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CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COMMISSION

Created -- Montgomery County Code Section 2-60 (as amended 3/04)

Purpose -- Evaluate the organization and adequacy of law enforcement and the administration of justice in the County; review and comment, at the request of the County Executive or County Council, on programs proposed by law enforcement and criminal justice agencies for: long-term impacts on the criminal justice system; feasibility; and implementation issues; respond to requests from the Executive, Council, and the judicial system for any analysis concerning criminal justice programs; educate the community about law enforcement, crime prevention, reentry of individuals to the community, and other criminal justice issues, promote respect for law, and encourage community involvement in law enforcement and other appropriate components of the criminal justice system; facilitate coordination of the programs and activities of County law enforcement and criminal justice agencies; facilitate coordination of County law enforcement and criminal justice agencies with those of the State and neighboring state and local governments; promote efficient processing of criminal cases at every stage from arrest to completion of trial and correctional programs; and advise the County on how to achieve fair and effective law enforcement, crime prevention, and juvenile justice. The Commission makes reports and recommendations to the Executive and Council as it finds appropriate. The Commission must report to the Council and Executive on request.

Membership -- 32 members total (twenty are ex-officio; see list on page 3). The County Executive appoints, subject to Council confirmation, a member of the MC Council selected by the Council President, a member of the County Legislative Delegation selected jointly by the Chairs of the House and Senate Delegations; 7 members of the public, one of whom must be a member of the Maryland bar who practices law in the County; an employee of the Division of Parole and Probation in the State Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, after giving the Director of the Division an opportunity to make a recommendation; an employee of the State Department of Juvenile Justice, after giving the Secretary of the Department an opportunity to make a recommendation; and a member of the Advisory Board on Victims and their Families, after giving the Board an opportunity to make a recommendation.

Financial Disclosure -- Not required.

Terms -- Appointed members serve three year terms.

Chair and VC -- After considering recommendation of the CJCC, if any, the CE must
Designate the Chair and Vice Chair who serve one-year terms.

Meetings -- The Commission must meet at least four times per year.

Staff -- Hon. Mike Subin, 240-777-2773

MEMBERSHIP

 

Type of Position: Commission on Juvenile Justice  

Mr. Ronald Wright, Silver Spring

Affiliation: None

Start Date: 3/31/2009   End Date: 11/30/2011

First Term – Replaces Marlene Beckman's expired term

 

Type of Position: Employee  MD Department of Juvenile Services  

Mr. Maurice Sessoms, Baltimore

Affiliation: MD Department of Juvenile Services

Start Date: 9/22/2009   End Date: 11/30/2012

First Term - Replaces Delmas Wood's unexpired term

 

Type of Position: Employee MD Division of Parole and Probation, Dept. of Public Safety and Correctional Services  

Mr. Robert Ulino, Baltimore

Affiliation: Dept. of Public Safety and Correctional Services

Start Date: 2/5/2008   End Date: 11/30/2010

First Term - Replaces Colleen Davies' expired term

 

Type of Position: Ex Officio Administrative Judge, Circuit Court  

Hon. John W. Debelius  III, Rockville

Affiliation: Circuit Court for Montgomery County

Start Date:    End Date:

No Term Exp -

 

Type of Position: Ex Officio Administrative Judge, District Court  

Hon. Eugene Wolfe, Rockville

Affiliation: District Court for Montgomery County

Start Date:    End Date:

No Term Exp - Replaces Cornelius Vaughey

 

Type of Position: Ex Officio Asst. Chief Fire Code Enforcement and Fire Explosive Investigations, FRS  

Battalion Chief Michael Donahue, Rockville

Affiliation: Fire & Rescue Service

Start Date: 3/19/2008   End Date:

No Term Exp - New Position

 

Type of Position: Ex Officio Chair Council Public Safety Committee  

Hon. Phil Andrews, Rockville

Affiliation: County Council

Start Date:    End Date:

No Term Exp -

 

Type of Position: Ex Officio Chief Administrative Officer  

Mr. Timothy Firestine, Rockville

Affiliation: Offices of the County Executive

Start Date:    End Date:

No Term Exp – Replaces Bruce Romer

 

Type of Position: Ex Officio Chief of Behavioral Health and Crisis Services, DHHS  

Mr. Raymond Crowel, Rockville

Affiliation: DHHS

Start Date:    End Date:

No Term Exp - Replaces David Jones

 

Type of Position: Ex Officio Chief of Children, Youth and Family, DHHS  

Ms. Kate Garvey, Rockville

Affiliation: DHHS

Start Date:    End Date:

No Term Exp – Replaces Darryl Plevy

 

Type of Position: Ex Officio Clerk, Circuit Court  

Hon. Loretta Knight, Rockville

Affiliation: Circuit Court for Montgomery County

Start Date:    End Date:

No Term Exp -

 

Type of Position: Ex Officio Dept. of School Safety and Security for MCPS  

Mr. Robert Hellmuth, Rockville

Affiliation: MCPS

Start Date: 3/20/2008   End Date:

No Term Exp - New position

 

Type of Position: Ex Officio Director, Dept. of Correction & Rehabilitation   Chair

Mr. Arthur Wallenstein, Rockville

Affiliation: Dept. of Correction and Rehabilitation

Start Date:    End Date:

No Term Exp -

 

Type of Position: Ex Officio Director, Dept. of Technology Services  

Mr. Mike Knuppel, Rockville

Affiliation: Dept. of Technology Services

Start Date:    End Date:

No Term Exp – Replaces Allison Moore

 

Type of Position: Ex Officio Member of County Legislative Delegation  

Delegate Kathleen Dumais, Annapolis

Affiliation: MD House of Delegates

Start Date: 4/22/2008   End Date: 11/30/2010

Second Term - Reappointment

 

Type of Position: Ex Officio Montgomery County Sheriff  

Sheriff Raymond Kight, Rockville

Affiliation: Sheriff's Office

Start Date:    End Date:

No Term Exp -

 

Type of Position: Ex Officio Police Chief Chevy Chase Village  

Chief Roy Gordon, Chevy Chase

Affiliation: Village of Chevy Chase Police Department

Start Date:    End Date:

No Term Exp -

 

Type of Position: Ex Officio Police Chief City of Gaithersburg  

Chief John King, Gaithersburg

Affiliation: Gaithersburg Police Department

Start Date:    End Date:

No Term Exp – Replaces Mary Anne Viverette

 

Type of Position: Ex Officio Police Chief City of Rockville  

Chief T. N. Treschuk, Rockville

Affiliation: City of Rockville Police

Start Date:    End Date:

No Term Exp –

 

Type of Position: Ex Officio Police Chief City of Takoma Park  

Chief Ronald Ricucci, Takoma Park

Affiliation: City of Takoma Park Police Department

Start Date:    End Date:

No Term Exp – Replaces Cynthia Creamer

 

Type of Position: Ex Officio Police Chief MNCPPC  

Chief Darien Manley, Silver Spring

Affiliation: MNCPPC Police

Start Date: 4/14/2008   End Date:

No Term Exp -

 

Type of Position: Ex Officio Police Chief Montgomery County  

Chief Thomas Manger, Rockville

Affiliation: MCPD

Start Date:    End Date:

No Term Exp -

 

Type of Position: Ex Officio Public Defender  

Mr. Paul DeWolfe, Rockville

Affiliation: Public Defender for Montgomery County

Start Date:    End Date:

No Term Exp -

 

Type of Position: Ex Officio State's Attorney for Montgomery County  

Hon. John McCarthy, Rockville

Affiliation: State's Attorney for Montgomery County

Start Date: 1/26/2007   End Date:

No Term Exp -

 

Type of Position: Public   Co/VC

Ms. Chiquita Arrington, Germantown

Affiliation: None

Start Date: 6/19/2007   End Date: 11/30/2009

First Term - Replaces Mary Betters' expired term

 

Type of Position: Public  

Ms. Marlene Beckman, Cabin John

Affiliation: None

Start Date: 9/22/2009   End Date: 11/30/2011

First Term - Replaces Penny Coleman's expired term

 

Type of Position: Public  

Mr. Roger Fairfax, Chevy Chase

Affiliation: None

Start Date: 6/19/2007   End Date: 11/30/2009

Second Term - Reappointment

 

Type of Position: Public  

Ms. Vanessa Hall, Silver Spring

Affiliation: None

Start Date: 6/19/2007   End Date: 11/30/2009

First Term – Replaces Dolores Kozloski's expired term

 

Type of Position: Public  

Mr. Vernon Scott, Silver Spring

Affiliation: None

Start Date: 2/5/2008   End Date: 11/30/2010

First Term - Replaces Craig Uchida's expired term

 

Type of Position: Public  

Ms. Wendy Stickle, Gaithersburg

Affiliation: None

Start Date: 2/5/2008   End Date: 11/30/2010

First Term – Replaces Steven G. Berry's expired term

 

Type of Position: Public - MD Bar Member Practicing in County  

Mr. Patrick Hoover, Derwood

Affiliation: None

Start Date: 9/22/2009   End Date: 11/30/2011

First Term - Replaces Ruth Morrel's unexpired term

 

Type of Position: Victim Services Advisory Board  

Ms. Judith Whiton, Gaithersburg

Affiliation: None

Start Date: 9/22/2009   End Date: 11/30/2012

First Term - Replaces Samantha Davis' expired term

Ex-Officio Members, CJCC

The County requests the following 12 individuals to serve as ex-officio members of the Commission:
(A) Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County;
Hon. Ann S. Harrington, 50 Md. Ave., Rockville
(B) Administrative Judge of the District Court for Montgomery County; Hon. Eugene Wolfe, 27 Courthouse Sq., Rockville
(C) State’s Attorney for Montgomery County;
Hon. John J. McCarthy, 50 Md. Avenue, Rockville
(D) County Sheriff; Hon. Raymond Kight, 50 Maryland Avenue, Rockville
(E) Clerk of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County;
Hon. Loretta Knight--, 50 Maryland. Avenue, Rockville
(F) Public Defender for Montgomery County;
Paul DeWolfe, 199-P East Montgomery Avenue, Rockville
(G) Chief of the City of Rockville Police Department;
Chief T. Treschuk, 111 Maryland Avenue, Rockville
(H) Chief of the City of Gaithersburg Police Department;
Chief John King, 14 Fulks Corner Avenue, Gaithersburg,MD 20877
(I) Chief of the City of Takoma Park Police Department;
Chief Ronald Ricucci, 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park
(J) Chief of the Village of Chevy Chase Police Department;
Chief Roy Gordon, 5906 Conn. Ave., Chevy Chase 20815
(K) Chief of the Montgomery County Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Police Department; Acting Chief Darien Manley, 12751 Layhill Road, Silver Spring 20906; and
(L) Director of the Department of School Safety and Security for the Montgomery County Public Schools, Robert B. Hellmuth, 850 Hungerford Drive, Rockville

The following 8 individuals are ex-officio members of the Commission:
(A) Chair of the County Council’s Public Safety Committee;
Phil Andrews, 100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville
(B) Chief Administrative Officer;
Timothy Firestine, 101 Monroe Street, Rockville
(C) Chief of the County Police Department;
Chief J. Thomas Manger, 2350 Research Blvd., Rockville
(D) Director of the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation;
Art Wallenstein, 51 Monroe Street, Rockville
(E) Chief of Behavioral Health and Crisis Services of the Department of Health and Human Services;
David Jones, 401 Hungerford Drive, Rockville

  1. Chief of Children, Youth, and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services;

Kate Garvey, 401 Hungerford Drive, Rockville (VICE CHAIR)

  1. Director of the Dept. of Technology Services,

E. Steven Emanuel, 101 Monroe Street, Rockville
(H) Assistant Chief of the Fire Code Enforcement and Fire Explosive Investigations Sections of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, Assistant Chief Michael Donahue, 101 Monroe Street, Rockville

Last edited: 10/30/2009