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<br /> Orange County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Meeting
<br /> Friday,April 26, 2024 (12:00noon—2:00pm)
<br /> Hybrid
<br /> Proposed Minutes
<br /> Attendees: Laurie Williamson, Sharron Hinton, Lateef Mitchell, Dana Crews, Gayane Chambless,
<br /> Tami Pfeifer, Christy Watson, David Carter, C.J. Suitt, Elizabeth Hambourger, Caitlin Fenhagen, Darnell
<br /> Ellis, Jamie Jacobs, Nicole Hunter, LaDanna Strong, Val Hanson, Patricia Cardoso, Scott Dreyer, Caraina
<br /> Edwards (*Members in bold)
<br /> Absent: Charlos Banks, Paul Bell, Tina Sykes, Rachel Gessouroun, Carol McClelland, Crista Collazo,
<br /> Judge Joal Broun
<br /> Excused: Amanda Farris, Bernard Miles, Kysha Thompson, Phyllis Portie-Ascott
<br /> Welcome
<br /> The meeting opened with a welcome from Chair, Sharron Hinton, and introductions. Due to technical
<br /> difficulties, the minutes from the February 2"d meeting were not available. These minutes will be
<br /> reviewed and approved at the JCPC meeting in June if the quorum is met.
<br /> JCPC Business
<br /> Program Budget Revision Presentation: The Exchange Club—The Exchange Club is requesting a budget
<br /> revision due to change in facilitators throughout the year, lapse salary adjustments, staffing changes,
<br /> change in FTE and FICA, errors in original budget, additional costs for interpreter services, needed office
<br /> supplies, increase in mileage, increase in vendor costs, addition of workbooks for classes, change in hiring
<br /> needs, and increase in rental costs. Due to not having a quorum,the vote was tabled until the end of the
<br /> meeting to see if the quorum will be met.
<br /> Program Updates
<br /> Dispute Settlement Center—All referrals this fiscal year have been from DJJ. February was slow for
<br /> referrals with 1 male youth referral for assault. They haven't had any budgetary or financial challenges.
<br /> They are doing all programming face to face. The one challenge they face is making contact with parents.
<br /> In March, there were 3 male referrals and 1 female referral. Total admissions for the year are 10. They
<br /> have had contact with 5-6 referrals that were closed out. With the referrals that were coming in for April,
<br /> they should meet their goal of serving 20 youth.
<br /> The Exchange Club—There weren't many changes over the last couple of months. They filled their
<br /> vacant position and Charity has started and will be teaching the Parent Teen Solutions Program in Orange
<br /> County. They just finished a group two weeks ago and will start a new group with 5 families next week.
<br /> Taylor has been doing very well with the in-home program. She currently has 6 families that are open
<br /> and 3 families on the waiting list. They are hoping to get more referrals from DJJ. Right now, a lot of
<br /> referrals are coming from truancy court.
<br /> Q: Where do you hold those meetings/sessions?
<br /> A: They are held at Orange United Methodist Church
<br /> Q: Where does most of those referrals come from for those parent sessions, Southern end or
<br /> Northern end of Orange County? Is transportation a barrier?
<br /> A: Not familiar with Orange County so not really sure. Offers transportation to those who may have
<br /> trouble getting to the sessions.
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