The Putnam County Legislature hereby determines that the costs
of probation services for Treatment Court Program participants should
be defrayed by requiring any and all persons who qualify and choose
to participate in the voluntary Treatment Court Program to pay a fee
to offset the administrative costs of such probation services.
The Putnam County Department of Probation may waive all or part
of the administrative fee where, because of the indigence of the participant,
the payment of such fee would work an unreasonable hardship on such
participant, his or her immediate family or any other person who is
dependent on such participant for financial support.
Every person liable to pay the administrative fee for the Treatment Court Program under this Article
V shall be informed of and be required to review a payment notification and agreement in such form and substance as the Probation Department prescribes. Each person assessed such administrative fee may, but is not required to, sign the payment notification and agreement form.
The Putnam County Director of Probation is empowered to adopt departmental policies and procedures necessary to implement any and all portions of this Article
V, including, as may be required from time to time, the amount of the administrative fee.
All administrative fees collected hereunder shall be excluded
from consideration by the Division of Probation when it determines
state aid reimbursement pursuant to § 246 of the Executive
Law.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or other portion of this amendment to Chapter
83, Article
V is, for any reason, declared unconstitutional, invalid and/or unenforceable, in whole or in part, by any court of competent jurisdiction, such section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or other portion shall be deemed severable and such unconstitutionality, invalidity and/or unenforceability shall not affect the remaining portions of this Article
V, which shall remain in full force and effect.
This article shall only be applicable on or after the effective date of this Article
V to those individuals set forth in §
83-24A hereof.