| The Community Work Program is available to the Court as a sentencing option - as part of the
sentence, as a condition of fines and/or jail time being suspended, or as a way of satisfying the
payment of fines rather than sitting it out in jail (at $30.00 per day). The value of community service
is currently computed at the rate of $8.00 per hour. For example, if an offender was fined $150.00 as
part of the sentence imposed by the Court, and was unable to pay that fine, the Court may permit the
offender the opportunity to perform community service. In this example, the offender would need to
perform roughly 19 hours of community service to fulfill this obligation. Otherwise, the Court could
incarcerate the offender for 5 days. The offender may now satisfy their court costs, if the Court
permits, at the rate of $5.15 per hour in the Community Work Program. All community work program
participants sign a contract for the performance of the community service. The contract specifies the
number of hours needed, the placement site, and a time certain by which the service must be
completed. All community service must be performed for a non-profit organization or for a
governmental subdivision, and the participant cannot be compensated in any way for the service
performed. If participants have certain skills or interests, matching that skill or interest to a work site
is attempted, time permitting. In some cases, participants are permitted to perform the community
service outside of Delaware County with the prior approval of the Court and the Probation Division.
If further information is required about community service contact the Probation Division.
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