2017-30-Minutes for Meeting September 26,1982 Recorded 2/23/2017I
DESCHUTES COUNTY OFFICIAL RECORDS CJ 2017.30
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Deschutes County Board of Commissioners
Bend, Oregon
DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Audio Cassette Recording Titled: Special Meeting of the Juvenile Detention
Committee.
September 26, 1982, 2:00-3:10 PM.
A meeting of the Board of County Commissioners was held on September 26,
1982. Board of Commissioners present were Albert Young, Robert Paulsen, and
Clay Shepard. Also present were County Administrator Mike Maier and others
who were not identified on tape.
An overview of issue was given, and they reviewed a package of information.
They did not come up with the total numbers for the three counties. There is a
number that they actually detained and another number of how many they could
detain. There are usually 15 per month but no average. Some months are higher.
They need to look at capacity needs. The average stay was just over three days.
They have to set up for the maximum number possible at any given time.
Discussion took place regarding the need for juvenile detention facilities in this
area. They talked about the number of children and how to get reimbursed. They
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would have children there all the time. There is no place for them now except the
Ranch or going to Klamath Falls.
If it is full with other people, they will have to use their contract with The Dalles as
a backup. The reimbursement on shelter care is around $45 per day for kids. The
Dalles gets $60 for an overnight stay. The Juvenile Department supervises during
the day, and the Sheriff handles this at night. With the new laws, there will be
Juvenile Department employees only doing this. They need to figure out a way to
have full-time staff and someone to be on call. It is more complicated if they end
up with female detainees. Shelter care or a foster situation might be a better
option for some. A modular building might be appropriate, but a professional
staff is necessary.
There was a long discussion about drafts and rough designs on what they might
be able to do. They have to think about shelter care and detention. Both need to
be supervised. They want to maximize what they can do and be flexible. They
discussed whether Crook County or Jefferson County want to be involved. They
feel it will depend on what the dollar figures are.
They lost a lot of foster homes because wood stoves now require a certain
certification and many of the locations, although safe, no longer qualify for this
reason.
For the next meeting, they will come up with conceptual plans so it can be more
easily visualized.
I certify that the above is a true and accurate record of meeting, as reproduced from a cassette
tape identified as Minutes of a Juvenile Detention Meeting of the Deschutes County Board of
Commissioners, held on September 26, 1982. This record was completed subsequent to the
presiding Deschutes County Board of Commissioners' tenure.
Bonnie Baker
For the Board of County Commissioners
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