JCPC to review bylaws, seeks member renewals and flags two vacancies

Buncombe County JCPC staff said on Feb. 19 that the executive committee has circulated an initial draft of updated bylaws (last substantially revised in 2013) and will continue revisions with Buncombe County Finance and Legal. The timeline presented calls for a final draft ready for the April meeting and a formal vote at the following meeting, with expected finalization in June.

Hannah (JCPC staff) said several sections contain proposed language changes and that members will have opportunities to review and submit feedback. "We have a couple comments to check with Buncombe County Finance and Legal to make sure that any things that need to be updated just based off the process changes over the past 13 years are updated," she said.

Staff also reminded members to complete FY26 conflict-of-interest forms and to return them even though the current meeting did not include funding decisions. The council noted two vacancies: one seat intended for a youth age 21 or a member representing families impacted by the juvenile justice system, and one additional vacancy to be filled as applications arrive.

The executive committee invited members to join the bylaws review and said it would formally solicit feedback at upcoming meetings. The chair encouraged recruitment and suggested that term-limit policies observed in other counties (for example, a 6-year cap) could be considered but are not set policy.

Action recorded: Angel Redmond moved to approve the previous meeting minutes; that motion carried by voice vote and the minutes were approved unanimously.

Next steps: staff will circulate the upcoming executive-committee schedule and an April meeting packet with the bylaws draft; members interested in serving on the bylaws subcommittee were asked to contact staff.