CLARK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM
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Petitioner: |
John Martin, Director of Juvenile Justice Services |
Recommendation:
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Approve and authorize the continued use of Targeted Case Management monies to fund six limited-permanent positions in the Department of Juvenile Justice Services, which includes 4 Juvenile Probation Officers (Schedule J01E); 1 Juvenile Detention Assistant (Schedule C22); and 1 Youth & Adult Intervention Specialist (Schedule C29) through June 30, 2022. (For possible action)
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FISCAL IMPACT:
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Fund #: |
2300.919 |
Fund Name: |
Entitlements |
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Fund Center: |
1240711000 |
Funded PGM/Grant: |
N/A |
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Amount: |
$485,565 |
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Description: |
N/A |
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Additional Comments: |
N/A |
BACKGROUND:
Targeted Case Management (TCM) funds are Medicaid monies that the Department of Juvenile Justice Services (DJJS) has available to support medical and therapeutic case management of Medicaid eligible youth under DJJS supervision. The 13 DJJS positions are responsible for caseload management of youth and their families.
On June 1, 2021, the Clark County Board of Commissioners approved funding for thirteen (13) positions which included 8 Juvenile Probation Officers, 1 Manager, 1 Juvenile Detention Assistant, 2 Assistant managers and 1 Eligibility position for a one year period from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.
Of the six positions, 4 Juvenile Probation Officers (JPO) will meet with youth, review the terms and conditions of their Court Orders, focusing on victim restoration and ensuring community safety. The JPOs also perform home checks on youth that are on the Global Positioning System Monitoring system, in an effort to keep youth out of juvenile detention and still ensure community safety. The Juvenile Detention Assistant ensures best practices in terms of staff to youth ratio. The Youth & Adult Intervention Specialist position is assigned in the Clinical Division to work with various units and case management.