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2- funds, that percentage would be reduced to 453, with 303 from fees and third party insurance reimbursement for services and between 203 and 253 from private sector fund raising. However, Mr. Wilmes said, he perceived to preclude tax based support would be disastrous because it would cripple the other fund raising efforts. The Bureau Director said the need for more family oriented programs had grown to the point where those programs could never be supported under the old method of funding. He said' the additional funds are needed to support the Bureau' s mental health program' s access to psychiatric services as well as to increase the Bureau's involvement in youth diversion, restitution and employment services. Mr. Wilmes distributed copies of the agency' s new brochures and its newsletter as well as the 1985 activity list which he had mistakenly brought instead of the 1986 listing. Councilmember Marks, who chairs the Bureau Executive Board, gave each Councilmember a copy of the Bureau' s promotional card containing referral numbers and resource lists of agencies where 24 hour crisis service is available. The Bureau services to St. Anthony continue to be conduited through the schools. Mr. Wilmes said the agency continues to work intensely not only with .the public schools, .but St. Charles as well. • St. Anthony referrals from shoplifting, restitution, and employment have been . very positive according to the Bureau Director. . He and Councilmember Marks discussed the importance of having first time offenders referred to the Bureau by the courts indicating they believed such referrals had probably cut down the instances of recidividism from 503 to 103 thereby saving many kids and their families from entering the criminal justice system. This also saved a good deal of public money, Mr. Wilmes added. He told Councilmember Ranallo the North Suburban Youth Service Bureau is one of seven such organizations in the . metropolitan area and of 24 statewide which are part of Youth Intervention Programming (YIPI ) . He said he considered it "criminal" that the state contribution to the program is almost the same as St. Anthony' s. The Mayor congratulated the Director for moving the fund raising into the private sector, who he perceived in spite of taxpayers' misconceptions, continues to be willing to give to these types of needs. Councilmember Marks thanked Mr. Wilmes for his report and indicated the a Executive Board would be meeting the next morning to officially appoint his successor. Mr. Wilmes told the Council he had been involved in a number of non- profit organizations but found his Bureau association to be one of the most satisfying.