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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF CONIlrlISSIONERS <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No /O-q <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 7, 1998 <br />SUBJECT: Teen Court Report <br />------------------------------ <br />DEPARTMENT County Commissioners <br />------------------------------ <br />ATTACHMENT (S) <br />------------------------------- <br />PUBLIC HEARING YES NO x <br />------------------------------- <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT: YES NO <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Commissioner Bill Crowther <br />TELEPHONE NUMBER <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Mebane 227-2031 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />---------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />PURPOSE: To receive information on the development of the Teen Court <br />Program in Orange County. <br />BACKGROUND: On December 16, 1997, the County Commissioners received a <br />report from Sharron Siler on the Teen Court Programs in North Carolina <br />and the feasibility of establishing a program in Orange County. The <br />County Commissioners authorized Commissioner Crowther, John Link, <br />Sharron Siler and Donnie Phillips to meet with Judge Buckner and other <br />interested parties to develop this program and move forward. They have <br />met several tunes with a committee including a representative from the <br />Sheriff's Dept., Orange County Schools, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City <br />Schools and Judge Stanley Peele. This report is an update on how the <br />Teen Court Project will move forward. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Receive report and answer any questions. <br />