March 16, 2005

Pinellas County Juvenile Justice Council

Executive Committee Meeting

Tammy Hillier Flower

Jeannie Lewis

Cathy Corry

Matthew Sullivan

Stephanie Prestwood

Tony Hinson

Dave Plyer

 

 

Tammy Hillier-Flower called the Executive Committee Meeting to order at 9:20am. The purpose of the meeting was to set the agenda for the March 24th Pinellas County Juvenile Justice Council Meeting.

 

NEW BUSINESS

  • Make a formal recommendation to Tallahassee the results of the RFP
  • Statement should be made that according to the bylaws, in order to become a voting member, you must attend 2 consecutive meetings and cannot miss more than 3 meetings per fiscal year i.e., from October 1, to September 30.
  • Report the status of the website, which resulted from the discussions of the Executive Committee Meeting.
  • Dave wanted to know if expediting the process of minutes was possible.
  • Tammy wanted to discuss the atmosphere of the March 24th council meeting. In that, the agenda should reflect genuine concern as expressed by the council. The council and/or the process should not intimidate public community.
  • We should make it clear that the public input is very valuable.
  • Providers should take time to discuss the problems and successes of their organization. They should not feel intimidated to discuss problems they may be encountering.
  • It should be emphasized that the council members are participants, not merely attendants and they should be encouraged to get involved.
  • People shouldn’t have to worry about LEO jotting down their license number.
  • Tammy stated that she is a proponent of the JJ Council, and furthermore, there are juveniles who need to be in the system, yet at the same time has sympathy for the families that are experiencing problems within the Juvenile Justice System.
  • Dave stated that if the council is informed of wrongdoing in the system, we have a duty to report it to the proper authorities.
  • Cathy stated that injustices should be officially addressed. The Council is not the system it is the community.
  • An information item should be included as part of the meeting to get council members to participate i.e., positive news and current events.
  • Matt stated we are all here to benefit the kids in Pinellas County; we need to welcome the community to provide input as to how the council is doing.
  • General business should be done in the first 30 minutes and the remaining 90 minutes for the ceremonies.
  • Stephanie should present as the chair of the Grants Review Committee with recommendations from the council to Tallahassee.
  • Discussed the most logical procession of going from general business to the ceremony.
  • We could announce the reason for the event in honor of the Juvenile Justice week then move forward with the ceremony, as a likely scenario.
  • No forms were submitted, so it would be first come, first served.
  • The tentative order for the agenda would be as follows:
    • Roll Call
    • Call to Order
    • Approval of Minutes
    • Announcements

Website

            New Business

  • Parliamentarian should read the bylaws, which stipulates membership/voting status.
  • Seating Arrangement    
    • Recommendations from the Inquiry Meeting to seat in a circle or semi-circle

 

Meeting adjourned at 10:20