[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of
Charles County 1-7-2014 by Bill No. 2013-18.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Human Relations Commission — See Ch. 70.
Human Resources Committee — See Ch. 72.
Women's Commission — See Ch. 140
Mental health services — See Ch. 187.
[1]
Editor's Note: This chapter was originally adopted as
Ch. 180, but was renumbered to maintain the alphabetical organization
of the Code.
There shall be a Charles County Advocacy Council for Children,
Youth, and Families, formerly known as the Charles County Local Management
Board.
A.
The function of the Charles County Advocacy Council for Children,
Youth, and Families is to plan, direct, coordinate, and ensure that
an integrated, collaborative and comprehensive interagency service
delivery system for children, youth, and families exists in Charles
County. As the designated local management board for Charles County,
the Charles County Advocacy Council for Children, Youth, and Families
will also monitor programs/contracts for performance and compliance;
ensure that policies and procedures are in place as required; and
maintain jurisdiction support through this designation.
B.
Key roles and responsibilities include:
(1)
Strengthening the decision-making capacity at the local level;
(2)
Designing and implementing strategies to achieve clearly defined
results for families and children;
(3)
Maintaining standards of accountability for locally agreed upon results
for children and families;
(4)
Influencing the allocation of resources across systems as necessary
to accomplish the desired result;
(5)
Coordinating children and family services within the jurisdiction
to eliminate fragmentation and duplication of services and to establish
noncategorical services;
(6)
Creating an effective system of services, supports, and opportunities
that improve outcomes for all children, youth, and families;
(7)
Operating based on locally agreed upon principles concerning service
delivery and the community's commitment to its families and children;
(8)
Representing local residents, communities, and state and local government;
and
(9)
Shifting the programmatic focus to prevention and early intervention
strategies.
A.
The Board shall consist of at least 11 members but no more than 15,
and of the group, seven shall be representing each of the following:
(1)
Charles County Department of Health/Core Service Agency/Mental Hygiene
Administration;
(2)
Charles County Department of Juvenile Services;
(3)
Charles County Public Schools;
(4)
Charles County Department of Social Services;
(5)
Charles County Sheriff's Office representative;
(6)
Charles County government (Department of Community Services); and
(7)
Charles County Courts.
B.
These public sector representatives shall be either the director
or senior representative of their respective organizations or a designee
with programmatic and fiscal decision-making authority within the
organization.
C.
Of the members, at least 51% of the membership must be from the public
sector, with no more than 49% of members representing the private
sector (such as parents, children, advocacy groups, private service
providers, etc.).
D.
The Charles County Advocacy Council for Children, Youth, and Families
shall adhere to the guidelines and regulations set forth by the Governor's
office for children's policies and procedures manual.
