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PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	05/24/2021
Subject: Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council Applicants for vacant Community-Based At-Large seat
Submitted For:	Esa Ehmen-Krause, County Probation Officer
Department:	Probation
Referral No.:	n/a
Referral Name:	Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council Interviews
Presenter:	Esa Ehmen-Krause	Contact:	Deborah Caldwell 925-313-4188

Information

Referral History:

The Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council (JJCC) is a multiagency advisory body that informs the development and implementation of a countywide 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 both at-promise as well as system-involved youth, and their families. The JJCC also 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 Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council is composed of 20 members. Ten (10) Ex-Officio Members include the Chief Probation Officer (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 JJCC members are 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 community members, residing or working within Contra Costa County, two (2) Community-Based Organization representatives, and two (2) At-Large youth, fourteen to twenty-five years old and residing or working within Contra Costa County.

On March 23, 2021, your Board accepted the resignation of D'Ana Clark, (Youth Representative 1), Journey Horacek-Lee (Youth Representative 2), and Ledamien Flowers (At-Large Representative 2) and declared three seats vacant from the JJCC Council, directing the Clerk of the Board to post the vacancies as recommended by the County Probation Officer.

A list of current JJCC members can be found in Attachment A.

Referral Update:

The Probation Department issued a Press Release on April 1, 2021 (Attachment B) to recruit for two (2) vacant at-large youth (ages 14-25) seats and one (1) vacant at-large community seat on the JJCC. Probation received a total of eight (8) applications for the at-large community seat prior to the deadline, however one applicant notified the Department that they had moved outside of the County. Seven (7) applications are included as Attachment C with personal contact information and signatures redacted. All applicants were invited to participate in public interviews scheduled for this Public Protection Committee meeting. A summary of the information provided by the seven applicants is included as Attachment D, organized by the applicant's last name.

There were no applications received for the two at-large youth seats.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

1. CONSIDER interviewing applicants for a seat on the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council reserved for one at-large community member,

2. RECOMMEND candidate for the vacant seat identified above to the Board of Supervisors for appointment consideration; and

3. PROVIDE direction to staff regarding the youth representative seat.

Attachments
Attachment A-JJCC Membership
Attachment B-Recruitment Press Release
Attachment C-JJCC Applications
Attachment D-JJCC Applicants Summary