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§ 143B-5~4. Creation; method of appointment; member- ship; chair and vice-chair. (a) As a prerequisite for a county receiving funding for juvenile court services and. delinquency prevention programs, the board of commissioners of a county shall appoint a Juvenile Crime Prevention Council. Each County Council is a continuation of the corresponding Council created under G.S. 147-33.61. The County Council shall consist of not more than 26 members and should include, if possible, the following: (1) The !local school superintendent, or that person's designee; (2) A chief of police in the county; , (3) The ~ocal sheriff, or that person s designee; (4) The Ftistrict attorney, or that person's designee; (5) The ,~h~ef court counselor, or that person's demgnee; (6) The director of the area mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse authority, or that person's designee; (7) The director of the county department of social services, or consoli- dated human services agency, or that person's designee; (8) The county manager, or that person's designee; (9) A substance abuse professiona*l; (10) A r~ember of the faith community; (11) A c~unty commissioner; (12) Tw~persons under the age of 18 years, one of whom ~s a member of the ~tate Youth Council; (13) A juvenile defense attorney; (14) The, chief d~strict court judge, or a judge designated by the chief distr4ct court judge; (15) A member of the business community; (16) The local health director, or that person's designee; (17) A representative from the United Way or other nonprofit agency; (18) A rqpresentat~ve of a local parks and recreation program; and (19) Up~o seven members of the public to be appointed by the board of comr~issioners of a county. Th? bo,ar.d ~' f commlsmoners of a county shall modify the County Council's mem~ersmp as necessary to ensure that the members reflect the racial and socloeconom~ diversity of the community and to mimm~ze potential conflicts of interest by members 470