ORDER NO. 29640
DISCUSS KERB COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITY
OPERATIONS
Came to be heard this the 10th day of April, 2006, with a motion made by
Commissioner Williams seconded by Commissioner Letz. The Kerr County
Juvenile Facility Board of Trustees unanimously approved by vote of 4-0-0
to:
Take action consistent with the clarification of Agenda Item 1.1, which is we
are considering, discussing and taking appropriate action to reconfigure the
Kerr County Juvenile Detention Facility to apre-adjudicated only facility, to
be housed in the Juvenile Detention Facility Annex Building with minimum
staffing in accordance with T.J.P.C. Regulations; and
Request concurrence of the Juvenile probation Board to place the daily
operation of the Kerr County Juvenile Detention Facility under the
supervision of the Juvenile Probation Department Chief Probation Officer,
and compensate it accordingly from the Juvenile Detention Facility budget;
and
Suggest to the Juvenile Probation Board that within a reasonable period of
time, and facilities permitting, the Juvenile Probation Department offices be
re-located to the KCJDF; and
Examine all alternative uses for the main Juvenile Detention Facility
building and/or possible operational alternatives; and
Examine per diem rates charged by other counties for housing their pre-
adjudicated youth; and set a new per diem rate based on actual costs plus an
administrative fee, a formula to 'be determined based on staff
recommendations and approved by the Kerr County Juvenile Facility Board
of Trustees.