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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 17, 2014 Action Agenda Item No. 6-s SUBJECT: JCPC Certification for FY 2014-2015 DEPARTMENT: Social Services PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: 1. NC Department of Public Safety Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Sharron Hinton, 245-2840 Certification 2. FY14-15 County Funding Allocation Grid PURPOSE: To approve the Orange County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) Certification for FY 2014-2015. BACKGROUND: Orange County receives $277,731 from the NC Department of Public Safety to provide program services to juvenile offenders through the JCPC. The County is required to provide a 30 percent match which totals $83,321. (Note: The attached funding grid reflects the County match as well as other local dollars awarded to the program agencies.) Every JCPC in the State of North Carolina must be certified to perform the legislated duties outlined in the General Statute. The certification verifies that the local JCPC has completed the following responsibilities in its efforts to function within the guidelines of legislation: • Membership: positions are filled and appointed by the Board of Commissioners with staggered terms; • By-laws: the JCPC has current bylaws; • Policies and Procedures: the JCPC has written policies and procedures for funding of programs and conflict of interest; • Leadership: the JCPC has a Chair and Vice-Chair at a minimum; • Minutes: minutes of meetings are recorded and maintained; • Meetings: the JCPC meets at least bi-annually and a majority of members is required to conduct business; • Program Monitoring/Evaluation: the JCPC monitors and evaluates all funded programs; • Media and Requests for Proposal (RFP): the JCPC communicates through the media and by written RFP the availability of funding to all public and private non-profit agencies and interested community members that serve at-risk children and their families; • Public Awareness: the JCPC announces meetings in advance to the public and makes the community aware of the results of the planning process; • Risk Factor Assessment: the JCPC documents prioritization of risk factors;