520.00
Maumee Parking Violation Payments 1,580.00
Community Service Costs 2,383.00
Maumee's Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund 1,573.00
Indigent Driver Alcohol Treatment Fund 15,697.83
Drug Law Enforcement Trust Fund 2,301.00
Reimbursement for Costs of Incarceration 2,325.50
General Special Projects Fund 118,311.00
Municipal Court Probation Services Fee 13,883.2721,486.38
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Clerk’s Computer Fund
Ignition Interlock Alcohol Monitoring Fund 6,027.00
Reimbursement for CCNO Work Release Program 240.00
Reimbursement for EHM & Lucas County Work Release 15,125.38
Total Paid to the City of Maumee: $ 846,365.09
Paid to State of Ohio:
Ohio's Share of Fines and Forfeitures from all State Highway PatrolArrests (45% of such fines and forfeitures) $ 122,097.19
Costs for State Reparations Rotary Fund (Victims) 71,919.00
Indigent Defense Support Fund 211,642.98
Expungement Fees 1,680.00
Ohio State Highway Patrol Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund 1,220.00
Drug Law Enforcement Trust Fund 2,022.00
Trauma Emergency Medical Fund 7,926.31
Total Paid to State of Ohio: $ 418,507.48
Paid to Lucas County:
Lucas County's Share of Fines and Forfeitures from all State Highway Patrol Arrests (10% of such fines and forfeitures) $ 27,132.60
Lucas County's Share of Other Fines and Forfeitures 59,413.28
Reimbursement for Witness, Juror, Mileage, and Service Payments 144.00
Expungement Fees 500.00
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Lucas County Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund 85.00
Lucas County Drug Law Enforcement Trust Fund 70.00
Reimbursement for Costs of Incarceration 4,877.00
Reimbursement for CCNO Work Release Fees 86.00
Crime Stopper Fund 659.00
Public Defender Reimbursement 0.00
Public Defender Appointment Fees 7,749.73
Lucas County Board of Health 0.00
Total Paid to Lucas County: $ 100,716.61
Paid to the City of Waterville:
Fines and Forfeitures $ 20,291.27
Waterville Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund 514.50
Reimbursement for Costs of Incarceration 725.50
Waterville Juror Fees; Public Defender Reimbursement 6.00
CCNO Work Release Fees 0.00
Expungement Fees 20.00
Waterville Drug Law Enforcement Trust Fund 1,011.00
Reimbursement for Lucas County Work Release 0.00
Total Paid to City of Waterville: $ 22,568.27
Paid to Village of Whitehouse:
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Fines and Forfeitures $ 8,889.50
Whitehouse Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund 365.00
Reimbursement for Costs of Incarceration 478.00
CCNO Work Release Fees 0.00
Whitehouse Juror Fees; Public Defender Reimbursement 0.00
Whitehouse Expungement Fees: 20.00
Whitehouse Drug Law Enforcement Fund 54.00
Reimbursement for Lucas County Work Release 1,230.93
Total Paid to the Village of Whitehouse: $ 11,037.43
Paid to Waterville Township:
Fines and Forfeitures $ 3,618.25
Waterville Township Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund 25.00
Waterville Township Drug Law Enforcement Fund 0.00
Total Paid to Waterville Township: $ 3,643.25
Paid to Toledo-Lucas County Metropolitan Park District:
Fines and Forfeitures $ 1,290.00
Parking Fines 0.00
Toledo-Lucas County Metropolitan Park District Alcohol and Drug EnforcementEducation Fund 0.00
Toledo-Lucas County Metropolitan Park District Drug Law Enforcement Fund 0.00
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Toledo-Lucas County Metropolitan Park District Expungement Fees 60.00
Total Paid to the Toledo-Lucas County Metropolitan Park: District:
$ 1,350.00
Paid to Village of Swanton:
Fines and Forfeitures $ 924.00
Swanton Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund 95.00
Swanton Drug Law Enforcement Fund 0.00
Swanton Expungement Fees 0.00
Swanton Juror / Witness Fees 0.00
Reimbursement Lucas County Work Release 340.00
Total Paid to the Village of Swanton: $ 1,359.00
Paid to Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority:
Fines and Forfeitures $ 0.00
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: $ 0.00
Miscellaneous Disbursements:
Paid to Ohio Department of Natural Resources $ 2,150.00
Paid to Ohio Pharmacy Board 1,632.00
Paid to Ohio Liquor Board 422.50
Paid to State of Ohio Treasurer (Seat Belt Fines) 9,953.00
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Paid to Lucas County Law Library Association 2,690.47
Paid to State of Ohio Treasurer (Child Highway Safety Fund) 2,060.00
Paid to State of Ohio Treasurer (Drug/Liquor Education Fund) 26,336.45
Paid to Ohio Department of Public Highway Safety Fund 192.50
Paid to Providence Township (Fines and Forfeitures) 0.00
Paid to Monclova Township (Fines and Forfeitures) 0.00
Total Miscellaneous Disbursements: $ 45,436.92
Total Traffic/Criminal Disbursements: $ 1,450,984.05
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EXPENSES
Personnel:
Salaries $ 1,068,772.06Health and Life Insurance 165,416.43Medicare 11,420.80Workers’ Compensation 13,228.16Public Employees’ Retirement System 141,207.83
Total: $ 1,400,045.28 $ $1,400,045.28
Materials and Supplies:
Office Supplies $ 3,929.85Reproduction/Photo 2,075.18Computer Supplies 554.70Training 0.00Food 88.38Building Maintenance Supplies 775.93Other supplies 148.44
Total: $ 7,572.48 $ 7,572.48
Services:
Rent/Office Equipment $ 10,635.00Heat and Electricity 35,288.82Communications 5,662.84Travel, Training, and Memberships 4,309.42Subscriptions 3,664.58Consulting 41,030.93Service Contracts 0.00Miscellaneous Services 11,402.31Jury and Witness Costs 197.62Insurance (Liability & Other) 6,127.00
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Building Maintenance 20,932.35Equipment/Machine Maintenance 8,395.97Electrical Maintenance 1,223.28Lucas County Law Library 29,177.20Prisoner Maintenance 6,094.93Inter/Intra Government Services 29,847.00Postage 16,245.63Mileage Reimbursement 3,494.22Printing 3,830.44Other Expenses 16,871.73
Total: $ 254,431.27 $ 254,431.27
Total Expenses: $ 1,662,049.03
OTHER:*
General Special Projects Fund:
Computer $ 0.00EDP Services 21,919.47Miscellaneous Services 68,200.26Machine Maintenance 0.00Secured Remote Alcohol Monitoring 0.00Transfers 0.00Building Improvements 0.00Furniture & Fixtures 0.00Equipment 8,308.80
Total: $ 98,428.53 $ 98,428.53
Indigent Driver Alcohol Treatment Fund:
Indigent Driver Alcohol Treatment $ 18,394.53
Total: $ 18,394.53 $ 18,394.53
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Indigent Driver Interlock and Monitoring:
$ 12,835.00Total: $ 12,835.00 $ 12,835.00
Probation Services Fund:
Office Supplies $ 1,317.21Computer Supplies 1,470.09Miscellaneous Materials 555.35Travel 1,060.52Miscellaneous Services 10,709.62Machine / Equipment Services 0.00Mileage 346.93Equipment 774.00
Total: $ 16,233.72 $ 16,233.72
Total Other Expenses $ 145,891.78
*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 prisons in the State of Ohio.* In 2013, the Court was able to use Skype to hear a defendant and the hearing was stored in the system as any other video hearing. 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: 646Number of Defendants Interviewed by their Attorney: 17Number of Defendants Interviewed by a Clerk or Supervision Officer: 106
Total Lucas County Jail Video Sessions: 769
*Statistics are not available from the other agencies.
VICTIM ADVOCATE:
Of all of the cases that a Municipal Court litigates over the course of a year, those involving domestic violence have the greatest potential for death of a victim. Domestic violence is an offense of control; when one person begins to lose control, violence results. The victim advocate, as well as the prosecutors, who make time to meet with each victim have greatly contributed to this courts success with these kinds of cases. Key in this effort to keep victims alive is the preparation of the risk assessment tool that gives prosecutors and the Court a sense of the risk of mortality in each individual case.
In 2013, there were 113 domestic violence cases, as well as other assaultive offenses, for a total of 232 violent cases. 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 16 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 victims 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.
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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 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, and/or, 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.
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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.
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 2013, there were seventy-six (76) referrals to the Women’s Life Skills Program. Forty-seven (47) were referred from Maumee Court and twenty-nine (29) were from Perrysburg Court. Of the seventy-six (76) referrals, forty-one (41) women successfully completed the program, and twenty-one (21) are still participating in the group.
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 2013, the Probation Division supervised 229 defendants placed on a Supervised Own Recognizance Bond (SOR) and 142 defendants placed on a Monitored Own Recognizance Bond (MOR), plus approximately seventeen (17) 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, 208 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 completed to let the Court know if the defendant is in compliance with the Court’s order. In 2013, one thousand, eight hundred fifteen (1,815) bond reports were completed for the Court, the Prosecutor’s Office and the attorneys involved; along with hundreds of record checks.
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 2013, two hundred twenty-nine (229) 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 OF12/31/2013
567 100 352 1,273 2,292
AS OF12/31/2012
536 71 497 1,001 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
COMBINED TOTALS OF ACTIVITIES/CONDITIONS ORDERED AS A CONDITION OF PRETRIAL AND/OR AS A CONDITION OF SENTENCE FOR 2013
Total Number of People Placed on Probation in 2013 453
Anger Management Referrals 49
Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings Ordered 62
CAD Bed Referrals (Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Treatment) 4
Community Service Work Ordered 51
Domestic Violence Counseling Referrals 52
Driver’s Intervention Program Referrals 94
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Referrals 191
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Electronic Home Monitoring Ordered 208
Employment 8
GED 8
GPS Monitoring Ordered*** 13
Intensive Supervision Probation Referrals 0
Mental Health Treatment Referrals 51
Number of Monitored Bonds Ordered 142
Number of Supervised Bonds Ordered 229
Number of Probation Violations Filed 326
Presentence Investigation Reports Completed 175
Restitution Ordered 54
SCRAM Participants* 103
Sex Offender Treatment Ordered 3
Urinalysis Ordered as Condition of Pretrial / Probation 208 /215
Valid Operator’s License Ordered 15
Victim Impact Panel Program Referrals 127
Women’s Life Skills Referrals 47
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ANNUAL REPORT 2013
YEAR END REPORT FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ANGER MANAGEMENT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 2013
REFERRALS FROM MAUMEE COURT:Total Referrals that completed successfully: 29Total still attending group: 18Total discharged unsuccessfully from group: 5
52 52REFERRALS FROM PERRYSBURG COURT:
Total Referrals that completed successfully: 13Total still attending group: 21Total discharged unsuccessfully from group: 9
43 43OTHER COURT REFERRALS: (BOWLING GREEN, SYLVANIA,TOLEDO)
Total Referrals that completed successfully: 3 Total still attending group: 3Total discharged unsuccessfully from group: 3
9 9TOTAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REFERRALS FOR 2013:
Total Completions: 45Total Still Attending: 42Total Discharged Unsuccessfully 17
104 104
ANGER MANAGEMENT 2013
REFERRALS FROM MAUMEE COURT:Total Referrals that completed successfully: 37Total still attending group: 4Total discharged unsuccessfully from group: 8
49 49OTHER COURTS:(PERRYSBURG, SYLVANIA, TOLEDO, ETC.)
Total Referrals that completed successfully: 34Total still attending group: 5Total discharged unsuccessfully from group: 9
48 48TOTAL ANGER MANAGEMENT REFERRALS FOR 2013:
Total Referrals that completed successfully: 71Total still attending group: 9 Total discharged unsuccessfully from group: 17
97 97
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ANNUAL REPORT 2013
ELECTRONIC HOME MONITORING, GLOBAL POSITIONING SATELITE AND SECURED CONTINUOUS REMOTE ALCOHOL MONITORING
In 2009, the Probation Division has been installing and supervising Court ordered SCRAM* participants. One hundred three (103) defendants were monitored on SCRAM in 2013. The total number of days in 2013 that defendants were required to wear the SCRAM ankle bracelet was nine thousand three hundred sixty-four (9,364). During this period of time, there were only six (6) positive readings of alcohol abuse and ten (10) times that a defendant tampered with the equipment, and five (5) individuals who were cited for both a positive alcohol reading and a tamper violation.
As of March 1, 2010, we began monitoring our own defendants who were placed on EHM** and GPS.*** In 2013, two hundred eight (208) defendants were monitored on EHM for an aggregate total of three thousand, three hundred twelve days (3,312) while thirteen defendants were monitored on GPS for an aggregate total of nine hundred twenty-three (923) days.
Due to the 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 $279,891.00 for EHM alone. This amount is based on the cost of bed space at CCNO, for a total of three thousand three hundred twelve (3,312) days that the defendants served on EHM in lieu of incarceration. The Court has also placed some defendants on GPS for a total of nine hundred twenty-three (923) days in lieu of keeping them incarcerated at the Lucas County Jail. By using GPS, in lieu of keeping defendants at the Lucas County Jail, equates to a savings of $144,901.00. By using these alternative sentencing options, the Court has saved the City of Maumee approximately $424,792.00.
*Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitoring.**Electronic Home Monitoring***Global Positioning System.
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ANNUAL REPORT 2013
CERTIFICATION
/s/Sharon A. Thomasson, Clerk*Sharon A. Thomasson, Clerk
Maumee Municipal Court
March 31, 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 2013 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, City of Waterville, Village of Whitehouse, Village of Swanton, and Monclova, Providence, and Waterville Township Trustees.