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Approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 20BCC0035 to recognize $100,663 in state funding for the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, and approve the council's funding allocation recommendations
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Date of BOCC Meeting: December 9, 2019
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The Board is requested to approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 20BCC0035 to recognize $100,663 in state Department of Public Safety funding for the County's Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC). The Board is also requested to approve the Council's recommended funding allocations to JCPC programs.
In 2017, the North Carolina General Assembly passed the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act, which will allow for most 16- and 17-year-olds charged with crimes to be served in the juvenile justice system instead of being charged as adults. The law becomes effective on December 1, 2019. Both the Governor and the General Assembly made significant budget enhancements to implement Raise the Age, and all JCPC county allocations have received expansion dollars to address programming needs.
On November 20, 2019, with a quorum present, the Durham County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council members voted to recommend to the Board of Commissioners the attached allocation of the additional funding. Most of the funding will be allocated to several local organizations that offer tutoring and academic enhancement services, home-based family counseling, and interpersonal skill building.
Since the additional dollars are coming late in the fiscal year, the N.C. Department of Public Safety waived the county match requirement for expansion dollars awarded to programs this year.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This agenda item aligns with Goal 3 of Durham County's Strategic Plan: Safe Community.
Resource Persons: Drew Cummings, Chief of Staff and JCPC Treasurer, Gudrun Parmer, CJRC Director.
County Manager's Recommendation: The Board is requested to approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 20B...
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