Cook County Criminal Justice Committee met Sept. 11.
Here is the agenda provided by the Committee:
PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Authorization as a public speaker shall only be granted to those individuals who have submitted in writing, their name, address, subject matter, and organization (if any) to the Secretary 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Duly authorized public speakers shall be called upon to deliver testimony at a time specified in the meeting agenda. Authorized public speakers who are not present during the specified time for public testimony will forfeit their allotted time to speak at the meeting. Public testimony must be germane to a specific item(s) on the meeting agenda, and the testimony must not exceed three minutes; the Secretary will keep track of the time and advise when the time for public testimony has expired. Persons authorized to provide public testimony shall not use vulgar, abusive, or otherwise inappropriate language when addressing the Board; failure to act appropriately; failure to speak to an item that is germane to the meeting, or failure to adhere to the time requirements may result in expulsion from the meeting and/or disqualify the person from providing future testimony.
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COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 05/16/2018
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Sponsored by: LARRY SUFFREDIN, Cook County Board of Commissioners PROPOSED ORDINANCE
PREVENTING THE DETENTION OF JUVENILES UNDER THE AGE OF 13
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Chapter 46, Law Enforcement, Sec. 46-4 be enacted as follows:
Sec. 46-4. - Detention of Juveniles
(a) Placement of a minor away from his or her home must be the last resort and be the least restrictive alternative available.
(b) An individual under 13 years of age shall not be admitted, kept, detained or committed to the Cook County Jail or the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center.
Effective date: This ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon adoption.
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