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63 <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. <br />