LJ Bylaws Revised 11-17-21 (Clean Version)

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Kittitas County Law and Just Council Mission Statement and By-Laws - Page 6 of 7 d. MENTAL HEALTH/DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COMMITTEE: Responsible for coordination of criminal justice related mental health, developmental disability, and drug and alcohol issues cooperatively developed with representatives of the County’s Behavioral Health and Recovery Advisory Board, Developmental Disabilities Advisory Committee, and other concerned parties. e. YOUTH MENTORING & PREVENTION COMMITTEE: Responsible for coordination of criminal justice and community-based agencies working with youth to improve mental wellness and school engagement and to decrease youth suicide, substance use, justice system involvement and gang affiliation by partnering with and supporting community-based mentoring programs that positively impact these outcomes for our youth. Responsible for putting priorities for goals and objectives before the Law and Justice Council for approval as a body of work accepted by the Council moving forward, and responsible for implementing such approved goals and objectives. Responsible for determining the composition of committee members to best address the scope of work agreed upon by the Council, including such members and/or guests to be invited to attend the meetings of this committee as deemed necessary by the committee to move their work forward in an expeditious fashion. This committee is allowed and encouraged to bring in community members to participate in the work of the committee, regardless if such community members are also members of the Law and Justice Council. A community members inclusion on this committee to assist with the committee’s work in no way creates an expectation or reality that such individual is also gaining membership on the Kittitas County Law and Justice Council. f. Nominating Committee g. Other committees as may be deemed necessary from time-to-time I. DEFENSE AND INDEMNITY. Kittitas County will defend and indemnify Committee members as provided for in Kittitas County Code Chapter 2.73, “Defense and Indemnification of County Officers, Employees, and Volunteers,” as currently enacted or hereafter amended. J. CESSATION OF OPERATIONS: Upon a recommendation by a two-thirds vote of the Law and Justice Council to cease operations, the Board of County Commissioners shall hold a public hearing to hear testimony as to the pros and cons, as well as the legality of eliminating the Kittitas County Law and Justice Council and its operations. The Board of County Commissioners shall after such hearing make a determination as to whether the Council shall continue or be disbanded and take all necessary action connected with such decision.