To: Board of Supervisors
From: Esa Ehmen-Krause, County Probation Officer
Report Title: JJCC Appointments
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPOINT Rojan Mikael Habon and Maxwell Prost to At-Large Youth seats 1 and 2, and Maren Shahade to At-Large Community Representative seat 4 on the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council (JJCC) for terms ending on October 22, 2026, as recommended by the Public Protection Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact from the nomination of individuals to serve on the JJCC; service on the JJCC is voluntary and uncompensated.
BACKGROUND:
The Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council (JJCC) is a multiagency advisory body that advises on the development and implementation of a countywide juvenile justice plan. As a result of two At-Large Community Representative vacancies, the Probation Department conducted a countywide recruitment effort to identify candidates interested in serving on this advisory body.
In response to the recruitment Probation received a total of twelve (12) applications, all twelve (12) met the requirements for At-Large Youth seat’s one (1) and two (2) and At-Large Community Representative seat four (4). All applicants were invited to participate in public interviews scheduled for the October 7, 2024, Public Protection Committee (PPC) meeting.
At the PPC meeting, the committee interviewed Rojan Mikael Habon and Maxwell Prost for At-Large Youth seats 1 and 2, and Maren Shahade for At-Large Community Representative seat four (4). The PPC voted unanimously to recommend to the Board of Supervisors the appointments of Rojan Mikael Habon and Maxwell Prost to At-Large Youth seats one (1) and two (2) and Maren Shahade for At-Large Community Representative seat four (4), all of which are for a two-year terms.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved, At-Large Youth seat’s one (1) and two (2) and At-Large Community Representative seat four (4) will remain vacant, and the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council (JJCC) will be unable to reach quorum.