Program misclassification

Certified a police data service as diversion from jail

$39,032.00

Amount in this finding

FGrade F · provisionalHowell Township

Program misclassification · Verified · Updated 10/04/2026 · 3 documents

The FY2023 report lists a program named Substance Use/Mental Health Support Services for People Engaging in Criminal Activity, recipient LeadsOnline, funded 05/22/2023 and launched 05/31/2023 at 39,032.00 for a five year plan, primary category Diversion from Incarceration (pp4 to 5). It describes the program as use of LeadsOnline police data on crimes, crime patterns, stolen property and investigations to offer support resources. It reports no clients served. The report's certified expended figure, 69,772.30, is the four programs' funding amounts added together, so it counts the 39,032.00 as spent. The FY2025 update reports the program at 0.00 with no modifications and says the Township is still working on a program to connect people in contact with law enforcement with treatment (p8). The FY2026 update reports it at 0.00 and says the program has ended (p12). The produced books show no payment to LeadsOnline. The current fund account that carried FY2023 spending, 3-01-41-03592-701, was not produced. Exhibit E names pre-arrest diversion and deflection programs, not a police data service. No diversion program using it is documented.