Contra Costa County Municipal Code Ch. 26-6 Delinquency Prevention Commission

Pursuant to Section 535 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the probation department under the probation officer is designated as the department to cooperate with and assist in coordinating on a county-wide basis the work of those community agencies engaged in activities designed to prevent juvenile and adult delinquency. (Ord. 1959: Ord. 1666: prior code § 2230).

(a) Establishment: Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 535.5, there is established the delinquency prevention commission of Contra Costa County, and the juvenile justice commission of this county is designated to serve in such capacity.

(b) Support and Maintenance: The delinquency prevention commission shall be supported and maintained by the county as though attached to the probation department, and its budget, revenue allowance and expenditures, shall be handled through the probation department and county administrator. Applications for outside funds, such as pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 1752.5, shall be in accordance with established board of supervisors' policies and procedures.

(c) Powers and Duties: The commission shall have the powers and duties provided by law, to coordinate on a county-wide basis the work of those governmental and nongovernmental organizations engaged in activities designed to prevent juvenile delinquency, with special emphasis on preventive measures and the need for family and community awareness and involvement in these matters.

(Ord. 1959: prior code § 2231).

The probation officer shall be the executive secretary of the delinquency prevention commission, and the probation department shall provide necessary staff service to it. All other county departments and agencies may assist the delinquency prevention commission when such assistance is requested and the necessary staff or equipment can be made available. These services shall be without compensation.

(Ord. 1959: prior code § 2232).