14B NCAC 11B .0203       JUVENILE CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL CERTIFICATION

(a)  In order to receive funds from the Department, each Juvenile Crime Prevention Council shall satisfy the following:

(1)           Have membership appointed by the Board of County Commissioners;

(2)           Have written bylaws that ensure open meetings, recorded minutes, notice of meetings and distribution of minutes prior to or during subsequent meetings;

(3)           Have established external communication requirements as follows:

(A)          The Juvenile Crime Prevention Council shall communicate through the media and by written Request for Proposals the availability of funding to all public and private non-profit agencies and interested community members, that serve at risk children, and their families;

(B)          The Juvenile Crime Prevention Council shall make annual needs assessment information available to all non-profit agencies and interested community members that serve at risk children and their families; and

(C)          The Juvenile Crime Prevention Council shall inform its members and other interested members of the community about full Council meetings.

(b)  To apply for certification, each Juvenile Crime Prevention Council shall complete an Application for Certification, which is available through the Department.

(c)  The completed Application for Certification shall be signed by the Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils Chairperson, the Chairperson of the Board of County Commissioners or county manager and forwarded to the Department not later than June 30 of each year.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143B-516; 143B-544;

Temporary Adoption Eff. July 15, 2002;

Eff. April 1, 2003;

Transferred from 28 NCAC 02A .0203 Eff. June 1, 2013;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 9, 2018.