To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Katherine Smith, Community Resources Department Director
Prepared By:
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Brad Kamby, Judicial Services Division Manager
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Presenter: Brad Kamby, Judicial Services Division Manager
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Subject:
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Amendments to the Bylaws of the Arapahoe County Community Corrections Board
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Purpose and Request:
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The Arapahoe County Community Corrections Board (ACCCB) is recommending that the Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) approve a Resolution amending the bylaws of the ACCCB.
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Background and Discussion: The bylaws of the ACCCB were last amended in March, 2015. The ACCCB has determined that amendments to its bylaws are necessary to align with changes in statute, update titles of agency representatives, recommend terms of service for citizen members, define the types of meetings held to screen defendants for acceptance into community corrections placement, and to better reflect how meetings are to be conducted. The ACCCB approved the proposed amendments to its bylaws at the December 17, 2020 full board meeting. Amendments to the bylaws must be approved by the BoCC. Attached is a draft of the proposed bylaws. The amendments are highlighted in yellow. The ACCCB proposes adding lines 8 and 9 to Article II, Section 1. Line 8 aligns the bylaws with the statutory purpose of community corrections, and line 9 aligns the bylaws with the statutory requirement that community corrections boards develop a research-based decision making process. Article V, Section 1 has been amended to reflect the correct title of the public defender representative; changes representation from Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Center to AllHealth Network; and clarifies that up to nine (9) citizen members may be appointed to the ACCCB. The ACCCB proposes that Article V, Section 3 be amended to allow citizen members to serve three (3) consecutive three (3) year terms, and allow the BoCC to extend...
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