HomeMy WebLinkAboutTCA 2018-09-20 Minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE TEEN COURT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS,
HELD AT City Hall Community Room4301 City Point Drive
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
The Teen Court Advisory Committee of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas met on the 20th day of
September 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the Community Room.
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Karen Russell called the meeting to order at 6:25 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Janet Golightly Place 2
Ron Moore Place 3
Mandi Sullins Place 4
Amanda Roach Place 5
Karen Russell Place 6
David DeBusk Haltom City representative
Wendy Cooper Richland Hills City representative
Bethany Grohman Watauga City representative
Staff Members: Doug Janke Municipal Court Administrator
Heather Hollingsworth Teen Court Coordinator
Rebecca Vinson Municipal Court Administrator
Absent: Vacant Place 1
Diana Goodwin Place 7
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE MAY 3, 2018 TEEN COURT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING.
Ms. Mandi Sullins moved to approve the minutes of the May 3, 2018 Teen Court Advisory Committee
meeting. Ms. Bethany Grohman seconded the motion.
Motion to approve carried 8-0.
TEEN COURT SCHOLARSHIP RECAP
Karen Russell discussed the awarding of the following scholarships in the June City Council Meeting
to Adriane Villegas and Phoebe Haun for $1500 each and Anissa Prieto and Connor McClure at
$1000 each.
SCHOLARSHIP CONTRIBUTION PROCESS
Rebecca Vinson discussed updates to the donation process and ways for students to decide where
their funds are going as well as some new ideas to widen the donation pool in the future and make it
open to the public.
Teen Court Advisory Committee Minutes
September 20, 2018
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JURY PROCESS UPDATE
When there are no teen attorneys on Teen Court nights, the Judge will still preside over the case, but
the jury will be handled like a true Master Jury. The Jury will be taken to the deliberation room to go
over the paperwork and then brought back out to ask their questions.
PAPERWORK UPDATE
The Board was told to think of ways to update the forms and add to the overall process of the Teen
Court to make sure that the teens are getting the most out of the process. Some ideas were to include
a Teen to Teen Advice section and update the pink sheet accordingly for each version of the court.
ADJOURNMENT
Chairman Karen Russell adjourned the meeting at 7:20 p.m.
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September 20, 2018
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