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PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
Sponsored by: TONI PRECKWINKLE, President, Cook County Board of Commissioners and BRIDGET GAINER and LARRY SUFFREDIN, County Commissioners
JUVENILE TEMPORARY DETENTION CENTER ADVISORY BOARD
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 2 Administration, Article I. Boards, Commissions and Committees, Division 2. Juvenile Temporary Detention Center Advisory Board, Sec. 2-511 through 2-521 of the Cook County Code are hereby amended as follows:
ARTICLE VI. BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
DIVISION 3. JUVENILE TEMPORARY DETENTION CENTER ADVISORY BOARD
Sec. 2-511. Short title.
This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the "Ordinance Establishing the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center Advisory Board."
Sec. 2-512. Purpose of the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center Advisory Board.
The purpose of the Advisory Board is to establish an advocacy and resource group to provide public recommendations to the Executive Director of the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center ("JTDC"), the Chief Judge, the County Board and the President on matters relating to the policies and operations of the JTDC.
Sec. 2-513. Declaration.
(a) The County Board hereby establishes the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center Advisory Board ("Advisory Board"). The County Board hereby finds and declares that the Advisory Board shall provide, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Make public recommendations to the, Executive Director of the JTDC, the Chief Judge, the County Board and the President regarding administrative policies and procedures for operating the JTDC.
(2) Provide public recommendation to maximize the use of existing resources at the JTDC.
(3) Provide public recommendations regarding the educational, physical, social, and psychological needs of the population.
(4) Establish public performance measures to track and m...
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