Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Neal I. Taniguchi, Court Executive Officer
Subject: Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Commission Appointments
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation for three appointments to the Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Commission:
A) Victor Lecha III, for an initial partial term ending December 31, 2021; and
B) Rocsana Enriquez, for an initial term ending December 31, 2024; and
C) Karin Huber-Levy, for an initial term ending December 31, 2024.
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BACKGROUND:
For the efficient and effective statutory compliance of the review of juvenile operations in this county, the Court and the Board have agreed that the appointees by the Court to the Juvenile Justice Commission are appointed concurrently by the Board of Supervisors to the Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Commission.
DISCUSSION:
With the recommendation of the Juvenile Judge Susan Irene Etezadi, Presiding Judge Leland Davis III has appointed Victor Lecha III, Rocsana Enriquez and Karin Huber-Levy to the Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Commission for the term prescribed by law. Victor Lecha III is being recommended to serve a partial term ending December 31, 2021 for a seat previously held by Daniel Casillas who no longer serves on the commission. Rocsana Enriquez and Karin Huber-Levy are being recommended to serve full terms ending December 31, 2024. This is a request that the Board of Supervisors appoints the above-listed commissioners to the Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Commission.
Victor Lecha III is a social worker, licensed mental health clinician, activist, and former legislative assistant. His social work focuses on juvenile behavioral health and he has deep experience working with juveniles in the dependency and delinquency systems who have experienced domestic violence, commercial sexual exploitation, and addiction. As a clinician, h...
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