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38 <br /> JJ Data Update <br /> There is no data to present this month because Amanda has been out and unable to run the reports. <br /> However, they do have some staff updates to provide. One of the supervisors recently left to go to another <br /> district, Paige Walsh is the Intake Court Counselor, and Derek Fitz recently joined at the beginning of the <br /> month and will be taking over some of the Orange cases. Last month they received about 35-40 new <br /> intake cases and Paige has been booked with at least two intakes per day for the last month and a half and <br /> they are still gaining more numbers this month. They are trying to get more staff into the office help. <br /> While Amanda wasn't able to run specific stats, common offenses are stolen vehicles, communicating <br /> threats, and assaults; there have also been a lot of gun possession charges going along with these other <br /> offenses. <br /> Q: Do we have a sense of where under 18 are accessing guns? <br /> A: There really isn't a definite answer. There are some robberies of homes, people leaving vehicles <br /> unlocked, and ghost guns being ordered online. <br /> Caitlin Fenhagen with Orange County Criminal Justice Resource Department provided an update on an <br /> initiative they are looking to bring to Orange County that is modeled from Durham's Project Build. <br /> Project Build is not interested in seeking any JCPC funding because they are a county funded program in <br /> Durham and if they are going to have any of their staff come over here it would have to be as a county <br /> employee. Caitlin included Project Build in her department's budget request for next fiscal year with a lot <br /> of support from stakeholders, but unfortunately the manager's budget is very tight next year and so they <br /> are in the process of trying to see if they can potentially get funding from ABC Board, early intervention <br /> funds from opioid funds and Chapel Hill PD funds. Chapel Hill and Carrboro police departments both feel <br /> strongly that the program is needed. It would provide intensive case management in the homes, <br /> communities, and schools for high-risk teens. <br /> Q: Is there an opportunity to get JCPC funding if Project Build was a county program? Is that <br /> doable,has it been done somewhere else? <br /> A: It can be done. There are other JCPC programs that are run by the county with blended funding. The <br /> county acts as the program manager and the employee is written into the grant and all the programming <br /> expenses is also part of the budget. But it all comes down to the RFP and we are already past that phase in <br /> the year and so we'd have to look at for FY24-25 planning. <br /> Minutes Review and Approval <br /> The Council reviewed the minutes from the regular February 2023 meeting. Joal Broun motioned for <br /> minutes to be approved and was seconded by Sharron Hinton. Gayane Chambless would like to make an <br /> amendment to the minutes because her intention at the meeting was to send a Doodle poll for the RED <br /> committee, not the Funding committee. The mover accepts the amendment to the minutes. Motion passed <br /> unanimously. <br /> The Council reviewed the minutes from the special February 2023 meeting. Joal Broun motioned for <br /> minutes to be approved and was seconded by Crista Collazo. Motion passed unanimously. Gayane <br /> Chambless abstained from voting. <br /> JCPC Business <br /> Budget Revision presentations— <br /> Exchan eg Club—The revision is due to lapse salary adjustment. <br /> Sharron Hinton motioned for budget amendment to be approved and was seconded by Laurie <br /> Williamson. Motion passed unanimously. <br /> Reintegration Support Network—Due to change in staff members, they needed to update the <br /> budget for staff salary and FICA. They are also proposing the addition of a new line items to help with <br /> interpretation and translation services, advertising their JCPC program services, and an IT assessment to <br />