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Meeting Minutes
March 11, 2026
Members Present: Richard Johnson, Aron Lappin, Brice Warren, Beverly Cates, Kelly Foti, Michelle Carey
Attending Virtually: Marie Chapman, Charles Harvey, John Hill, J. Stultz, Laura Sharpe, Alisa Black, Brian Hart
Providers & Community Members Present: Ronnie Dunevant, Courtney Jackson, Cathy Waugh, Sonia Clark,
Kerri Cox, Carmen Graves, Dawn Coleman
JCPC Consultant Present: Eddie Crews
Members Absent:
Anita Banks, Charles Croson, Louise Oliver, Joey Hawkeye Aguilar, Donald Fuqua, Elizabeth McCoy, Mary
Galarde, Antoinetta Royster
Vacant (Citizen-At-Large)
Vacant (Citizen-At-Large)
Vacant (Person under the age of 21)
Vacant (Juvenile Defense Attorney)
Vacant (Person County Schools)
I. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by Beverly Cates.
II. Approval of Minutes (Feb 2026)
A motion was made to approve the February 2026 meeting minutes by Charles Harvey. Aron Lappin
seconded and the motion passed.
III. Program Updates
Program updates were given by Roots & Wings and Youth Villages:
Roots & Wings (Ronnie Dunevant & Courtney Jackson)
Community Service – 6 current caseload
Life Skills – 1 referral, 2 current caseload
Teen Court – 5 referrals in Feb
Parenting Class – Graduated 5. 2 DSS referrals pending
Youth Villages
Currently accepting referrals.
IV. Consultant's Report
Monitoring complete. The 3rd QTR accounting report is due soon. May 1, 2026 is the deadline to reallocate funds.
V. Chief Court Counselor Report
Numbers are still low. There are currently four juveniles on probation.
VI. Old Business
Monitoring Report. See attached. There was a question regarding Teen Court: Q: Can they choose not to
participate? A: An example of SRO referral, there were four individuals that were referred that would not show
up or call. When this happens, the referral is returned back to the referral source. Suggestions made were to
widen the referral source to obtain referrals for needed youth. Youth Villages acknowledges that they are not
serving non-Medicaid youth. They are a safety net. The Chief Court Counselor advised it was best to keep the
service. For example, sex offender complaints come in waves, and there needs to be a safety net in place. Ms.
Chapman recommends to keep this program in place for next year.
A question about holding dollars in admin for this use was asked.
Eddie Crews suggested putting funds in a contracted service line in the Roots & Wings Budget for this use.
Other options would include: 1. Continue as is 2. Place $ in a contract line 3. Put out an RFP.
Ronnie Dunevant voiced that Roots & Wings would love to help out with the JCPC line item. He acknowledged
they collaborate well with Youth Villages and would be glad to accommodate the request if needed.
VII. New Business: none
VIII. Announcements
Thanks went out to the monitoring committee.
April is child abuse prevention month. Ronnie ordered bracelets if anyone is interested.
Ronnie announced JSA president is Michelle Carrey.
Cathy Waugh announced: Parenting with Eyes Wide Open: March 24th from 6.00-7:30.
She also noted that additional staff has been trained on suspension alternatives.
The police department reported higher than normal juvenile contacts since January 2026.
IX. Adjournment
Next meeting will be April 8th @1:00 pm