Breaking: Dallas County force Price out of 20-year seat on juvenile board following public spat
, and most recently regarding a diversity officer hire. In February, commissioners voted in favor to choose a former Lewis Jenkins staffer as the county’s Chief Equity Officer, but Price was critical of the pick.“I would be honored to serve on this board,” he said in the meeting. “I will do so with understanding and also with listening to all members of this commissioner’s court. I know that they will all not be present, but they will all be involved.
for their cases to be resolved, regardless of the severity of the offense or risk of reoffending. In more than half of these cases, a judge eventually grants probation. “So for that reason, I am not sure. I wanted to tap the break just a minute so that we can assess where we are today and what are better ways for us to move forward,” she said.
Garcia called herself the deciding vote. She said that it was important to put the children first. She said the reports’ findings show these shortfalls have been continuing for years. County code stipulates the county judge as a required member of the juvenile board, as well as one commissioner appointed by the commissioners court. Other members include juvenile judges, civil, administrative, criminal and family judges and the chairman of the youth services advisory board.
The seat shift comes a week after the latest juvenile board meeting, where Lewis Jenkins and Price fought over the planning of a retreat to improve the juvenile justice system.that a factor in the sudden seat change was a contentious argument between Price and Lewis Jenkins.
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