HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 47-66 - 7/5/1966 - PETITION DECENTRALIZE JUVENILE COURTRESOLUTION NO. 47-66
WHEREAS, all society is conscious of the obligations imposed
upon it in meeting the problems of dependent, neglected and de-
linquent children, and
WHEREAS, the Juvenile Court Division of the Circuit Court of
Cook County deals primarily with such children, having on its
calendar up to 20,000 cases annually, and
WHEREAS, there has been much talk of ways and means of com-
batting and solving this most acute problem with very little progress
coward decentralization of the Juvenile Court, and
WHEREAS, ti,ere were present at a meeting approximately one hundred
representatives from most of the suburban communities in Cook County,
representing police department, youth commissions, probation officers,
and other officials dealing with juvenile problems in the aforesaid
communities, and
WHEREAS, there was almost unanimous agreement that suburban
juvenile courts should be established forthwith, and
WHEREAS, there were also present presiding judges from each
district who evinced a desire to assist the Juvenile Court Judge and
his staff in their present endeavors on behalf of juveniles sent to
the Court, and who indicated that they had practically all the facili-
ties necessary to hear and dispose of these types of cases, and
WHEREAS, such regional handling of juvenile cases would remove
a burden and reduce the backlog of cases now being sent to the
Juvenile Court in Chicago and enable the suburban police and
juvenile officers to operate without the great loss of effort, time
and money now needlessly consumed, and
WHEREAT, the responsibility of the local community for handling
and aisposing of many problems facing juveniles would be reaffirmed
and strengthened by such regional action.
Section 1. NOW, THEREFORE, BE !T RESOLVED that the President
and Board of Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, petition
the administrative officers of the Circuit Court of Cook County and
the presiding judge of the Juvenile Court of Cook County that the
presiding judges of Districts 2 through 6 be authorized and be
granted jurisdiction on all proceedings that may be instituted under
the provisions of the Juvenile Court Act and that their courtrooms
may be designated as special courtrooms as provided in Section 2-11
of the Juvenile Court Act, and that all facilities now being used
by the Juvenile Court be made available to the aforesaid districts
when and if needed, all of the above to be and remain under the
jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court of Cook County and its presiding
judge and that all its functions be performed under the Juvenile
Court Act approved August 5, 165; and further urge the Cook County
Board of Commissioners to enact a suitable budget to increase the
number of staff positions and the staff salaries of the Juvenile
Court Division and to make adequate budgetary allowances for the
physical facilities needed when decentralization of the Juvenile
Court is effected.
Section 2. This resolution shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval according to law.
PASSED and APPROVED this 51h day of July, 1966.
Jack D. Pahl
President
ATTEST:
Eleanor G. Turner
Village Clerk