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Sec. A27-31. Duties of the advisory board.

The Advisory Board shall have the following duties:

(a) Encourage communication among parents and juvenile rehabilitation service providers and the Advisory Board;

(b) Assist in identification of unmet and potential service needs for wards in Juvenile Hall and the Ranches;

(c) Assist in identification of program and grant opportunities for juvenile detention service programs;

(d) Assess Department programs at Juvenile Hall and the Ranches, and offer alternatives and modifications where appropriate;

(e) Review the impact of budgetary proposals affecting the services and grants available for juvenile detention facilities;

(f) Evaluate policies and the administration of such policies affecting the delivery of rehabilitation services in the juvenile detention institutions;

(g) Assist in the development of an annual Juvenile Hall and Ranch Plan, stating needs, goals, and objectives;

(h) Review and make recommendations on all applications submitted by public and private agencies for local, state, and federal funding of Juvenile Hall and Ranch programs;

(i) Participate in the planning and reviewing of all Title 15 activities;

(j) Form task forces or committees to assist in planning, policy, goal and priority recommendations and such functions as the advisory board deems necessary. Membership on task forces shall provide for the broadest possible community representation within the specific area of the task force's assignment, and shall include an odd number of Advisory Board members, not to exceed seven. Voting on the task force shall be limited to members of the Advisory Board only. Any task force decision must be forwarded to the Advisory Board for full review and approval.

(k) Encourage equitable delivery of juvenile rehabilitation services;

(l) Encourage the elimination of redundant or unnecessary programs and seek economical and efficient delivery of Juvenile Hall and Ranch services;

(m) Review and make recommendations on all findings and recommendations made by the Juvenile Justice Commission;

(n) Advise the Board of Supervisors, through the Public Safety and Justice Committee, of matters relating to (a) through (m) above and provide an annual work plan.

(Ord. No. NS-300.736, 10-5-04)

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