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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. Call of the roll.—
A quorum was present. *Bupp arrived at 7:40 P.M. Other attendees.—Calvester Anderson and Keith Estes. Public comment.—Calvester Anderson spoke. Approve minutes.—Chair noted that all council members received a copy of the minutes of the July 24, 2008 council meeting by e-mail. Chair asked that, if there was no objection, the reading of the minutes be waived. There was no objection and the reading was waived. Chair asked for changes to the minutes. There were no changes. Chair stated that, if there was no objection, the minutes would be approved as submitted. There was no objection and the minutes of the July 24, 2008 council meeting were approved as submitted. A copy of the July 24, 2008 council meeting minutes was provided for the record. Reports.— (1) Nomination Committee’s report.—Committee Chair Matt Sullivan reported the following (a) Council officers nominations: 1. Chair Cathy Corry Member Plyer, who nominated Corry for Chair, wrote, “I can think of no finer person than Cathy Corry to lead this council. We know Cathy for her honesty, integrity, knowledge and wisdom and her tireless energy. She is a leader and an inspiration to all of us.” (b) Nominations for appointment to the Circuit 6 Juvenile Justice Board (C6JJB). Elections to be held at the October meeting of the council. Member Corry nominated Janet Clark and Randall Jones. Both accepted the nomination. (c) A copy of the Nomination Committee’s report was submitted for the record. (2) Chair’s report.—Chair Dave Plyer reported: (a) Circuit 6 Juvenile Justice Board (C6JJB) met on September 15, 2008. 1. Calvin Harris presided as board chair although he had cancelled officer elections in June and his term expired in July, 2008. 2. PCJJC representative, Plyer, asked for a call of the roll and was denied by Harris. Plyer called the roll himself. The board members replied. 3. Lisa Sloan, chair of the C6JJB Bylaws Committee, presented her report. There was discussion. She reported that the statutory members of the board objected to a proposed amendment that would establish rotation of chair and vice chair from among the three statutory members. The discussion was tabled. Sloan was appointed to chair a new bylaws committee. A public meeting will be announced. 4. Council representative Plyer moved that “Calvin Harris be removed, at once, as chair of the Circuit 6 Juvenile Justice Board.” The motion was seconded. Calvin Harris interrupted to declare the meeting adjourned and left the room. The motion remains to be discussed and voted upon. On September 25, 2008, Plyer wrote to all board members calling for them to take up their motion at the next board meeting. (b) DJJ hosted "Examining Zero Tolerance: A Summit on Florida's Students,” August 11 and 12, 2008, in Kissimmee. Council Chair Plyer participated in the legislative workshop and Registrar Corry contributed to the advocacy workshop. The participants agreed that the zero tolerance legislation was being misused as a “systematic solution for the lack of school discipline.” A phrase used during the session was “Zero tolerance equals zero judgment.” (c) Next meeting of the Pinellas County Juvenile Justice Council is scheduled for 7:00 P.M., Thursday, October 23, 2008, at the Seminole Community Library. (d) This report was submitted for the record by Dave Plyer, Chair, Pinellas County Juvenile Justice Council. New business.— (1) Election of council officers. Chair asked if a hand vote for officers was acceptable. There was no objection. Chair listed the nominees as Corry (Chair), Plyer (Secretary) and Bupp (Membership Registrar). Member Plyer then nominated Member Matt Sullivan for Vice Chair. Sullivan accepted. Member Corry nominated Member Brian Pitts for Membership Registrar. Pitts accepted. (a) Chair. There were no floor nominations for chair. Chair Plyer asked that, if there was no objection, Corry, the sole nominee, be unanimously elected chair. There was no objection. Cathy Corry was elected chair. (b) Vice Chair. There were no floor nominations for vice chair. Chair Plyer asked that, if there was no objection, Sullivan, the sole nominee, be unanimously elected vice chair. There was no objection. Matt Sullivan was elected for his second term as vice chair. (c) Membership Registrar. There were no floor nominations for membership registrar. Chair Plyer listed David Bupp and Brian Pitts as the nominees. The chair called for a vote for Member Bupp, noting that Bupp was not in attendance. There were no votes for Member Bupp. The chair called for a voice vote for Member Pitts. The vote was unanimous. Brian Pitts was elected membership registrar. (d) Secretary. There were no floor nominations. The chair asked that if there was no objection, that Member Plyer be unanimously elected secretary. There was no objection. Dave Plyer was elected secretary. Council member announcements.— (1) Member Greg Pound announced that he had CDs of the video recording he made of the September 15, 2008 meeting of the Circuit 6 Juvenile Justice Board. (2) Member Brian Pitts announced that he would use the video as evidence in a case he has brought against C6JJB member Calvin Harris concerning the June 16, 2008, meeting of the C6JJB. Chair Plyer asked member Pitts to provide a 5 to 10 minute report on the case to the council to include the issue, progress to date, and next steps. (3) Member Cathy Corry commented on an article in the 9/25/08 edition of the St. Petersburg Times, of a DJJ detention officer accused of soliciting a 14 year-old girl. Public comment.—Calvester Anderson reminded the council that she is running as representative for District 55. Adjourn.—There being no further business and no objection to adjournment, the chair adjourned the meeting at 8:05 P.M. Preliminary draft minutes prepared by Dave Plyer, Secretary, 10/15/08. |
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