The Jackson County Commission, at a meeting Monday, approved a motion to provide the Alabama Department of Corrections with a letter of support for Community Corrections, contingent upon the organization's willingness to undergo an independent audit.
"The purpose of the audit (is) to give the county a better understanding of processes and how we receive funding," said Commission Chairman Matthew Hodges.
The organization's purpose is to provide court programs like counseling and employment education to defendants referred from municipal, district, circuit and other courts. It was incorporated as a non-profit corporation by the county commission in 1998.
"In order for them to continue with the Department of Corrections we have to provide a letter of support saying we support their program. That's the ongoing relationship with Community Corrections," Hodges said.
The audit request comes some two years after the commission learned there was no application for approval on file with the county for the organization.
"We worked with them to gather all of that information for that approval," Hodges said. "During that process we had questions about how some of the fees come in and things like that. We asked for an audit ... to get clarification on how those dollars come in and out."
Community Corrections, after a meeting with Hodges this morning, has not yet announced whether or not it will comply with the audit. If the organization chooses not to undergo the audit the commission will hold another vote to decide whether or not to issue the letter of support.
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