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62 <br /> Hinton, and Dana Crews. Consultant Carter will coordinate with the programs to complete the <br /> monitoring visits prior to the next regularly scheduled JCPC meeting in April. <br /> Program Budgets- Consultant Carter reminded programs that the 3rd Quarter Accounting is due <br /> next month and asked programs to prepare their budgets. <br /> RFP- The RFP will be re-posted due to an error in getting it onto the county's website for <br /> advertising. The RFP will be posted on February 10, 2025 through March 12, 2025. <br /> New Member Applications- There are two individuals who have completed JCPC membership <br /> applications. Those individuals are Christy Watkins (County Commissioner At-Large <br /> Appointee), and Timeka Harper-Purcell (Substance Abuse Professional Appointee). Chairperson, <br /> Sharron Hinton indicated that appointments are typically included as a component of the Annual <br /> Certification which is approved each June. Since we are requesting appointments at this time, an <br /> agenda abstract would need to be submitted to the Board of Commissioners for approval of these <br /> recommended appointments at one of their upcoming meetings. <br /> Program Updates <br /> Dispute Settlement Center- For the month of December we started with seven. We added one, <br /> and had one successful completion closing out, which put our count ending back at seven. <br /> December was holiday time, so a part of the challenges we faced, as usual, is getting in contact <br /> with parents,but also scheduling, so a lot of folks who have referrals have been admitted. In <br /> January, we added another referral which we admitted. They have been plugged in, but I haven't <br /> been able to get in contact with the parents. We did not have any completions because we are <br /> still in the process with a lot of young people and making sure we have their numbers. The goal <br /> was 20 this year and the referrals are coming in pretty regularly. <br /> The Exchange Club—ASAT received one referral for the month of December. So, currently we <br /> have 22 youth in that program. Referrals are open to anyone, so if they have substance abuse and <br /> they fall between the ages of 12-19 please send the referrals over. We take them from mental <br /> health agencies, DSS, and DJJ. Parents can also call themselves. <br /> For Parent Teen Solutions, we received one referral. We ended up terminating one family <br /> unsuccessfully because the child was removed and sent to a facility. FYI - for those who didn't <br /> know, our Parenting Solutions is fully staffed! That's a big deal,because we had some issues <br /> with people accepting positions, starting and then quitting. For the month of January, we did not <br /> receive any referrals for Parent Teen Solutions. February 19th we will go out and market the <br /> program. <br />