Legislative Reference:.

09-26-00 Resolution 00-364 Established Commission

01-08-02 Resolution 02-008 Amended

06-24-08  By Resolution No. 08-228

04-14-09  By Resolution 09-219 Bylaws.

04-06-10 Bylaws Amended

Membership:  The Community Restorative Justice Commission consists 18 members:

• The Chief Probation Officer or his/her designee;

• The District Attorney or his/her designee;

• The Public Defender or his/her designee;

• One member of the Board of Supervisors;

A member who is an elected official, the Chief Probation Officer or the Public Defender may designate a representative to participate and vote at meetings if he/she is unable to attend

Additionally, 14 members appointed by the Board of Supervisors,

• Five residents who have been victims of a crime, appointed by each Supervisor;

• Nine appointees, to establish a broad-based community representation on the Commission, including:

  • One correctional professional

  • One member of the Monterey County Chief Law Enforcement Officers’
    Association

  • One mayor of a city in Monterey County

  • One student attending a college, university or a Monterey County High School

  • One person who has personal experience with the criminal justice system

  • One member of the faith community

  • One business person

  • One educator

  • One official of a non-profit organization concerned with law enforcement and
    victim’s rights.

Terms: The initial appointments were for two-year terms. Appointments now will be for three-year terms. The Chief Probation Officer, the Chief Assistant District Attorney and the Public Defender all serve as long as he/she holds office. The Board member serves a three-year term.

Qualifications & Functions:  The Commission oversees community education on restorative justice issues and reviews and evaluates restorative justice needs, services, facilities and special concerns. In addition, the Commission oversees the partnership between probation, law enforcement, the judiciary, and the Community Justice Commission on the Central Coast, the community based non-profit corporation established to implement restorative justice in Monterey County.

The Commission makes recommendations to the Probation Department and Law Enforcement, the District Attorney’s Office, the Public Defender’s Office, and the Coordinated Trial Courts for the successful implementation of restorative justice principles.

Meeting Date, Time and Place: Meetings are held once a month at a place and time to be determined by the Commission.

Staff Contact: Pascuala Rios/Jennifer Butz – Commission Secretary
                        Probation Department 755-3961

 Each Supervisor appoints a person who has been a victim of a crime. 

 Full Board Appointments