Cloud County Commission Makes Appointments to Juvenile Corrections Advisory Board

The Cloud County Commission voted to make appointments to the 12th Judicial District Juvenile/Community Corrections Advisory Board during their regular meeting on Monday, June 26th.

All terms are from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025.

Here are the appointments:
Chris Springer, Police Representative
Andrew Grabon, Beloit City Council Representative
Mark Rothfuss, Mental Health Representative
Guy Steier, Judiciary Representative
Regine Thompson, Belleville City Council Representative
Rob Walsh, Prosecution Representative
Scott Zabokrtsky, Washington County Commissioners Representative

The State of Kansas is comprised of 31 judicial districts.  In compliance with state statute each judicial district has a Juvenile Corrections Advisory Board which consists of 12 or more members who represent law enforcement, prosecution, judiciary, education, corrections, ethnic minorities, social services and the general public.

The function of each Juvenile Corrections Advisory Board is to develop a local comprehensive plan to address the concerns that are impacting the youth within the community.  The Juvenile Corrections Advisory Board must then obtain approval of the comprehensive plan from the Board of County Commissioners.  Once that is done and the comprehensive plan is implemented the Juvenile Corrections Advisory Board acts as the oversight committee for the community to ensure that the comprehensive plan remains at its peak of effectiveness.  To do this the Juvenile Corrections Advisory Board's meet regularly to continuously go through a process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the comprehensive plan in order to make modifications and to ensure maximum effectiveness with the funds available.  Their efforts make a substantial impact on the efficiency of the entire juvenile justice system in Kansas.