ADOPTED - JANUARY 3, 2006
Agenda Item No. 6
Introduced by the Judiciary Committee of the:
INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION COALITION’S “CONTINUUM OF CARE” COMMUNITY WIDE MODEL FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING DELINQUENCY
RESOLUTION #06-002
WHEREAS, the voters of Ingham County approved the juvenile justice millage in 2002 for the purpose of increasing Ingham County’s capacity to detain and house juveniles who are delinquent or disturbed, and to operate new and existing programs for the treatment of such juveniles, and
WHEREAS, with the passage of the millage, the Judiciary Committee of the Ingham County Board, proceeded to evaluate and choose juvenile justice system enhancements and allocate juvenile justice millage funds as was appropriate with regard to the millage language, and
WHEREAS, the Judiciary Committee, the Ingham County Circuit Court, the Ingham County Power of We Consortium and the Youth Violence Prevention Coalition have worked as partners in the planning process for juvenile justice system improvements, and
WHEREAS, numerous program enhancements have been implemented as a consensus was achieved on approach and priorities, and
WHEREAS, more enhancements are yet to be planned and implemented, and it is recognized that there must be an ongoing effort to improve and redesign the system to meet the changing needs of Ingham County youths, and
WHEREAS, all of the partners are now in agreement that our juvenile justice system should be designed such that it offers a continuum of care for juveniles, providing a full scope of graduated sanctions, treatment and services to address the causes of problem behavior and it is recognized that there is an efficiency achieved in working in a community-wide framework to implement a range of services that include community based, prevention, intervention, and aftercare strategies for our youths, and
WHEREAS, at this time in the planning process, it is important to our partners, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners formally expresses a commitment to a juvenile justice system based on the continuum of care approach.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby adopts this resolution to support the Youth Violence Prevention Coalitions “Continuum Of Care” Community Wide Model For Preventing And Treating Delinquency and affirms its acceptance of working within the community-wide framework, offering a continuum of care for Ingham County youths.
ADOPTED - JANUARY 3, 2006
Agenda Item No. 6
RESOLUTION #06-002
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners also affirms that as enhancements to the juvenile justice system are designed and implemented with the use of juvenile justice millage funding, they will be compatible to the overall design for a continuum of care in Ingham County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners remains committed to partnering with the Ingham County Circuit Court, the Ingham County Power of We Consortium and the Youth Violence Prevention Coalition in developing a progressive juvenile justice system that will result in improving the lives of juveniles in our county.
JUDICIARY: Yeas: Holman, Nolan, Swope, Schafer, Dougan
Nays: None Absent: Weatherwax-Grant Approved 12/1/05