The Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council (JJCC) is a multi-agency advisory body that advises the Board of Supervisors on the development and implementation of a multi-agency juvenile justice plan composed of several critical parts, including, but not limited to, an assessment of existing law enforcement, probation, education, mental health, health, social services, drug and alcohol and youth services resources which specifically target at-promise juveniles, juvenile offenders, and their families; an identification and prioritization of the neighborhoods, schools, and other areas in the community that face a significant public safety risk from juvenile crime. The Council coordinates on a countywide basis the work of those governmental and non-governmental organizations engaged in activities designed to reduce the incidence of juvenile crime and delinquency in the greater community, develop information and intelligence-sharing systems to ensure that county actions are fully coordinated, and provide data and appropriate outcome measures.
The JJCC consists of twenty (20) members:
Ten (10) ex-officio voting members:
• Chief Probation Officer, as Chair
• District Attorney’s Office representative
• Public Defender’s Office representative
• Sheriff’s Office representative
• Board of Supervisors’ representative
• Employment and Human Services Department representative
• Behavioral Health Services representative
• Alcohol and Other Drugs Division representative
• Public Health representative
• Juvenile Justice Commission Chair
Ten (10) additional voting members are to be selected and appointed by the Board of Supervisors, as follows:
• City Police Department representative
• County Office of Education or a School District representative
• Four (4) At-Large members, residing or working within the County of Contra Costa
• Two (2) Community-Based Organization representatives
• Two (2) At-Large youth, 14 to 25-years old and residing or working within the County of Contra Costa.
The following seats expired on January 31, 2022:
• City Police Department representative
• County Office of Education or a School District representative
Today's recommendation is to reappoint the above individuals to allow the JJCC to continue to meet and conduct business through June 30, 2022. This will allow staff to develop a new governing resolution and by-laws to make the City Police Department and the County Office of Education representative seats ex-officio.
If unapproved, the JJCC may have difficulty conducting business.