Yolo County Municipal Code Art. 39 Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council

As required by Welfare and Institutions Code section 749.22, there is hereby created a Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council to advise the Probation Department on a continuum of county-based responses to juvenile crime. As required by Welfare and Institutions Code section 1995, the County also creates a Juvenile Justice Realignment Subcommittee of the Council. The Council and Subcommittee shall carry out all functions described in applicable sections of the California Welfare and Institutions Code, including but not limited to sections 749.22 and 1995, as may be amended from time to time. The Council may also advise the Probation Department on additional juvenile justice matters referred to the Council for its consideration.

All meetings of the Council and Subcommittee shall comply with the Ralph M. Brown Act.

(§ 1, Ord. 1530, eff. January 14, 2021)

The Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council shall consist of the following members as set forth in Welfare & Institutions Code section 749.22, with additional membership necessary to allow it to also function as the Subcommittee required by Welfare and Institutions Code section 1995:

(a) chief probation officer, as chair;

(b) one representative each from the district attorney's office, the public defender's office, the sheriff's department, the board of supervisors, the department of social services, the department of mental health, a community-based drug and alcohol program, a city police department, the county office of education or a school district, and the Superior Court;

(c) to satisfy statutory requirements pertaining to community representatives, a Board-appointed community member from each supervisorial district, each of which fulfills the position of the at-large community representative, with qualifications per Welfare and Institutions Code section 1995 ("individuals who have experience providing community-based youth services, youth justice advocates with expertise and knowledge of the juvenile justice system, or have been directly involved in the juvenile justice system"); and

(d) no less than two representatives from nonprofit community-based organizations providing services to minors.

Statutory positions that are within the responsibilities of the Director of the Health and Human Services Agency shall be filled by individuals that would hold such positions if the Agency was not consolidated. By way of example only, the department of social services position referenced in state law shall be filled by the Agency branch director with comparable responsibilities.

(§ 1, Ord. 1530, eff. January 14, 2021)

(a) The community members of the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors for a term of four ( 4) years, unless earlier removed by the Board of Supervisors in its sole discretion. Membership shall be effective upon appointment by the Board of Supervisors. However, all terms shall be deemed to have commenced on February 1 following the initial appointment, and thereafter all terms shall be aligned to begin on February 1 and to end on January 31. The Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council may make recommendations to the Board of qualified persons to serve in the community member positions described in the preceding sections of this Article.

(b) The representatives from the district attorney's office, the public defender's office, the sheriff’s department, the board of supervisors, the department of social services and the department of mental health, and the Superior Court, shall be selected by and serve at the pleasure of their offices.

(c) The representative from a community-based drug and alcohol program shall be selected by and serve at the pleasure of the chair of the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council.

(d) The representative from a city police department shall be selected by and serve at the pleasure of the Yolo County Law Enforcement Agency Coordinating Council.

(e) The representative of the county office of education or a school district shall be selected by and serve at the pleasure of the Yolo County Office of Education.

(f) Representatives from nonprofit community-based organizations providing services to minors shall be selected by and serve at the pleasure of the chair of the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council.

The Board of Supervisors shall be informed of the community-based organizations participating on the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council, as required by Welfare and Institutions Code section 749.22.

(§ 1, Ord. 1530, eff. January 14, 2021)