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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING COMPRESSION INCREASES FOR
DIVISION OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION
DETENTION AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER STAFF
WHEREAS, the Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention provides short
term secure confinement in Juvenile Detention Centers and long term commitment
services in the State's Youth Development Centers; and
WHEREAS, the overarching mission of the Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention and the local Juvenile Crime Prevention Council is to provide services and
programming to ensure the protection of the community and rehabilitation of youth
offenders; and
WHEREAS, Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention facilities are
contending with an average 36% vacancy rate, with the Wake Juvenile Detention Center
currently at a 40% vacancy rate, largely due to impact of the pandemic which has driven
salaries and wages higher across the board; and
WHEREAS, compression salary Increases for Division of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention facility staff were removed from the state's budget prior to final
approval; and
WHEREAS, similar salary adjustments or increases were approved for Department of
Public Safety staff in adult facilities;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Orange County Board of Commissioners
supports the adequate and timely increase of the salaries of juvenile facility staff in Wake
County and across the State of North Carolina to make those positions competitive and
to ensure qualified staff are compensated adequately for years of experience for the
purposes of retention, as well as lay the groundwork for recruitment of qualified staff for
youth facilities which will ensure the immediate and ongoing protection of the community
and strengthen rehabilitative services for those juveniles most in need.
Adopted this 17th day of January, 2023.
JpMezettatedford, Chair
Oranges t Board of Commissioners
Laura Jen ` y
Clerk to the Board of County Commissionersx
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