By law, the Commission shall consist of "not less than seven (7) and no more than fifteen (15) citizens. Two or more members shall be persons who are between 14 and 21 years of age, provided there are available persons between 14 and 21 years of age able to carry out the duties of a commission member in a manner satisfactory to the appointing authority" (WIC 225). 

A. Appointments:

The Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court with the concurrence of the Presiding Judge of Superior Court of Tulare County, Juvenile Division appoints individual citizens for terms of four (4) years to the Juvenile Justice Commission.

B. Meetings:

1. Public Meetings: Public meetings are held every other month on the fourth Tuesday of January, Mar, May, July, September, and November to begin at 3:30 PM.  The public meetings are conducted in such places within the County of Tulare, as the Commission shall designate.

2. Special Meetings: Special meetings of the Commission are open to the public and may be set at any time and at any place within the County of Tulare designated in the notice of the special meeting. A special meeting may be called by the Chairperson of the Commission or any three members on 24-hours' written notice unless such notice is waived by all members of the Commission. The convening authority of the special meeting may close any special meeting of the Commission to the public. Juvenile Justice Commissions are not subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act. They are, in effect, part of the Superior Court and, as such, fall within the exemption from the so-called Secret Meeting Laws for Judicial agencies provided in Section 11121 of the Government Code. (Ref: Opinion No. CV75/29 I.L.)