(a) The enactment of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe City Streets Act of 1968 and subsequent amendments thereto with millions of federal dollars available to local units of government in the fiscal year 1972–1973, and the probability that this program will be continued and expanded in future years makes the establishment of a county agency to ensure that the county may make the best use of the benefits of this act.
(b) There is hereby established in each county a county commission on crime, delinquency and correction. The commission shall consist of the members of the county commission and such other members as may be designated by the county commission. Members other than the county commission members shall serve at the will and pleasure of the county commission.
(c) This commission shall collect and compile all data and other information with respect to police agencies, courts of record and justice of peace courts, prosecution of crimes, probation, jails, juvenile detention facilities and such other matters as might be concerned with the total criminal justice system.
(d) The commission shall work closely with the Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Correction established by Executive Order 7-A66 dated September 1, 1966.
(e) The commission shall analyze the data and information herein required, shall determine federal funds available under the provisions of the state plan developed by the aforesaid Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Correction and shall make recommendations to the governing body with respect to priorities in the expenditure of funds.
(f) The commission may make recommendations with respect to steps to be taken in the county designed to improve the criminal justice system.
(g) The commission shall select one of its members to be the executive secretary to the commission and as such shall keep a record of all proceedings, shall collect and compile data and information as may be required by the commission and perform other duties as reasonably may be required by the commission to effectuate the purposes of this section.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers
Article 1. County Commissions Generally
§7-1-1. County Commissions Corporations; How Constituted; Election of President
§7-1-1b. Legislative Findings; Qualifications for County Commissioners
§7-1-3. Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties
§7-1-3bb. Levy For, Establishment and Operation of Sheltered Workshops; Financial Aid
§7-1-3d. Levy For, Establishment, and Operation of Fire Prevention Units; Financial Aid
§7-1-3e. Acquisition of Land For, and Operation Of, Public Refuse Dumps and Sanitary Landfills
§7-1-3ee. Providing for Payment of Service Fees at Banking Institutions
§7-1-3f. Establishment and Operation of Garbage and Refuse Collection and Disposal Services
§7-1-3g. Acquisition, Operation, and Maintenance of Sewerage Systems and Sewage Plants
§7-1-3gg. Lease Agreements for Equipment or Materials With Option to Cancel or Renew
§7-1-3i. County Commission May Cooperate With Other Governmental Units
§7-1-3k. Authority to Lease, Rent or Permit the Use of County Property
§7-1-3kk. Authority to Provide for the Elimination of Hazards to Public Health and Safety; Penalty
§7-1-3m. Authority to Employ, Fix Compensation for and Discharge Personnel
§7-1-3mm. Transfer of Development Rights in Growth Counties
§7-1-3n. Authority of Certain Counties as to Building and Housing Codes; State Building Code
§7-1-3oo. Authority to Enter Into Energy-Savings Contracts
§7-1-3p. Authority to Require Permits for Mobile Homes or House Trailers; Penalty
§7-1-3pp. Additional Powers and Duties of Commission; Areas of Special or Unique Interest
§7-1-3rr. Accessible County Records; Required Information
§7-1-3s. Authority to Govern Traffic and Parking; Rules and Regulations; Penalties
§7-1-3tt. Restriction on the Regulation of Trades, Occupations, and Professions
§7-1-3u. Authority of Counties and Municipalities to Treat Streams to Prevent Floods
§7-1-3x. County Information Referral Service
§7-1-3y. Authority to Grant Funds to Nutrition Programs
§7-1-3z. Authority of Counties to Govern Business of Massage
§7-1-5. Duties of County Commissioners; Payment for Services Other Than Services in Court
§7-1-5a. Excusal of Commissioner From Voting Where Conflict of Interest Involved
§7-1-6. Power to Punish for Contempts
§7-1-8. Continuance of Matters at End of Session
§7-1-9. Creation of Special Funds
§7-1-10. Special Account for Federal and State Grants-in-Aid Authorized
§7-1-11. Purchasing in Open Market or Competitive Bids; Debarment
§7-1-12. Authority for Establishing County Curfews; Jurisdiction for Violations
§7-1-13. Regulation of Amateur Radio Antennas
§7-1-15. Challenge of Candidate for County Commission; Residency