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Ohio Juvenile Detention Director's Association
July 21, 2011
Ohio Juvenile Detention Directors Association
Executive Board Meeting Notes

July 21, 2011

I.Call to Order:  President Vikki Jordan called the meeting to order at 10:07am.

II.Roll Call:  Officers present:  Vikki Jordan, President and Secretary; Tony Miller, Vice President; and Lance Ray, Treasurer.  Executive Board Members present: Rich Schmidbauer, Herb Henderson and Dana Moore.  Absent:  Ron Stollar and David Vanderwall.

III.Minutes:  Upon motion by Mr. Miller, seconded by Mr. Ray, the minutes from the March 31, 2011 Executive Board meeting were unanimously approved as submitted.

IV.Treasurer’s Report:  Mr. Ray reported the current account balance is $4,177.38 with no outstanding invoices.   

Three counties have not yet paid their annual dues as follows:  Butler, Jefferson and Seneca.  NOTE:  Butler County has since paid their annual dues. 

Upon motion by Mr. Henderson, seconded by Ms. Moore, the Treasurer’s Report was unanimously approved as submitted.

V.Training Committee Report:  Mr. Miller reported that the Supreme Court of Ohio Detention Officer Training Initiative continues to move forward.  Nineteen of the thirty-nine detention centers are participating in this training initiative.  Teams A and B, “Communication and Conflict” and “Safety and Security” have completed their train-the-trainer classes.  It is recommended that these training sessions be scheduled within the next two months.    

Each region will arrange training dates with training site coordinators.  Training sites are as follows: 
Western – Miami County Sheriff’s Training Center, Troy (Lance Ray)
Central – ODYS Training Academy, Dublin (Lisa Marsh, Lloyd Huffer)
Northeastern – Northeast Regional Training Center, Akron (Phil Lucco, Marlean
Ames)

Ms. Jordan will write a letter to ODYS Director Reed requesting funding to cover at least some of the expenses for the trainers (i.e. mileage, hotel accommodations, etc.).  Ms. Jordan will request that the available funding ($10,000) be dispersed to OJDDA and OJDDA will disperse the funds to the Supreme Court of Ohio and the Ohio Juvenile Detention Services Association upon request.  These funds can also be used to pay for trainers at OJDDA and OJDSA Conferences.

VI.Election Committee Report:  Mr. Vanderwall was absent.  Officers to be elected at the Fall Conference are Secretary and Treasurer.  In addition, one Executive Board Member will be elected.  Nomination forms can be obtained from Mr. Vanderwall. 

VII.2011 Fall Conference
A.Dates:  October 6th and 7th at Deer Creek State Park, Mt. Sterling, Ohio
B.Topics/Speakers:  Dr. Monique Marrow will present “Trauma-informed Care in Juvenile Correctional Facilities” on Thursday.  Angela Norton, Ohio Department of Health, will provide information about the “Personal Responsibility Education Program” (PREP) grant, and Attorney Matt Teeter will discuss recent changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act and other topics relevant to juvenile correctional facilities.
C.Registration:  $100 for two participants and $50 for each additional participant.  The deadline to reserve rooms is 9/5/11.
D.Subcommittee Assignments:
Roundtable – Mr. Henderson
50/50 – Mr. Ray
Door prizes – Mr. Vanderwall.  Upon motion by Mr. Miller, seconded by Mr. Schmidbauer, the Board
authorized up to $200 for door prizes. 
Golf – Mr. Miller
Additional door prizes - Board members will donate one item each valued between $10 and $15.

E.Miscellaneous Conference Topics:  Ms. Jordan will find out what equipment the speakers will need and coordinate securing those items with Board members.  Ms. Jordan will select the menu.  

VIII.Spring 2012 Conference: The Conference will be held at Mohican State Park on May 3 and 4, 2012.  Possible speakers/topics are:  personal safety – the Gardners ($2500); motivational speaker – Bobbi Predmore (fee unknown); liability issues - Jack Ryan ($2500).

IX.Open Discussion:  Ms. Jordan will prepare committee sign-up sheets for the Fall Conference.  The Board will solicit volunteers to serve on the following committees:
Conference
Juvenile Justice
Bylaws (to include Mission and Vision Statements)
DYS Standards Review
Communications (to include website)
Elections

It was determined that the November 18, 2011 meeting at the ODYS Training Academy will be the Annual All Association meeting.

X.Adjournment:  Upon motion by Mr. Schmidbauer, seconded by Mr. Miller, the meeting was adjourned at 11:45am.



Respectfully submitted,


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Victoria M. Jordan, Secretary


Attachments:Agenda
Treasurer’s Report with Attachments