The San Benito County Board of Supervisors finds as follows.
(A) The legislature of the State of California enacted the Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council Act in 1989 with the intent to fund child abuse prevention coordinating councils in each county. The legislature found and declared the following:
(1) Child abuse is one of the most tragic social and criminal justice issues of our times;
(2) Victims of child abuse and their families face a complex intervention system involving many professionals and agencies;
(3) Coordination by child protection agencies and personnel improves the response to a victim and his or her family; and
(4) The prevention of child abuse requires the involvement of the entire community.
(B) It is the intent of this article to facilitate the establishment and implementation of a child abuse prevention council to coordinate the community’s efforts to prevent and respond to child abuse in San Benito County.
(C) It is the further intent of this article to establish the Child Abuse Prevention Council of San Benito County to implement the goals and objectives outlined in the Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council Act of 1989. The Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council Act provides for funding of the established Council from the county’s Children’s Trust Fund.
(1966 Code, § 37-1) (Ord. 786, § 1(part))