RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Resolution 2020/76 to establish an expense stipend for the Juvenile Justice Commission.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approximately $4,500 per year. Budgeted within the Probation Department's budget.
BACKGROUND:
The Juvenile Justice Commission (JJC) is a 15-member commission created by statute (Welf. & Inst. Code § 225.) and is in effect part of the Superior Court. The JJC reports to the Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court and makes recommendations to the Probation Department related to public policy regarding in-custody and at-risk youth. The JJC's primary responsibility is to provide citizen oversight of the juvenile justice system, which includes inspecting juvenile hall, police departments holding youth, and group homes in the county.
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