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Pinellas
County Juvenile Justice Council Call to Order Chair Dave Plyer called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Roll call was taken. A quorum was present. Secretary position remains vacant. Terry Richards agreed to transcribe minutes from tape recording of the meeting. MEETING ROSTER ACTIVE VOTING MEMBERS:
OTHER ATTENDEES:
PUBLIC COMMENT Ryis Stearns commented that he would be signing up to become an active member again. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Chair stated if there were no objections, reading of the minutes dated December 14, 2006, would be waived. No objections or comments noted. Minutes were adopted as submitted. REPORT FROM CHAIR The Chair distributed copies of the Council Brochure to members present. He encouraged council members to participate in distributing the Council Brochure in public places. He announced an update on school related arrests. Information on quarterly report showed a decrease of 11% from last year and 27% decrease from the year before. For the vacant Secretary position, there was no report of the Nomination Committee because of the absence of Committee Chair Matt Sullivan. PACT follow-up was not presented because of Tim Niermann’s (DJJ) absence. The Chair gave an update about some PACT documents he received from Niermann. The Chair then reported issues regarding his attendance at the 1-9-07 DJJ Circuit Board and County Council quarterly meeting. The Chair received a folder from Greg Johnson, DJJ, that contained a copy of a letter from Calvin Harris dated 1-5-07. The Chair read the letter to the Council. Essentially, the later said that the Circuit 6 Juvenile Justice Board will no longer recognize “your group” as a DJJ council. A copy of the Harris letter to Plyer was submitted for the record. The Chair next reported on activities that occurred at the Circuit 6 Juvenile Justice Board meeting that was held on 1-22-07. The Chair read his rebuttal letter as it was read aloud during the Circuit 6 Juvenile Justice Board meeting. The Chair submitted, for the record, his “open letter” to Harris. The Chair announced the next Council meeting is scheduled for 2/22/07 at 7:00pm at the Seminole Community Library. A copy of the Chair’s report was submitted for the record. NEW BUSINESS Three-Year Strategic Plan - Cathy Corry requested agenda item for 2/22/07 Council meeting for notice of the following motion: To extend the existing Three-Year Strategic Plan for another three years, 2006-07 through 2009-10. Council Member Announcements Dennis Segall shared concerns about unspecific youth abuse in a South Florida DJJ program. Cathy Corry announced that the Miami-Dade Public Defender's office has proposed legislation to limit the release of 'confidential' juvenile arrest records. Public Comment Ryis Stearns shared that he would like a portion of the September Circuit 6 Juvenile Justice Board meeting, a Board member commenting about his email address, to be shown to the public. Adjourn Meeting adjourned at 8:33 pm.
Draft minutes prepared February 5 and 12, 2007 by Members Terry Richards and Cathy Corry. [top] |
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