§ 2-113. Duties

(a) The children and youth planning board shall actively participate in the formulation of a comprehensive plan for the development, implementation, and operation of services for children and youth and make formal recommendations to the parish governing authority at least annually concerning the comprehensive plan and its implementation during the ensuing year.

(b) The parish children and youth planning board, in its formulation of the comprehensive plan, shall do all of the following, but shall not be limited to the following:

(1) Identify all resources available to meet the needs of children and youth by comprehensively examining resources and services that target youth. These services may include, but are not limited to prevention, early intervention, education and treatment.

(2) Assess the needs of children and youth in the local community, incorporating reliable data sources.

(3) Develop and select the appropriate evidence-based strategies or programs to meet those needs identified by soliciting community input and developing a strategic plan to best address the needs of children and youth in the respective community. This strategic plan should have measurable goals and objectives and should be evaluated annually to ensure its effectiveness.

(4) Collaborate with schools, law enforcement, judicial system, health care providers and others to ensure goals and treatment needs are being met.

(5) Ensure effective delivery of prevention programs in the community through training, technical assistance, monitoring and evaluation to ensure effective outcomes are achieved.

(6) Report annually by October first to the office of youth services and the children's cabinet the results of such assessments. Performance indicators and benchmarks from the reports will be used for planning at both the state and community levels.

(c) All proceedings of the parish children and youth planning board and any committee or subgroup thereof, shall be subject to the provisions of R.S. 42:4.1 and 42:10, and all votes taken of members shall be recorded and shall become matters of public record.

(d) The children and youth planning board shall promulgate and implement rules concerning attendance of members at board meetings. The members may also elect their own officers.

(Ord. of 2-16-05, § 2)