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Teen Court Advisory Baard Meeting
July 22, 2002
ATTENDANCE
Present: BOARD:
Ronald Moore - Chairman
Janet Golightly- Board Member
Steven Cooper- Board Member
Kathy Graves- Board Member
Cindy Ward- Board Member
Absent: Luci Wolfe
Present: STAFF:
Debbie Durko- Court Administrator
Lisa Daugherty- Asst. Court Administrator
Rebecca Vinson- Teen Court Coordinator
ITEM I.
CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Moore called the meeting to order July 22, 2002 at 6:20 p.m.
ITEM II.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
APPROVED
MOTION:
Mr. Cooper made a motion, seconded by Ms. Ward, to amend the January 28, 2002 minutes to include the
approval of the Teen Court scholarship awarded to Christopher Meeks.
Motion to approve carried 5-0.
ITEM III.
REVIEW TRAINING PROCEDURES FOR ALL VOLUNTEERS
Ms. Vinson updated the Teen Court Board on the following:
The next Teen Court Training is scheduled for September 23, 2002 at 6:00 p.m. This training will include
all teen members of the program and is geared towards explaining each job description and their specific
role they play in the Teen Court Program.
The Boazd expressed the following suggestions and recommendations which will be discussed thoroughly
during the October Advisory Board Meeting:
Review and update the Teen Court trial forms.
Rotating the foreman for each master jury trial.
Allowing only an adult to release defendant with necessary paper work.
If there are two or more defendants that reflect the same incident, they should be heard by different jury
members to insure fair verdicts.
If a case is scheduled for a plea offer and a plea cannot be reached, the defendant and parent need to visit
with the Teen Court Coordinator to discuss all options.
The Master Jury Bailiff should not be allowed to ask questions.
Kathy Graves and Cindy Ward left the meeting at 7:15 p.m.
ITEM IV.
DISCUSS AGENCY REQUIREMENTS AND RECRUITMENT
Ms. Vinson updated the Teen Court Advisory Board on the following:
Staff will schedule visitations during the month of August to each agency placement center. This will
include review of procedures and expectations of both staff and agencies. A list of agencies will be
updated at the conclusion of these visitations.
The advisory board suggested inquiry into adding more agencies such as, BISD, Good Place, Meadow
Lakes Assisted Living and Boys and Girls Club and giving community service hours for donations. Staff
will look into these agencies during our visitations scheduled for August.
ITEM V.
ADJOURNMENT
Chairman Moore made a motion, seconded by Steven Cooper to adjourn the meeting at '1:30 p.m.
Motion to approve carried 3-0.
Ronald Moore, Chairman
ATTEST:
Advisory Board Secretary