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40 <br /> kids at camp or public awareness/outreach. Consensus seems to be that the council would like to add the <br /> additional funds to the admin budget to allow for greater flexibility with the funds. <br /> Gayane Chambless made a motion to approve funding Admin budget in the amount of$10,282 for FY23- <br /> 24 and was seconded by Crista Collazo. Motion passed unanimously. <br /> Consultant Update <br /> The department is also seeing a statewide increase in gun charges among juveniles and they tend to be <br /> acquiring them through vehicle and home break-ins and online ghost sales. Stats are showing that that <br /> deaths from gun violence has surpassed that of motor vehicle deaths. The department is working on safety <br /> campaign to include a safe week of action from June 4-10. This will include radio, social media, and <br /> billboard campaigns to spread the message of gun storage safety. The department has also asked for $7.6 <br /> million in the budget for programming to address gun safety and programming for at-risk youth. <br /> Some other items in the legislative bills is money for startup and operating costs for Richmond (detention <br /> center) and Rockingham County facilities (hybrid YDC and detention center). Both facilities should be <br /> online by the end of the year. They are also looking to expand C.A. Dylan for a residential crisis unit and <br /> whose beds would be for youth experiencing family and mental health issues where juvenile justice needs <br /> to place them and mental health beds are full. <br /> Trainings are being offered by the Restorative Youth Coalition of NC. They are holding lunch and learns <br /> monthly on the third Friday from 12-1 via Zoom. <br />