REPORT TO SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

BOARD MEETING DATE:  January  9, 2018
CATEGORY:  Consent - Law and Justice-10.

SUBJECT:

Resolution Appointing Member to the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council

Supervisorial District No. :  ALL

DEPARTMENT CONTACT:  Tracie Neal, Chief Probation Officer, (530) 245-6200

STAFF REPORT APPROVED BY:  Tracie Neal, Chief Probation Officer

RECOMMENDATION

Adopt a resolution which: (1) Repeals Resolution No. 2017-044; and (2) appoints the following individuals to the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council in accordance with Welfare & Institutions Code Section 749.22 (new or revised members are italicized): Tracie Neal, Chief Probation Officer; Tom Bosenko, Shasta County Sheriff’s Office; Stephanie Bridgett, Shasta County District Attorney’s Office; Margaret Huscher, Shasta County Public Defender’s Office; Steve Morgan, Shasta County Board of Supervisors; Vacant, Shasta County Superior Court; Judy Flores, Shasta County Office of Education; Steve MacFarland, Shasta County Juvenile Justice Commission; Roger Moore, Redding Police Department; Rocky Harpham, Anderson Police Department; Donnell Ewert, Shasta County Social Services; Dianna Wagner, Shasta County Mental Health; Linda Ram, Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council; Susan Wilson, Youth Violence Prevention Council; Tom Wright, Wright Education, Inc.

SUMMARY

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DISCUSSION

In 1996, the Board of Supervisors established the Shasta County Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council ("Council"). The Council was established at that time so that the County would be eligible to apply for grant funding under the Juvenile Crime Enforcement and Accountability Challenge Grant Program, codified at Welfare & Institutions Code Sections 749.2 et seq. Under Welfare & Institutions Code Section 749.22 (WI 749.22), Council is required to, at minimum, have the following members: (1) The Chief Probation Officer, as Chair; (2) A representative from the District Attorney's Office; (3) A representative from the Public Defender's Office; (4) A representative from the Sheriff's Office; (5) A representative from the Board of Supervisors; (6) A representative from the Department of Social Services; (7) A representative from the Department of Mental Health; (8) A representative from a community-based drug and alcohol program; (9) A representative from a city police department; (10) A representative from the county office of education or a school district; (11) An at-large community representative; and (12) Representatives from non-profit community based organizations providing services to minors.

The recommended appointments meet the requirement of WI 749.22. The Council met in a public meeting on September 6, 2017 and voted to recommend appointing Margaret Huscher, Judy Flores, and Roger Moore to the Council as the representatives from the Public Defender’s Office, the Office of Education, and the City of Redding Police Department, respectively, to fill the vacancies.

Under WI 749.22, this Council is responsible for developing a comprehensive, multi-agency juvenile justice plan aimed at decreasing crime and delinquency among at-risk youth.  In 2000, the State of California established the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act Program ("JJCPA Program"). The JJCPA Program was created by the Crime Prevention Act of 2000 to provide a more stable state funding source for implementing a Juvenile Justice Plan (“Plan”) developed by the Council. The Council is required to review annually the Plan and make modifications as necessary. As such, it is necessary for the Board to approve membership appointments to the Council. This will enable the Council to review the existing Plan. 

ALTERNATIVES

The Board could choose not to appoint the listed individuals to the Council.

OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT

The County Administrative Office has reviewed the recommendation.

FINANCING

There are no costs associated with the recommended appointments. Costs associated with implementing Council meetings are included in Probation's FY 2017-18 Budget and will be included in future budgets. There is no additional General Fund impact.