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ANNUAL REPORT 2015
MAUMEE MUNICIPAL COURT
GARY L. BYERS, JUDGEElected to Office: 1-1-1994
ANNUAL REPORT 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Page Number
Date of Establishment; Authority; Governmental Unit of Administration; Territorial Jurisdiction; Territorial Population; Number of Open Sessions
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Positions in the Municipal Court 4
Civil Cases Pending, Filed, Reactivated & Concluded 5
Five Year Comparison of Civil Cases Handled 6
Mediation Cases Pending, Referrals, Successful & Unsuccessful 7
Civil Statement of Receipts and Disbursements 8
Traffic/Criminal Cases Pending, Filed, Reactivated & Concluded 10
Five Year Comparison of Traffic/Criminal Cases Handled 12
Receipts/Refunds/Reimbursements – Criminal and Bond Accounts 13
Traffic/Criminal Receipts 14
Disbursements / Summary of Traffic/Criminal Fines & Costs Assessed 15
vs. Fines & Costs Collected for 2011 - 2015
Expenses 21
Traffic/Criminal Video Hearings 24
Victim Advocate 24
Violent Crime Comparison 26
Probation Supervision Division, Pre-Trial Supervision, Kiosk Reporting, and ProbationActivities
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Domestic Violence/Anger Management Statistics/Life Skills 33
Secured Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitoring (SCRAM),Electronic Home Monitoring (EHM), and Global Positioning Satellite (GPS)
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MAUMEE MUNICIPAL COURT, MAUMEE, OHIO[2]
ANNUAL REPORT 2015
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: 246**
*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.
POSITIONS IN THE COURT
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JudgeGary L. Byers
ClerkChief Deputy ClerkFull time Deputy ClerksPart-time Deputy Clerks
Chief BailiffPart-time Deputy Bailiffs
Probation Supervision OfficeInterim AdministratorSupervision Officers
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 2015, over 59,500 people passed through the magnetometer. Once again April was our month with the most visitors, when a total of 6307 people were screened.
CIVIL CASES PENDING, FILED, REACTIVATED & CONCLUDED
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Number of Cases Pending 2014:Trusteeships 2Civil 135Rent Escrow 0Small Claims 27
TOTAL 164 164
Number of Cases Filed in 2015:Trusteeships 0Civil 585Reactivated CV 4Rent Escrow 1Small Claims 101
TOTAL 691 691
Total Number of Cases: 855
Breakdown of New Civil Cases Filed per Municipality:
Maumee 279Waterville 62Whitehouse 56Waterville Twp. 14Swanton 3All Other Cases 273
TOTAL 687
Number of Civil Cases Heard & Concluded:Trusteeships 1Civil 570Rent Escrow 1Small Claims 114
TOTAL 686 686
Number of Civil Cases Pending:Trusteeships 1Civil 154Rent Escrow 0Small Claims 14
TOTAL 169
Total Number of Civil Cases Pending 12/31/2015: 169
CIVIL CASES COMPARISON FROM 2011 TO 2015
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YEAR 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
TOTAL CASES HANDLED
1,295 1,222 955 700 851
2011 2012 2013 2014 20150
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,4001,295
1,222
955
700
851
Civil Cases Handled
MEDIATION CASES
Number of Mediation Cases Pending End of 2014: Civil 0Small Claims 17
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Criminal 0TOTAL 17
Number of Cases Referred to Mediation in 2015: Civil 13Small Claims 100Criminal 0Reactivated 0
TOTAL 113
Number of Successful Mediations: Civil 4Small Claims 49Criminal 0
TOTAL 53
Number of Unsuccessful Mediations: Civil 7Small Claims 5Criminal 0
TOTAL 12
Cases in Which No Mediations Were Held: Civil 0Small Claims 54Criminal 0
TOTAL 54
Number of Cases Pending: Civil 2Small Claims 9Criminal 0
TOTAL 11
Total Number of Mediation Cases Pending 12/31/2015: 11
Mediation Statistics for 2015: Successful Mediations:* 81.54% Unsuccessful Mediations: 18.46%
*Settled at or prior to Mediation
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS
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CIVIL DIVISION
Cash Carried Over December 31, 2014: $ 18,731.24Receipts: 408,504.19
$ 427,235.43
Disbursements:
Judgment $ 311,319.51Security for Costs 5,929.75Deposits and Tenders 0Other (witness fees, garnishee fees, jury deposits, etc.) 0
$ 317,249.26 317,249.26Paid to Finance Director - City of Maumee:
Clerk and Bailiff Fees 68,472.46 General Special Projects Fund 8,841.00 City of Maumee General Fund 2,031.00 Clerk’s Computer FundPaid to Treasurer - State of Ohio 16,191.00
$ 95,535.46Total Disbursements: $ 412,784.72 -412,784.72
Balance as of 12/31/2015: $ 14,450.71
TRUSTEESHIP DIVISION
Cash Carried Over December 31, 2014: $ 0.00Receipts: 1,270.00
1,270.00 1,270.00
Disbursements:
Paid to Creditors $ 1,107.62Security 140.00
$ 1,247.62 1,247.62Paid to Finance Director - City of Maumee Trusteeship Filing Fees 0.00 2% of Amount Disbursed to Creditors 22.38 Additional New Creditors 0.00
$ 22.38 22.38Total Disbursements 1,270.00 -1,270.00
Balance as of 12/31/2015: $ 0.00
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RENT ESCROW
Cash Carried Over December 31, 2014: 0.00
Receipts: $ 2,100.00Interest: 0.16
$$2,100.16
Total Receipts $ 2,100.16
Disbursements:
Paid Landlord(s) $ 2,079.00Paid Tenants 0.00Paid to Finance Director - City of Maumee 21.16Other $ 0.00Total Disbursements $ 2,100.16 $ -2,100.16
Balance as of 12/31/2015: $ 0
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TRAFFIC/CRIMINAL CASES PENDING, FILED, REACTIVATED, UNAVAILABLE & DISPOSED OF:
Criminal and Traffic Cases Pending from 2014: 732
Number of Criminal Cases Filed:
Felony Cases 178Misdemeanor Cases 937Total Criminal: 1,115 1,115
Number of Traffic Cases Filed:
OVI 197Other Traffic 7,192Total Traffic: 7,389 7,389
Total Cases: 9,236
Breakdown per Municipality/Other:
Criminal Traffic TotalMaumee 669 2330 2999Waterville 52 281 333Whitehouse 68 227 295Waterville Twp. 25 222 247Swanton 8 24 32Other 293 4305 4598
Totals: 1,115 7,389 8,504
Reactivated Cases:
Criminal 617Traffic 805Total Number of Reactivated Cases: 1,422 1422
Adjusted Total Cases: 10,658
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Adjusted Total Cases Brought Forward: 10,658
Unavailable Cases:
Criminal 628Traffic 657Total Number of Unavailable Cases: 1,285 -1,285
Total Cases Pending, Filed, and Reactivated: 9,373
Total Cases Heard and Concluded:
Criminal 1,129Traffic 7,503Total Cases Heard and Concluded: 8,632 -8,632
Number of Cases Pending:
Criminal 223Traffic 518
741
Total Traffic/Criminal Cases Pending 12/31/2015: 741
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TRAFFIC/CRIMINAL CASES COMPARISON FROM 2011 TO 2015
YEAR 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
TOTAL CASES HANDLED
9,814 10,994 11,339 11,225 10,658
2011 2012 2013 2014 20159,000
9,500
10,000
10,500
11,000
11,500
Criminal / Traffic Cases Handled
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RECEIPTS/REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS:
CRIMINAL ACCOUNT
Balance Brought Forward 1/1/2015: 0.00
Receipts $1,344,892.64Distribution from Bond Account (Forfeitures) 84,877.94 Total Receipts: $1,429,770.58 $1,429,770.58
Restitution and Refunds $ 44,311.51Reimbursements 485.00Cashbook Debits ___300.00Total Restitution, Refunds, and Reimbursements Paid $ 45,096.51 -45,096.51
Total Receipts $ 1,384,674.07
Total Disbursed to Agencies: $-1,384,674.07
Criminal Balance 12/31/2015: 0.00
BOND ACCOUNT
Balance Brought Forward as of 1/1/2014: $ 36,362.00
Receipts 243,931.75
Total: $ 280,293.75
Distribution to Criminal Account for Forfeitures $ 84,877.94Bond Refunds 172,084.81
Total Distributions and Refunds: $ 256,962.75 $ -256,962.75
Bond Balance – 12/31/2015: $ 23,331.00
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RECEIPTS
TRAFFIC/CRIMINAL DIVISION
Municipal Ordinance Fines and Forfeitures $ 166,552.90
Fines and Forfeitures from State Highway Patrol Arrests 211,893.71
All Other Fines and Forfeitures 94,564.87
Costs for State Reparations Rotary Fund (Victims) 63,877.00
Costs for Indigent Defense Support Fund (previously called General Fund) 189,503.91
Municipal Ordinance Costs 242,119.98
Reimbursements for Witness, Juror, Mileage, Service Payments, Public Defender 9,316.04
Defendants’ Reimbursement from CCNO & Lucas County Work Release Programs 25,898.95
All Other Costs 245,184.10
Maumee Parking Violations Payments 2,135.00
Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority 150.00
Costs for Lucas County Law Library Association 2,706.99
General Special Projects Fund 107,932.00
Clerk’s Computer Fund 22,838.62
Total Receipts Disbursed to Agencies/Municipalities: $ 1,384,674.07
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DISBURSEMENTS
Paid to the City of Maumee:
Maumee Ordinance Fines and Forfeitures $ 115,613.25
Municipal Ordinance Costs 242,119.98
All Other Costs 193,426.72
Maumee's Share of Fines and Forfeitures from State Highway Patrol 19,451.40Arrests for Violations of Traffic Law Under Sections 4511-13 of theOhio Revised Code (1/2 of 40% of such fines and forfeitures)
Maumee's Share of Aforesaid Fines and Forfeitures from State Highway 19,467.40Patrol Arrests for Payment to the Lucas County Law Library(1/2 of 40% of such fines and forfeitures)
Maumee's Share of Fines and Forfeitures from State Highway Patrol 44,035.03Arrests for Violations of State Laws other than Traffic Laws underSections 4511-13 of the Ohio Revised Code
Expungement Fees 320.00
Maumee Parking Violation Payments 2,135.00
Community Service Costs 1,972.00
Maumee's Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund 1,577.77
Indigent Driver Alcohol Treatment Fund 13,537.88
Drug Law Enforcement Trust Fund 2,438.00
Reimbursement for Costs of Incarceration 2,288.00
General Special Projects Fund 107,932.00
Municipal Court Probation Services Fee 17,550.3522,838.62
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Clerk’s Computer Fund
Ignition Interlock Alcohol Monitoring Fund 5,438.00
Reimbursement for CCNO Work Release Program 516.53
Reimbursement for EHM & Lucas County Work Release 22,608.87
Convenience Fee 5931.00
Total Paid to the City of Maumee: $ 841,197.80
Paid to State of Ohio:
Ohio's Share of Fines and Forfeitures from all State Highway PatrolArrests (45% of such fines and forfeitures) $ 93,240.84
Costs for State Reparations Rotary Fund (Victims) 63,877.00
Indigent Defense Support Fund 189,503.91
Expungement Fees 1,350.00
Ohio State Highway Patrol Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund 1,313.50
Drug Law Enforcement Trust Fund 3,402.00
Trauma Emergency Medical Fund 10,260.37
Total Paid to State of Ohio: $ 362,947.62
Paid to Lucas County:
Lucas County's Share of Fines and Forfeitures from all State Highway Patrol Arrests (10% of such fines and forfeitures) $ 20,723.17
Lucas County's Share of Other Fines and Forfeitures 67,795.22
Reimbursement for Witness, Juror, Mileage, and Service Payments 1,003.00
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Expungement Fees 460.00
Lucas County Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund 85.00
Lucas County Drug Law Enforcement Trust Fund 100.00
Reimbursement for Costs of Incarceration 5,643.40
Reimbursement for CCNO Work Release Fees 866.55
Crime Stopper Fund 686.00
Public Defender Reimbursement 0
Public Defender Appointment Fees 8,263.04
Lucas County Board of Health 150.00
Total Paid to Lucas County: $ 105,775.38
Paid to the City of Waterville:
Fines and Forfeitures $ 12,778.00
Waterville Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund 373.00
Reimbursement for Costs of Incarceration 330.00
Waterville Juror Fees; Public Defender Reimbursement 0
CCNO Work Release Fees 0
Expungement Fees 60.00
Waterville Drug Law Enforcement Trust Fund 289.00
Reimbursement for Lucas County Work Release 743.50
Total Paid to City of Waterville: $ 14,573.50
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Paid to Village of Whitehouse:
Fines and Forfeitures $ 10,881.00
Whitehouse Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund 83.00
Reimbursement for Costs of Incarceration 115.00
CCNO Work Release Fees 0
Whitehouse Juror Fees; Public Defender Reimbursement 50.00
Whitehouse Expungement Fees 20.00
Whitehouse Drug Law Enforcement Fund 121.00
Reimbursement for Lucas County Work Release 878.00
Total Paid to the Village of Whitehouse: $ 12,148.00
Paid to Waterville Township:
Fines and Forfeitures $ 3,242.50
Waterville Township Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund 75.00
Waterville Township Drug Law Enforcement Fund 50.00
Total Paid to Waterville Township: $ 3,367.50
Paid to Toledo-Lucas County Metropolitan Park District:
Fines and Forfeitures $ 1,105.00
Parking Fines 0
Toledo-Lucas County Metropolitan Park District Alcohol and Drug Enforcement 0Education Fund
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Toledo-Lucas County Metropolitan Park District Drug Law Enforcement Fund 0
Toledo-Lucas County Metropolitan Park District Expungement Fees 40.00
Total Paid to the Toledo-Lucas County Metropolitan Park: District:
$ 1,145.00
Paid to Village of Swanton:
Fines and Forfeitures $ 845.00
Swanton Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund 105.00
Swanton Drug Law Enforcement Fund 150.00
Swanton Expungement Fees 0
Swanton Juror / Witness Fees 0
Reimbursement Lucas County Work Release 285.50
Total Paid to the Village of Swanton: $ 1,385.50
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 150.00
Total Paid to the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority: $ 150.00
Miscellaneous Disbursements:
Paid to Ohio Department of Natural Resources $ 1,874.00
Paid to Ohio Pharmacy Board 2,680.00
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Paid to Ohio Liquor Board 244.50
Paid to State of Ohio Treasurer (Seat Belt Fines) 8,044.00
Paid to Lucas County Law Library Association 2,706.99
Paid to State of Ohio Treasurer (Child Highway Safety Fund) 2,843.75
Paid to State of Ohio Treasurer (Drug/Liquor Education Fund) 23,368.03
Paid to Ohio Department of Public Highway Safety Fund 222.50
Paid to Providence Township (Fines and Forfeitures) 0
Paid to Monclova Township (Fines and Forfeitures) 0
Total Miscellaneous Disbursements: $ 41,983.77
Total Traffic/Criminal Disbursements: $ 1,384,674.07
SUMMARY OF TRAFFIC/CRIMINAL FINES & COSTS ASSESSED VS. FINES & COSTS COLLECTED FOR 2011 - 2015
2015 Assessed: $1,342,179.94 Collected: $1,149,447.862015 Percentage Collected: 86%
2014 Assessed: $1,447,772.14 Collected: $1,298.787.602014 Percentage Collected 90%
2013 Assessed: $1,450,821.01 Collected: $1,317,881.982013 Percentage Collected 91%
2012 Assessed: $1,352,063.75 Collected: $1,239,795.652012 Percentage Collected 92%
2011 Assessed: $1,194,000.32 Collected: $1,103,473.522011 Percentage Collected 92%
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EXPENSES
Personnel:
Salaries $ 1,017,842.53Health and Life Insurance 238,546.10Medicare 11,796.73Workers’ Compensation 21,436.83Public Employees’ Retirement System 137,709.29
Unemployment Compensation 50.75Total: $ 1,427,382.23 $1,427,382.23
Materials and Supplies:
Office Supplies $ 3,835.58Reproduction/Photo 1,912.41Computer Supplies 1,041.49Training 0.00Food 40.24Building Maintenance Supplies 851.26Other supplies 148.61
Total: $ 7,829.59 $ 7,829.59
Services:
Rent/Office Equipment $ 2658.75Heat and Electricity 40,235.21Communications 5,085.94Travel, Training, and Memberships 2,767.16
Subscriptions 5,466.32Consulting 1,938.27Service Contracts 0.00Miscellaneous Services 27,387.63Jury and Witness Costs 286.00Insurance (Liability & Other) 7,716.00
Building Maintenance 18,989.62
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Equipment/Machine Maintenance 4,904.87Electrical Maintenance 837.38Lucas County Law Library 19,848.54Prisoner Maintenance 0.00Inter/Intra Government Services 0.00Postage 13,305.64Mileage Reimbursement 2,149.95Printing 1,056.31Other Expenses 12,117.61
Total: $ 166,751.20 $ 166,751.20
Total Expenses: $ 1,601,963.02
*OTHER:
General Special Projects Fund:
Computer $ 0.00EDP Services 0.00Miscellaneous Services 66,373.00Machine Maintenance 3,700.00Secured Remote Alcohol Monitoring 1,062.25Transfers 0.00Building Improvements 0.00Furniture & Fixtures 0.00Equipment 1315.00
Total: $ 72,450.25 $ 72,450.25
Indigent Driver Alcohol Treatment Fund:
Indigent Driver Alcohol Treatment $ 817.25
Total: $ 817.25 $ 817.25
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Indigent Driver Miscellaneous ServicesInterlock and Monitoring 9,489.00Work Release Midas Inpatient $ 11,389.88Total: $ 20,878.88 $ 20,878.88
Probation Services Fund:
Office Supplies $ 470.01Computer Supplies 443.34Miscellaneous Materials 0.00Travel 20.17Miscellaneous Services 7,442.77Machine / Equipment Services 3,300.00Mileage 208.73Equipment 0.00
Total: $ 11,885.02 $ 11,885.02
Clerk’s Computer Fund:Computer Supplies $ 206.77
Computer Maintenance / Machines 11,440.84Computer Machine & Equipment 6,362.54
$ 18,010.15 $ 18,010.15
Total Other Expenses $ 124,041.55
*The expenditures listed under “OTHER” are financed through money collected for specific purposes as provided by statute. The City of Maumee does not incur any of the expenses for the accounts listed under “OTHER” .
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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 2014, 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. The statistics below are for defendants housed in the Lucas County Corrections Center. We do not have statistics for those defendants heard from other institutions.
LUCAS COUNTY JAIL VIDEO HEARING STATISTICS:
Number of Defendants Heard by the Court: 734Number of Defendants Interviewed by their Attorney: 15Number of Defendants Interviewed by a Clerk or Supervision Officer: 84
Total Lucas County Jail Video Sessions: 833
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 2015, there were 164 domestic violence cases. Under the violent crimes section of the Ohio Revised Code, there were 336 violent crime offenses filed. 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 17 years, beginning June 2, 1997. 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.
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The Victim Advocate works with victims 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.
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. The Victim Advocate is also able to offer mediation services if requested.
There are situations in which 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.
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2013 2014 20150
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250
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400
450
284322
394
VIOLENT CRIMES
While all categories of violent crime vary from year to year, Domestic Violence charges are the most numerically significant portion of the list and have increased from 37% of the total in 2013 to almost 42% of the total in 2015. Cases from the following list are used to compile the above graph:
Domestic Violence Sexual BatteryVehicular Assault Gross Sexual ImpositionVehicular Homicide Sexual ImpositionFelonious Assault Sexual Conduct with MinorAggravated Assault Inducing PanicAssault Telephone HarassmentAggravated Menacing Child EndangeringMenacing by Stalking Permitting Child AbuseMenacing Inciting ViolenceBurglary ExtortionRobbery TerrorismMurder EscapeRiot Discharge Firearm into HabitationArson Violation of Temp Protection OrderAbduction/Kidnapping Resisting ArrestManslaughter CCW at SchoolRape
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PROBATION SUPERVISION DIVISION
As instructed by the Court, the Probation Supervision Division provides a range of services which promote public safety, offender accountability, and rehabilitative services/treatment.
The Court and the Probation Supervision 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 men’s domestic violence group and the anger management group. The Maumee Municipal Court Women’s Life Skills Program was expanded in 2011 to a 30-hour group. The program is conducted off site and accepts referrals from the other courts.
In 2015, the number of defendants coming through the Court system who are addicted to opiates has substantially increased. Members of the Probation Supervision Division have attended informational seminars with regard to opiate addiction and treatment. The Lucas County Sheriff’s Office has initiated a D.A.R.T. program (Drug Abuse Response Team) to help save lives of people addicted to heroin and opiates in Lucas County. The Maumee Probation Supervision Officers work with D.A.R.T. Officers on a regular basis to assist in getting defendants into life-saving treatment.
In 2015, The Maumee Municipal Court and the City of Maumee entered into an agreement with the Lucas County Board of Commissioners to participate in a grant-funded jail diversion program from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. The grant addresses the provision of Court addiction services through the Common Pleas Work Release Addiction Program. Also participating in the program are Toledo Municipal Court, Oregon Municipal Court, and Sylvania Municipal Court. The original agreement (passed March 16, 2015) allotted each of the Suburban Courts one bed in the RAD Program (formerly CAD/MIDAS) at a cost of $83.00 per day. The new grant year effective July 1, 2015, provides one free bed for Maumee Municipal Court plus a shared bed with Sylvania Municipal Court at a cost of $13,687.50 ($37.50 per day.) RAD provides a minimum of 60 days in an intensive lock-down residential program held in the Lucas County Release facility.
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PRETRIAL SUPERVISION
The Probation Supervision Division spends as much 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 2015, the Probation Division supervised 319 defendants placed on a Supervised Own Recognizance Bond (SOR) and 215 defendants placed on a Monitored Own Recognizance Bond (MOR), plus approximately 31 other individuals with conditions on cash and 132 Own Recognizance Bonds (OR). Defendants placed on SOR Bonds are required to report to a Kiosk reporting machine. 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, 477 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 2015, a total of 2,387 bond reports were completed for the Court, the Prosecutor’s Office and the attorneys involved; plus approximately 907 record checks.
In 2010, the Probation Supervision 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 2015, 319 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.
In 2015, 2,755 check-ins were documented (from all Courts) on the kiosk located in the Maumee Police Division lobby. Of the 2,755 checks-ins, 2,256 were Maumee defendant’s check-ins.
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NUMBER OF PEOPLE UNDER PROBATION SUPERVISION
DATE PROBATIONERSIN WARRANT
STATUS
PROBATION VIOLATION PENDING
PROBATIONERSCONDITIONS
MET; RECORD CHECK ONLY
ACTIVE PROBATIONERS
BEINGMONITORED
TOTALNUMBER OF
PROBATIONERSBEING
MONITORED
TOTALNUMBER OF
CASES BEINGMONITORED
AS OF12/31/2015
639 73 597 1,150 2,459 4,218
AS OF12/31/2014
508 70 536 838 1,952 3,569
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*
*Statistics not available for previous years.
COMBINED TOTALS OF ACTIVITIES/CONDITIONS ORDERED AS A CONDITION OF PRETRIAL AND/OR AS A CONDITION OF SENTENCE FOR 2014
Total Number of New Cases Placed on Probation in 2015 3,290Total Number of People Placed on Probation in 2015 555Total Number of People Supervised on Pretrial Status in 2015 1,155
Anger Management Referrals 42
Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings Ordered 65
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Alternative Program Referrals 72
Community Service Work Ordered (Includes Pretrial) 108
Court Diagnostic Referrals 6
Domestic Violence Counseling Referrals (Maumee Court Only) 64
Driver’s Intervention Program Referrals (72-hour program) 95
Driver’s Intervention Six-Day Program Referrals 10
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Referrals 236
Electronic Home Monitoring Ordered Days Monitored 2,781 171
Employment 10
GED 3
GPS (Global Positioning) Days Monitored 948 18
Women’s Life Skills Group (Maumee Court Only) 39
Medication (Take All Prescribed) 14
Mental Health Treatment Referrals 60
Miscellaneous 13
Monitored Bonds Ordered 215
No Alcohol or Drug Related Offenses 185
No Contact Order (As a Condition of Probation) 47
No Criminal Offenses 306
No Similar Offenses 28
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Not To Use Alcohol or Drugs 265
Parenting Classes 7
Presentence Investigation Reports Completed 191
Number of Probation Violations Filed 358
Remote Breath 7
Restitution Ordered 83
SCRAM* Days Monitored 8,621 93
SCRAMX (*SCRAM With House Arrest) Days Monitored 1,192 34
Sex Offender Treatment Ordered 3
Number of Supervised Bonds Ordered 319
Urinalysis Ordered (Including Pretrial) 742
Valid Operator’s License Ordered 13
Victim Impact Panel Program Referrals 141
Weapons (Not to Possess) 27
*SCRAM (Secured continuous remote alcohol monitoring)
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YEAR END REPORT FOR MEN’S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GROUP
MEN’S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GROUP 2015
REFERRALS FROM MAUMEE COURTTotal referrals that completed successfully 24
Total still attending group 30Total discharged unsuccessfully from group 8
Total Dismissed/Waiting to Attend 264 64
REFERRALS FROM PERRYSBURG COURTTotal Referrals that completed successfully 9Total still attending group 11Total discharged unsuccessfully from group 6
26 26
OTHER COURT REFERRALS (SYLVANIA, TOLEDO, BOWLING GREEN, OREGON, ETC.)
Total Referrals that completed successfully 1 Total still attending group 3Total discharged unsuccessfully from group 2
6 6
TOTAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REFERRALS FOR 2015 Total Completions 34
Total Still Attending 44Total Discharged Unsuccessfully 16
96 96
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YEAR END REPORT FOR ANGER MANAGEMENT
ANGER MANAGEMENT 2015
REFERRALS FROM MAUMEE COURT Total referrals that completed successfully 26Total still attending group 0Total discharged unsuccessfully from group 12Total who attended private counseling 4
42 42
REFERRALS FROM PERRYSBURG COURT Total referrals that completed successfully 2Total still attending group 0 Total discharged unsuccessfully from group 2
4 4
OTHER COURTS SYLVANIA, TOLEDO, BOWLING GREEN, OREGON, ETC.)
Total referrals that completed successfully 9Total still attending group 0Total discharged unsuccessfully from group 1
10 10
TOTAL ANGER MANAGEMENT REFERRALS FOR 2015 Total referrals that completed successfully 41Total still attending group 0 Total discharged unsuccessfully from group 15
56 56
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YEAR END REPORT FOR WOMEN’S LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM
WOMEN’S LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM 2015
REFERRALS FROM MAUMEE COURT Total referrals that completed successfully 24Total still attending group 10Total discharged unsuccessfully from group 5
39 39
REFERRALS FROM PERRYSBURG COURT Total referrals that completed successfully 20Total still attending group 3 Total discharged unsuccessfully from group 5
28 28
REFERRALS FROM OREGON COURTTotal referrals that completed successfully 6
Total still attending group 0Total discharged unsuccessfully from group 2
8 8
TOTAL LIFE SKILLS REFERRALS FOR 2014 Total referrals that completed successfully 50Total still attending group 13 Total discharged unsuccessfully from group 12
75 75
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ELECTRONIC HOME MONITORING, GLOBAL POSITIONING SATELITE AND SECURED CONTINUOUS REMOTE ALCOHOL MONITORING
Since 2009, the Probation Supervision Division has been installing and supervising Court ordered SCRAM* participants. In 2014, the total number of defendants required to be monitored on SCRAM were 138; the total number of days defendants were required to wear the SCRAM ankle bracelet was 13,583. During this period of time, there were 17 positive readings of alcohol abuse, 4 times that a defendant tampered with the equipment and 16 individuals who were cited for both a positive alcohol reading and a tamper violation.
In 2015, the total number of defendants required to be monitored on SCRAM were 93; the total number of days defendants were required to wear the SCRAM ankle bracelet was 8,621. During this period of time, there were 5 positive readings of alcohol abuse, 15 times that a defendant tampered with the equipment and 3 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 2014, a total of 190 defendants were monitored on EHM for an aggregate total of 2,514 days, while 17 defendants were monitored on GPS for an aggregate total of 1,488 days.
In 2015, the total number of defendants monitored on EHM was 171 for an aggregate total of 2,781 days, while 18 defendants were monitored on GPS for an aggregate total of 948 days.
In 2014, the Probation Supervision Division began the use of remote breath testing. Remote breath is a wireless hand-held portable devise which does breath alcohol testing. A total of 27 defendants were on remote breath in 2014. During this period of time, 7 defendants had violations, which included testing positive for alcohol, missed test or both.
In 2015, a total of 7 defendants were on remote breath for a total of 490 days. During this period of time, 5 defendants had violations, which included testing positive for alcohol, missed test or both.
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*Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitoring **Electronic Home Monitoring ***Global Positioning System.
CERTIFICATION
Francis C. Frey, Chief Deputy ClerkMaumee Municipal Court
March ____, 2016
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The foregoing report of the activities of the Maumee Municipal Court, Maumee, Ohio, for the year 2015 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.
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