To: Board of Supervisors
From: Esa Ehmen-Krause, County Probation Officer
Report Title: APPOINT Raymond Chimezie and Tumani Drew to the At-Large Representative seats on the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council for a term ending August 5, 2027, as recommended by the Public Protection Committee.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
REAPPOINT Raymond Chimezie and Tumani Drew to At-Large Representative seats on the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council for terms ending August 5, 2027, as recommended by the Public Protection Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
The Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council (JJCC) is a multi-agency advisory body that informs the development and implementation of a countywide juvenile justice plan. As a result of two (2) At-Large Representative vacancies, the Probation Department conducted a countywide recruitment effort to identify candidates to serve on the advisory body. In response to the recruitment press release, Probation received a total of four (4) applications for the At-Large Representative seats before the deadline of July 7, 2025. All applicants were invited to participate in public interviews scheduled for the July 21, 2025, Public Protection Committee (PPC) meeting. On July 21, 2025, the PPC deliberated on the candidate applications of Tumani Drew, Raymond Chimezie, Julianne Davis, and Edwin Hill. Ultimately, the PPC motioned for the recommendation to the Board of Supervisors to reappoint Tumani Drew and Raymond Chimezie to the two vacant At-Large Representative seats. Attachments A and B are included for the Board's consideration of the two recommended candidates. Tumani Drew works in Contra Costa County and Raymond Chimezie lives in Contra Costa County and are therefore eligible for appointments to the At-Large Representative Seats.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved, the two At-Large Representative seats will...
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