Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Meeting | Oct. 15, 2026

The Buncombe County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council meeting, identified in the title as October 15, 2026 (the metadata lists October 16), reviewed prior meeting minutes and council membership applications, and discussed future meeting locations and committee work. No contracts, vendor selections, or conventional purchasing awards were identified. The planning committee is reviewing youth assessment and racial-equity data to inform recommendations for the next fiscal year’s JCPC-funded programs. Members discussed the March 17 funding-allocation hearing and whether future RFPs should offer one- or two-year funding; no funding amounts or awards were approved. The council also discussed a policy clarification on disposing of property purchased with JCPC funds: the preferred sequence is transfer to another JCPC-funded program, then another youth-serving agency, with county sale and transfer of proceeds as an additional option. JCPC programs were asked to indicate by the end of October whether they want the table under discussion, with a possible disposal decision at the December meeting.

The council approved the August minutes and applications for two prospective members, with recommendations to be forwarded to the Board of Commissioners. Members discussed forming a public-awareness and engagement committee, updating council information materials, and potentially holding hybrid meetings or separate community listening sessions in local neighborhoods. No major recent juvenile-justice statutory changes were reported.