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Pinellas County Juvenile Justice Council Call to order.— Chair Cathy Corry called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. Call of the roll.—
*Bupp arrived at 7:50 P.M.; Pound arrived at 7:08 P.M.; Segall and Stearns arrived at 7:09 P.M. (a) A quorum was established at 7:08 P.M. upon arrival of member Pound. (b) Other attendees.— John Howard and Chris Lawrence. Public comment.— There was no public comment. Reports.—There was no quorum at the start of the meeting so no business could be acted upon. Therefore, the agenda was modified to allow reports to precede approval of the minutes. (1) Nomination Committee’s report.—Committee chair Matt Sullivan reported the following nominees for appointment to the Circuit 6 Juvenile Justice Board (C6JJB): Janet Clark, Keith Estes, and Randall Jones. Chair Corry read Clark’s reply to the committee’s question to all nominees. Clark’s reply is in the record (2) Chair’s report.—Chair Corry spoke of “house keeping” tasks completed to announce the council’s election of officers on September 25, 2008: (a) DJJ’s webmaster, James Chapman, was asked to update DJJ’s website; (b) DJJ circuit board coordinator Tim Niermann was asked to update DJJ’s telephone answering message; (c) Members of the C6JJB were notified that Corry had replaced Plyer as the council’s representative on the board; and (d) Pasco County Juvenile Justice Council chair Lisa Sloan [C6JJB bylaws committee chair] was asked to include Corry as a member of the bylaws committee. (e) A copy of the Chair’s Report was submitted for the record. Approve minutes.—Chair Corry noted that with the arrival of member Pound at 7:08 P.M. a quorum was established and the council could proceed with business. The first order of business was approval of the minutes of the September 25, 2008 council meeting. (a) Chair noted that all council members were sent a copy of the minutes by e-mail. (b) Chair asked that, if there was no objection, the reading of the minutes be waived. There was no objection and the reading was waived. (c) Chair asked for changes to the minutes. There were no changes. (d) Chair stated that, if there was no objection, the minutes would be approved as submitted. There was no objection and the minutes of the September 25, 2008 council meeting were approved as submitted. (e) A copy of the minutes was provided for the record. New business.— (1) Appoint members of the Circuit 6 Juvenile Justice Board.—The chair noted that the council would appoint four members to the board to replace four members whose two-year term had expired. (a) Chair Corry recalled the three nominees stated in the Nomination Committee’s report— Clark, Estes, and Jones—and asked for floor nominations. (b) Member Greg Pound accepted a floor nomination. Pound was one of the appointments whose term had expired. (b) Member Plyer respectfully declined a floor nomination. (c) Chair Corry closed floor nominations when no further nominations were offered. (d) Member Plyer moved that the four nominees be appointed by unanimous vote of the members present. The motion was seconded. There was no discussion and the motion passed. Janet Clark, Keith Estes, Randall Jones, and Greg Pound were each, therefore, appointed to a two-year term on the Circuit 6 Juvenile Justice Board. (2) Approve 2009 meeting schedule.— (a) Chair Corry noted that a copy of the council’s proposed 2009 meeting schedule was e-mailed to all members and asked if there were any corrections. There were no corrections. (b) Member Sullivan moved that the 2009 schedule be adopted. The motion was seconded. There was no discussion, a vote was taken, and the motion passed. (3) Distribute council brochures.—The chair noted that DJJ circuit coordinator Tim Niermann had, at the council’s request, printed copies of the council’s brochure. The chair gave copies to the members present and asked them to distribute the brochures in public places. Council member announcements.— (1) Member Segall voiced frustration at the council’s inability to attract youth members. Segall also asked what has changed in DJJ as a result of the blueprint commission findings. A suggestion was made that Segall draft a letter, for council review and signature, that asks DJJ for an answer to that question. (2) Member Estes voiced concern over the unfair treatment youth are subjected to by law enforcement officers. (3) Member Plyer announced that he would report the status of school-related arrests [charges] at the next council meeting. Plyer noted charges against elementary school students and students enrolled in “exceptional” schools as areas of concern. Plyer also mentioned recent articles on the abuse of youth at the Dozier School for Boys that occurred forty years ago and were just now coming to light. Plyer volunteered to e-mail a link to the articles to all council members. Public comment.—There was no public comment. Adjourn.—There being no further business and no objection to adjournment, the chair adjourned the meeting at 7:49 P.M. Minutes prepared by Dave Plyer, Secretary, 10/27/08. |
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