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3 <br /> RES-2019-024 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 200 S Cameron Street <br /> Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Resolution Supporting <br /> Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Allocation Expansion <br /> WHEREAS, Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) funding is a partnership between the State of <br /> North Carolina and the County to ensure a local continuum of services for court involved and at-risk <br /> juveniles; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, under the authority of North Carolina General <br /> Statute (NCGS) §143B-851, and within the scope of its powers and duties, "Each County Council <br /> shall annually review the needs of juveniles in the county who are at risk of delinquency or who have <br /> been adjudicated undisciplined or delinquent and the resources available to address those needs. In <br /> particular, each County Council shall assess the needs of juveniles in the county who are at risk or <br /> who have been associated with gangs or gang activity, and the local resources that are established to <br /> address those needs;" and <br /> WHEREAS, the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act approved in 2017, also referenced as North <br /> Carolina's Raise the Age legislation, expands the age of juvenile jurisdiction, increasing it to include <br /> juveniles ages 16 and 17 years of age effective December 1, 2019; and <br /> WHEREAS, Raise the Age legislation will increase the need for immediate and age-appropriate <br /> sanctions and diversion services for juvenile offenders and those at-risk of delinquency; and <br /> WHEREAS, JCPC funding has seen no increase in more than nine years; and <br /> WHEREAS, the effort to immediately and effectively address juvenile offending behavior is an <br /> evidence-based investment in North Carolina's future; and <br /> WHEREAS, effective intervention and programming reduces detention and youth development <br /> commitments as a cost savings to the State and County; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Orange County fully supports an adequate and timely <br /> increase of local Juvenile Crime Prevention funding to ensure program expansion and successful <br /> implementation of the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act Raise the Age legislation, set for December <br /> 1, 2019. <br /> Adopted this 16t" day of April 2019. <br /> Penny Rich, Chair Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />