Agenda - 06-21-2022; 8-i - JCPC Certification and County Plan for FY 2022-2023

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20 proposals, funding decisions, and annual plan process—and starting it earlier would provide more time to accomplish the subsequent work without being pressed for time. All of the committee work is important and typically they only meet one time. The Risk and Needs Committee is the only one that is open to everyone and it is encouraged to have community members and program providers also involved as the data is reviewed because they may be able to provide additional information. The following attendees volunteered for the Risk and Needs Committee: Gayane Chambless, Tami Pfeifer, Crista Collazo, and Latiff Mitchell; Bernard Miles volunteered for the Funding Committee. Consultant Update The due date for Final Accounting has passed and Denise is currently reviewing the documentation. Program providers should mark their calendars to present their FY20-21 Measurable Objectives report at the October meeting. Before you run the report,please go into client tracking and make sure the data has been cleaned up and all errors have been fixed. If you need any.assistance, please reach out to Denise. JCPC Member Orientation presentation Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils were established as part of the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 1998. They are a partnership between the state, county, and program providers. The intent of the JCPC is to prevent juveniles who are at-risk from becoming delinquent by providing the right services at the right time to the right kids. The JCPCs were granted specific powers and duties in order to be able to get the work done. Among them are: looking at local data(risk and needs)to determine gaps in services; evaluating program performance; and providing funds for treatment of juveniles. JCPC membership is legislatively mandated and must include individuals in certain positions with the ability for county commissioners to add up to 7 members of their choosing; membership cannot exceed 26. Some positions can appoint a designee to serve in their spot and only those on the membership listing who have been approved by the county commissioners can vote on JCPC matters. JCPC officer positions include Chair,Vice Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer(this position is optional). The Chair and Vice Chair are responsible for conducting the meetings; in the event neither is able to attend, members can appoint and vote on a member to fill in at the beginning of the meeting. In order to help get work done in between meetings, JCPC has sub-committees: Risk and Needs, Monitoring, Funding,Nomination, and Executive (JCPC Officers and Chairs of committees). All meetings are subject to open meeting law and dates/times/location must be posted. Committee work is extremely important and where a lot of JCPC work gets done so it's important that members get involved in the committees. Annual tasks of the Council include: completing a Conflict of Interest form, studying risk and needs data to be able to come up with request for proposals, interviewing funding applicants, evaluating program providers, making funding decisions to present to the County Commissioners, and completing and submitting an approved County Funding Plan and Certification. Certification is required every year and funds cannot be released by the State until it has been received. By completing the Certification we are saying that all of the legislative requirements are addressed: membership,by-laws, elected officers, conflict of interest, meeting frequency, open meetings, recorded minutes, and funding and planning activities.