HomeMy WebLinkAboutTCA 2005-10-24 Minutes City of North Richland Hills
Teen Court Advisory Board Minutes
Monday, October 24, 2005 @ 6:00 pm
ATTENDANCE
BOARD•
Steven Cooper: Chairman
Ron Moore: Board Member
Sixto Rodriguez: Board Member
Janet Golightly: Board Member
Cheri Walker: Board Member
Michael Birkes: Board Member
ABSENT:
Cindy Ward: Board Member
STAFF:
Rebecca Vinson: Teen Court Coordinator
Debbie Durko: Court Administrator
ITEM I.
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Cooper called the meeting to order at 6:15 pm.
ITEM II.
APPROVE MINUTES 4/25/OS & 7/25/OS
Tito Rodriguez made motion to approve minutes with ammendments seconded by
Janet Golightly.
ITEM III.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Rebecca recommended that the Teen Court Board implement a recognition forum
consisting of a volunteer dinner, volunteer agency recognition and scholarship
presentation. The Board discussed the possibility of ordering plaques for each
agency to aknowledge their assistance with our program. Also, the scholarship
presentations will consist of aknowledment at City Council Meeting and the school
that each receipient attends. At the same City Council Meeting we will invite the
Teen Court Judges and all volunteers to attend to be recognized as well.
ITEM N.
DISCUSS TEEN RECRUITMENT
Rebecca informed the Board that the Teen Court is in need of more teen volunteers
and ask for suggestions on new ways to recruit. Chairman Cooper recommended
that we contact the BISD schools National Honor Societies and Counselors. Cheri
Walker that we contact the schools to possibly recruit through the morning
announcement and speech classes. It was also discussed to include Teen Court
advertisement on CITICABLE, Star Telegram, Northeast Times and in the middle
schools Career Investigation classes.
ITEM V.
DISCUSS PARENT FORUM - ORGANIZE COMMITTEE
Chairman Cooper advised that we should set a date and time for the first Parent
Forum Meeting. The date agreed on was Tuesday November 8~h, 2005 at 6 pm at
Golightly's Gallery.
ITEM VI.
ADJOURNMENT
Chairman Cooper adjourned the meeting at 7:40 p.m.