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County attorney seeks guidance as commission moves to establish criminal-justice coordinating council
Summary
County Attorney Ben Benoit presented a draft ordinance required by state law to create a Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; commissioners favored letting represented groups self-select members and asked staff to refine language on multi-county composition before adopting the ordinance by year-end.
Ben Benoit of the Utah County Attorney—s Office presented a draft ordinance the commission must adopt to satisfy a state requirement to establish a Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, citing the statute number included verbatim in the draft.
Benoit said the statute (noted in the draft as 7.13.0.03) lists categories of representatives—police chiefs, district and justice court judges, a victim advocate, behavioral-health representation and others—without prescribing how those representatives are selected. He…
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