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Ohio Juvenile Detention Director's Association
February 21, 2007
Meeting Minutes
Ohio Juvenile Detention Directors Association
Meeting Minutes
February 21, 2007
Present at the meeting: President Beth Oprisch, Vice President Greg Simmons, Treasurer Lance Ray, Interim Secretary Vikki Jordan; Executive Board Members Kirk Davis, April Cook, Herb Henderson, David Vanderwall; Members Duane Botdorf (Ashland), Jen Harper (Warren), Tony Miller (Warren), Courtney Cook (Belmont), Dave Trouten (Belmont), Corey Shrieve (Belmont), Jason Lanzo (Mahoning), Travis Stillion (Union), David Cary (Butler), Lisa Marsh (Franklin), Tammy King (Mahoning), and rich Schmidbauer (Wood).
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The meeting was called to order by President Oprisch at 10:59am.
The meeting was called to order by President Oprisch at 10:59am.2)Herb Henderson moved to accept the Minutes from the December 15, 2006 meeting as submitted,
Herb Henderson moved to accept the Minutes from the December 15, 2006 meeting as submitted,seconded by Dave Cary. Motion passed unanimously.3)Treasurer’s Report: Lance Ray reported the Association has a balance of $6,377.83. One county still has
Treasurer’s Report: Lance Ray reported the Association has a balance of $6,377.83. One county still hasnot paid its dues. Dave Vanderwall moved to accept the Treasurer’s Report as submitted, seconded byGreg Simmons. Motion passed unanimously. 4)Vice President’s Report: Greg Simmons indicated there was no report.
Vice President’s Report: Greg Simmons indicated there was no report.5)Conference Committee: Kirk Davis and April Cook reported that they met with John Ward, Bureau Chief,
Conference Committee: Kirk Davis and April Cook reported that they met with John Ward, Bureau Chief,DYS, in January. DYS continues to place restrictions on funding for OJDDA conferences (i.e. foodexpenditures, speakers’ fees, etc.). Beth pointed out that DYS is required to provide detention trainingas per the Ohio Revised Code. This includes training and related expenses. DYS offered to providespeakers at no charge. Kirk and April will continue to work with DYS on this issue. Greg offered tocontact John Ward to further discuss the conference issue. It was suggested that Chris Steele, OhioSupreme Court, also be contacted. The Conference Committee is seeking a keynote speaker for lunchat the Spring Conference.The Spring Conference has been tentatively scheduled for May 3 and 4, 2007 at the Holiday Inn, Worthington. April is putting out bids for the conference site. Suggestions for training topics at the Spring Conference were:EthicsPREA (ODYS doing vulnerability assessments)Suicide preventionSafety plans for worker injuries (CORSA)Grant availabilityLeadership trainingManagement trainingHiring and retentionNIC (free training)Karen Valdino (motivational speaker at $1500/day)The Fall Conference is tentatively scheduled for October 11 and 12, 2007 at Maumee Bay.6)Membership/Elections Committee: Nominations are being accepted for the offices of President (term
Membership/Elections Committee: Nominations are being accepted for the offices of President (termApril 2007-April 2009), Vice President (term April 2007-April 2009), Secretary (term April 2007-October2009), and Executive Board Member (term April 2007-April 2010). Elections for these offices will beheld at the Spring Conference. Elections for Treasurer will be held at the Fall Conference.7)Website: Kirk reported that OJDDA.com has been updated.
Website: Kirk reported that OJDDA.com has been updated.8)Educational Survey: Beth met with John Ward and the Ohio Department of Education (ODE), and will
Educational Survey: Beth met with John Ward and the Ohio Department of Education (ODE), and willprepare a summary of the findings from the survey. School per diems range from $16/day to $58/day. Beth will follow up with the Ohio Juvenile Justice Alliance for Community Corrections (OJJACC) regardingOJDDA having a seat on its Board.9)Announcements: Beth has accepted a position with DYS. She will be the Superintendent of the Indian
Announcements: Beth has accepted a position with DYS. She will be the Superintendent of the IndianRiver Juvenile Correctional Facility. Greg Simmons moved to accept Beth’s resignation as President ofOJDDA effective March 16, 2007, seconded by Dave Vanderwall. Motion passed unanimously. LanceRay will be the Interim President until the Spring Conference. Greg Simmons is retiring from West Central Juvenile Detention Center on February 28, 2007, andtherefore resigning as Vice President of OJDDA effective that same date. Kirk Davis moved to acceptGreg’sresignation, seconded by Vikki Jordan. Motion passed unanimously. Lisa Marsh has been promoted to Assistant Superintendent of the Franklin County Juvenile DetentionCenter. Congratulations! 10)2007 Goals: The following are goals established for OJDDA in 2007:
2007 Goals: The following are goals established for OJDDA in 2007:Revive the ACA committee. Dave Vanderwall, Tammy King, and Lance Ray volunteered tobe on the committee.Continue to foster a cooperative relationship with DYS.Explore the possibility of establishing a juvenile corrections academy for juvenile detentionfacilities, possibly in collaboration with the DYS training academy.100% facility participation in OJDDA.11)Open Discussion: The following topics were discussed:
Open Discussion: The following topics were discussed:DYS annual inspections – Tom Scheiderer retired the end of January. The two newinspectors are Bob Doney (south of I-70) and Zach Thompson (north of I-70).DNA testing - There was a question regarding who does DNA testing. For the most part,courts test non-DYS juveniles.State level representation – There was a question regarding OJDDA having arepresentative at the state level. At this time, the Association does not. OJDDA doeshave a Legislative Committee consisting of Herb Henderson and Dave Vanderwall. 12)Upon motion by Kirk Davis, seconded by Rich Schmidbauer, the meeting was duly adjourned at 1:14pm.
Upon motion by Kirk Davis, seconded by Rich Schmidbauer, the meeting was duly adjourned at 1:14pm.Respectively submitted,
Victoria M. Jordan
Interim Secretary, OJDDA
