1-14-99-6.4E - Resolution - 01/14/1999City of College Station
RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION NUMBER 1-14-99-6.4E
RESOLUTION URGING THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE TO INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS FOR
COLINTY JLrVEI~LF, PROBATION SERVICES
WHEREAS, the City of College Station is a Regional Planning Commission organized
under provisions of Chapter 570, Acts, 59th Legislature, Regular Session, 1965 (Codified
as Article 1011m, V.A.C.S.), and represents the seven county Brazos Valley region that
consists of Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson and Washington Counties;
and
WHEREAS, the juvenile justice system and juvenile probation services are a core
function of county government; and
WHEREAS, more than half of the funding for the county juvenile probation services
statewide is provided by local funds; and
WHEREAS, maintaining juvenile probation services requires a continuing
investment of state and resources to maintain and expand these services in order to meet
identified needs; and
WHEREAS, expenditures for the juvenile justice system accounted for less than
eight percent (8%) of funding for corrections while juvenile crimes made up 17 percent of
all arrests in Texas in 1996 (Juvenile Justice Handbook for cities - Office of the Attorney
General); and
WHEREAS, the current level of appropriations to the county juvenile justice system
are adequate to address less than one-half of the identified Texas juvenile justice needs
(Juvenile Justice Handbook for Cities - Office of the Attorney General); and
WI-IEREAS, increased appropriations to county governments are necessary to
supplement juvenile probation services including medical and psychiatric care needs;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City of College Station Council;
THAT the 76th Legislature be and hereby is urged to increase annual
appropriations for the juvenile probation by county governments.
THAT a copy of the resolution be transmitted to the Offices of the Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House of representatives, the Ohairxnan of the Texas
Youth Commission, the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission and the chairs of the
following legislative coram~ttees: Senate Committee on Finance, Senate Committee on State
Affairs, House Comra~ttee on Appropriations, House Cor~m~ttee on Ways and NIeans, and
House Select Committee on Revenue and Public Education Funding.
THAT this resolution become effective immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this /~day ~~,~ ~ 1999.
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
COi~rNIE HOOKS, City Secretary
LYNN McILHANEY, Mayor/
HAI~V~Y CAP~L, JR ,/f/~,.,/~:~' orhey