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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. ~- a ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: May 18, 1999 SUBJECT: Appointments: Orange-Chatham Criminal Justice Advisory Board DEPARTMENT: Commissioners Office PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/1~ BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/l~ ATTACHMENT(S): Proposed Membership INFORMATION CONTACT: Moses Carey TELEPHONE NUMBERS: - - ezt. Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 227-2031 PURPOSE: To establish and approve membership of the Orange-Chatham Criminal Justice Advisory Board which represents the Criminal Justice Partnership Program (CJPP) and Juvenile Justice Crime Council (JCPC). BACKGROUND: At the January 19, 1999 meeting, the BOCC received information regarding recent legislation (Senate Bill 1260) establishing Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils (JCPC). One of the responsibilities of the JCPC includes oversight of community-based alternatives (CBA) funded programs. This has traditionally been the primary duty of the Youth Services Advisory Commission (YSAC). The Orange-Chatham CJPP has been amulti-county effort since FY 1995-96. The CJPP advisory board is responsible for developing and administering local community-based correction programs for adult offenders. Although the JCPC focuses on the needs of juveniles and the CJPP focuses on the needs of adults, the charge of the two boards is very similar. Also, with a few exceptions, membership of the JCPC is almost identical to that of the CJPP advisory board. For these reasons, the BOCC was requested to consolidate the advisory boards, if acceptable with Chatham County. Since that January meeting, the Chatham County Board of Commissioners has approved establishing joint boards and continuing the multi-county partnership. A transition team, comprised of CJPP board members, has developed a proposed listing of members for approval by both Boards of County Commissioners. Because this is an extensive multi-county effort, the proposed membership includes dual representatives for many designated positions. The public participation category allows the BOCC to appoint up to seven members from the public; four are currently listed. As proposed, this board presently includes more than 40 members.