HomeMy WebLinkAboutTCA 2017-10-26 Minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE TEEN COURT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS,
HELD AT THE NRH COURT, 4301 CITY POINT DR, NRH, TX 76180
10/26/2017
The Teen Court Advisory Committee of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas met on the (date) at 6:00
p.m. in the Court Master Jury Room.
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Karen Russell called the meeting to order at 6:25p
ROLL CALL
Present: Janet Golightly Place 2
Ron Moore Place 3
Mandl Sullins Place 4
Karen Russell Place 6
Diana Goodwin Place 7
David DeBusk Haltom City representative
Bethany Grohman Watauga representative
Wendy Cooper Richland Hills representative
Absent: Vacant Place 1
Amanda Roach Place 5
Staff Members: Rebecca Vinson Municipal Court Administrator
Heather Hollingsworth Teen Court Coordinator
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE 4/24/17 TEEN COURT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
Bethany Grohman moved to approve the minutes. Mandi Sullins seconded the approval.
Motion to approve carried 8-0
INTRODUCTIONS OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS/REVIEW OF BOARD DUTIES AND TEEN COURT
PROCESS
Mandi Sullins — Place 4
Amanda Roach — Place 5
Rebecca Vinson will meet with the City Secretary to find out if the Teen Court bi-laws can be revised
to require four meetings per year rather than quarterly meetings.
OVERVIEW OF TEEN COURT SCHOLARSHIP
2017 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
The only new law that may affect Teen Court is tickets for using your cell phone while driving
REVIEW OF NO DRIVER'S LICENSE CHARGES IN TEEN COURT
Jurors may ask the defendant if they are able to get a driver's license. If the answer is "yes", jurors may
continue with that line of questioning. If the answer is "no", questioning will stop.
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October 26, 2017
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The Municipal Court will prompt no driver's license teens to NOT drive themselves to Teen Court.
ADJOURN
Karen Russell adjourned the meeting at 7:29p
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Diana Goodwin, Recording Secretary Karen Russell, Chairman
Teen Court Advisory Committee Minutes
October 26, 2017
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