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JUVENILE CRIME PREVENTION COUNCILS 147-33.48 Legislative intent. The General Assembly intends to prevent at-risk juveniles from delinquency. Primary intent is to develop community-based delinquency alternatives to training schools and to provide community based delinquency and substance abuse prevention strategies and programs. Also it is the intent of the General Assembly to provide noninstitutional dispositional alternatives that will protect the community and the juveniles. Programs shall be planned and organized at the co ~mmunity level and developed in partnership with the state. 147-33.49 Creation; method of appointment; membership; chair and vice-chair. (a) A prerequisite for a county to receive funding shall be that county commissioners must appoint a Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, which is composed of up to 25 members and should include, if possible: (1) local school superintendent or designee (2) chief of police (3) local sheriff (4) district attorney or designee (5) chief court counselor, or designee (6) director of mental health, or designee (7) director of social services, or designee (8) county manager or designee (9) substance abuse professional (10) member of faith community (11) county commissioner (12) person under 21 (13) juvenile defense attorney (14) chief district court judge (or designee judge) (15) member of business (I 6) health director - designee (17) United Way or nonprofit (18) parks and rec rep. (19) up to 7 members appointed by cty. com. (b) Two or more count[es may establish a multi county Council (c Chair and vice chair shall be elected annually by council members. 147-33.50 147-33.51 147-33.52 147-33.53 147-33.54 Terms of appointment. Two years. Vacancies; removal. County commissioners may reappoint. Meetings; quorum. At least once per month. Majority of members is quorum. Compensation of members. No compensation but may receive per diem. Powers and duties. (a) Annual review the needs of juveniles in the county who are at-risk or who have been adjudicated. Council shall develop a request for proposal process and submit to the County Commissioners a written plan of expenditures. Upon the County's authorization, the plan must be approved by the Office. (b) Councils must ensure that appropriate community based intermediate dispositions for adjudicated juveniles are available, pursuant to minimum standards set by the Office. (c) Councils must perform on ongoing basis: 1) Assess needs of juveniles in community, evaluate resources, plan for unmet needs.