IACJJA Meeting Agenda

Date: September 21, 2003

Place: Pocatello Red Lion Hotel (IJJA Conference)

1430 hrs. Call To Order President

Times below are approximate

1430 hrs. Introduction Membership

Present: Matt Olsen, Craig Cooper, Linda Hoss, JT Taylor, Bill Lasley, Brian Walker, Seth Scott, Doug Brown, Chris Talkington, Kyle Fisher, Aletia Straub, Leah Jarnigan, Don Garner, Brent Reinke, Melinda Hadzor, Steve Jett, Ross Edmonds, Debbie Stallcup, Mike Stallcup

1435 hrs. Review/approval of minutes President

• Steve Jett motioned that we approve, seconded by Brian Walker and Seth Scott at the same time. Passed unanimously.

1436 hrs. Treasurer’s Report Treasurer

• $4342.61 in account, but bill from Burley meeting still not paid.

1437 hrs. Update on DeWayne Proctor

• Bill Lasley updated us on the condition of DeWayne, which is serious. A moment of silence was observed.

1440 hrs. Announcement of the winners of the big election.

• Matt reiterated the role of the VP’s in training. A training update will be added to the meeting agendas. Suicide prevention training will be held in November, Ross Edmonds will address this later in the meeting . Director Reinke noted that ICRMP will be very active in putting on this meeting. Director Reinke also suggested that the Association put together a professional development track and ask the JJ Commission to provide funding.

1440.5 hrs. Committee Reports Committee Reps

Board of Juvenile Corrections Director Reinke

• Met on Friday, Sept 19.
• Rules for Contract providers will be posted on the Net this week. Hearings will be held throughout the state on these rules.
• There will be an RFP going out to providers, which will be out in about 2 weeks. Another round of public hearings will be held. Contract will be granted March 1.

Juvenile Justice Commission

• Bill Lasley reported $110,000 funded for front end FFT and organize a committee to take care of concerns.
• $132,000 for aftercare targeted toward employment.
• $48,600 funded to upgrade information systems throughout the state.

Youth and Justice Advisory President

• October 29 at 1000 hrs. in Twin Falls.

IJOS Board IACJJA’s IJOS Rep

• Brian updated the group on developments in IJOS, including handheld use, query ability, data collection from each region, especially outlying counties to help them hook up with good connections, etc. Brian also asked anyone in Region 7 to call Denise at 3B detention if they need help with IJOS. Director Reinke reminded us that there are instructors/trainers throughout the state that can answer questions on IJOS at any time. The JJ Commission funded $48,000 to upgrade information systems statewide. There are roughly 136 users statewide, and 42000 juveniles entered.

Legislative Committee

• Friday was the deadline for DJC to file. Submitted items will be available soon electronically. Brian chairs the legislative committee and will coordinate responses and communication. IAC has requested a raise in Beer and Wine tax, to help fund county operations. IAC is working with Sen. Bunderson on that legislation.

Other Committees

1500 hrs. IAC/Commissioner’s update IAC rep

• Commissioner Craig Cooper from Bannock County sat in for President Bruce Dredge. Commissioner Cooper also sits on the regional Mental Health council.
• Matt asked him about his opinion of the local Children’s Mental Health Council. Commissioner Cooper voiced his concerns about the process.

1515 hrs. JJ Training Council/P.O.S.T. Update IACJJA Reps and IAC Reps

• Part time Juvenile Detention Officer Certification. Steve reported that a Part time Juvenile Detention Officer Certification will be developed so that part time juvenile detention officers can receive a certification without attending a two week residential academy.
• Part time Juvenile Detention Officer Academy Curriculum. Steve will be contacting all juvenile detention administrators on putting together a curriculum for the part timer certification.
• CD Based Training. At the last Juvenile Training Council meeting, Director Becar and Doug Graves put on a very impressive demo on the CD based training that is being developed for POST use. It included testing, video and reading teaching means, interactive learning.

1530 hrs. DHW Update

• ICMH issues. ICCMH Meeting was held last week. More collaboration with the Idaho Federation for Families will be developed.
• Suicide Prevention Training November 14-15. Ross passed out some information on the Suicide Prevention Action Network.
• Parent’s Guide for Children’s Mental Health will be updated and published. It is available online now.
• Protocol. Signature lines were discussed. IAC Justice and Public Safety committee was addressed on this issue and they agreed that the commissioners want to sign. The document has been finalized. Document will be reviewed each year. Suggested changes should go to Ross.
• Councils should operate independently in their area, but their hands are tied by DHW rules. There is still confusion on how to access funding.
• Jeff D Lawsuit was discussed briefly. It has been suggested that a matrix be done with those recommendations that have been accomplished marked off, and those recommendations that are still not accomplished listed. It is anticipated that another lengthy hearing will be held.

1600 hrs. General Administrator Discussion Topics

• Status Offender Protocol Committee. Matt talked about this issue and asked for volunteers to serve on a committee to address this. JT, Brian, Melinda and Debbie.
• Probation Officer Standards Committee will meet again in the next few months to bring the standards up to speed with what is required.
• Statewide Code of Ethics. Juvenile Training Council has suggested that we adopt a code of ethics for statewide use, not just for use when detention or probation officers go through POST. The Supreme Court has made some suggestions, and the amended document will be distributed soon for us to look at.
• 2004 Meeting Schedule
• December 3, 2003 in Boise
• January 14, 2004 in Boise
• March 10, 2004 in McCall
• June 7-8, 2004 in Salmon (in conjunction with the IACC mtg.)
• August 11, 2004 in Coeur d’Alene
• September 19, 2004 in Boise (at IJJA Conference)
• Next Juvenile Probation Academy is getting overwhelming support. 30+ attending, with about 25+ challenging.
• Other topics that the Secretary forgot to put on the agenda
• Statewide Uniform reporting. Committee meets Tuesday.
• Training announcement by Debbie Stallcup. Keeping Children Safe in October. 2 day conference. CdA 20, 21. Boise 22,23 and Pocatello, 23-24. CEU’s and POST credit is available. For anyone who works with High Risk Kids.
• Don Garner did a salary comparison for JDC administrators and can email it to you if you want. Please contact Don if you want a copy.

1700 hrs. DJC topics DJC Rep

• DJC Topics have already been discussed.

1700 hrs. Adjournment

Meet for dinner????