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WELD COUNTY COUNCIL `
March 15, 2010
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The Weld County Council met in regular session in full conformity y✓ith the Weld`irounty
Home Rule Charter, Monday, March 15, 2010, 6:30 p.m. at the Weld County Centennial
Center, 915 10th Street, Greeley, CO.
ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by President Perry Buck. Vice President
Don Mueller, Councilwoman Ginny Buczek, Councilmen John Kivimaki and Charles
Tucker were present, constituting a quorum of the members. Also present was Mike
Guthrie and Karla Ford, Council Secretary.
PUBLIC COMMENT: There was no public comment.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Councilman Kivimaki made a motion to approve the March
15, 2010 agenda. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Buczek and carried.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Councilman Tucker made a motion to approve the
February 8, 2010 minutes. The motion was seconded by Councilman Mueller and
carried.
REVIEW PROGRAM:
Michael Guthrie, Executive Director of Youth and Family Connections, previously
named Weld Juvenile Assessment Center, distributed and presented information about
the center and the name change.
The center was opened in 2006 and has working relationships with 16 police agencies,
10 schools districts, juvenile court and probation, District Attorney's Office, and several
youth and family service providers. The purpose is to work with youth and their parents
to identify an easier path for the children to take. Schools, counselors, parents and
police can give a referral to the agency to look into and intervene into the situation. The
center invites the family to participate in the service. There are no fees for services.
There is a needs assessment done with the youth. An interview with the youth and
parent to see what is going on in life and help identify issues. The center comes up with
a plan for the youth and parent. The case manager works with the family for up to five
months. The case gets closed and the family moves forward.
The organization works in a collaborative way with other agencies in Weld County to
facilitate services for youth and families and helps coordinate funding, grant ventures
and find additional services available.
The center also allows law enforcement to drop off youth at this site. When a juvenile is
in police custody and the issue is not serious to go to a detention center, the police have
a responsibility to get the youth to the parent or adult. The officer can drop the youth at
the facility and get back to their job quickly and the center holds the youth until a parent
can pick them up. In 2009, the police agencies used this service 147 times and saved
200 man hours.
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There were 1200 needs assessments done in 2009. They suggested over 1300
services to help the families. North Range Behavioral Health has assigned two
counselors and one substance abuse counselor part-time to the center. Families can
be directed to these counselors.
Truancy is a big issue for youth today. There is a new program at the center called TRIP
(Truancy Response and Intervention Program). This was developed with DA's Office,
Truancy Court, school districts and Youth and Family staff. This is a three tiered
program. 1st tier is a direct referral by the school to the family and youth notifying them
there is an attendance problem and they recommend the family to contact the Youth
and Family Connections for direction and support. The 2nd tier is if the family declines
the services and or/the attendance issue is not corrected, the school district can file a
petition to take them to truancy court and the court will order them to Youth and Family
Connections services. The 3ra tier is if the truant behavior still does not get corrected,
the youth and parent can get sanctioned. Weld has taken a big step implementing the
Truancy Resource Intervention Program. There are four other Juvenile Assessment
Centers in the Front Range that are interested in using this model — Larimer, Adams,
Arapahoe and Jefferson Counties
Funding comes from voluntary contribution by municipality police agencies and school
districts which make up about 55% of operating costs. There is also a signature
fundraising events each year, federal, state and foundation grants. The average cost to
put a youth through this program is $500.
A second site opened in south Weld County. The case managers meet with families at
the Ft. Lupton Department of Human Services Office and the Municipal Building in
Frederick a couple times a week. This helps families get connected with services
without having to travel to Greeley.
NEW BUSINESS:
Coordinator Reports
Councilwoman Buczek attended the Unity in the Community meeting in Longmont.
Stated it was a very well attended event.
Department Purchasing Card
A memo from Commissioner Rademacher was distributed to the Council regarding all
department purchasing cards. The County Council only has one card issued. This will
remain the same.
Off-Site Recording Equipment
The current council off-site equipment is not working. New equipment needs to be
borrowed from another department or new equipment purchased. After discussion, the
council will borrow from another department at this time.
Upcoming Meetings/Invitations
The council was invited to an Elected Officials meeting on April 19th at 4:30pm.
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Payment of Bills
Councilman Mueller made a motion for the bills to be paid as listed below:
Mileage for Councilwoman Perry Buck $ 21.12
Mileage for Councilman Don Mueller $ 12.48
Mileage for Councilwoman Ginny Buczek $ 43.68
Mileage for Councilman Charles Tucker $ 75.85
Longmont Times-Call Subscription Renewal $216.00
The motion was seconded by Councilman Kivimaki and passed.
ADJOURNMENT: By acclamation the meetingwas a • urned at 7:38 p.m.
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