To: Board of Supervisors
From: Esa Ehmen-Krause, County Probation Officer
Report Title: Appointment to the (1) Community Based Organization Representative seat on the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPOINT Owen Spishock to the Community-Based Organization Representative seat 2 on the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council (JJCC) for a term ending August 13, 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 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 three (3) applications, and out of the three (3) only one (1) met the requirements for a Community Based Organization Representative seat. The applicant was invited to participate in public interviews scheduled for the August 5, 2024 Public Protection Committee (PPC) meeting. At the PPC meeting, the committee interviewed Owen Spishock for the Community Based Organization Representative seat 2, voted unanimously to recommend him and motioned to move Owen Spishock’s application to the Board of Supervisors for appointment for the two-year term. (See Attachment A)
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved, the Community Based Organization Representative seat will remain vacant, and the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council (JJCC) will be unable to reach quorum.