YES Advisory Board Chair Memo to NHC BOC 061912NEW HANOVER COUNTY
Youth Empowerment Services Department
Community Service and Restitution, Juvenile Psychological Services, Prosocial Development Services
801 Princess Street, Suite
102 Wilmington, NC 28401
Office 910.798.6480/6461 Fax 910.798.6481 www.nhcgov.com
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Chairman Ted Davis, Board of County Commissioners
From: Wanda
A. Marino, Youth Empowerment Services Advisory Board Chair
Cc: Shelia Schult, County Clerk; Bruce Shell, County Manager; Chris Coudriet, Assistant County Manager; Avril Pinder, Assistant
County Manager
Date: June 19, 2012
Re: Youth Empowerment Services Advisory Board
The Youth Empowerment Services Department, Pretrial Release and Drug Treatment Court Programs have
consolidated to form the Community Justice Services Department as of the beginning of FY 2012/2013. The new Community Justice Services Department consists of the following established
entities that provide regulation, monitoring, oversight and advisement.
NC Department of Public Safety’s Juvenile Crime Prevention Council that meets bimonthly as a monitoring and
advisory entity;
Drug Treatment Courts’ state mandated Local Management Committee that meets biannually;
Pretrial Release’s participation at the Quarterly Judicial Issues Meetings that
provides a forum for discussion.
It is recommended that the Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Advisory Board be disbanded as the purpose for which it was established is provided through
existing means and it is no longer deemed necessary per consultation with the County Clerk’s and County Managers’ Offices.
I respectfully request that approval be granted allowing
the Youth Empowerment Services Advisory Board to be disbanded and move forward with an agenda item to the NHC, Board of Commissioners to accomplish this task. I believe this request
is consistent with the manner in which Community Justice Services wishes to conduct business and be regarded as a NHC department that provides quality services to the youth and adults
we serve.