SANTA CRUZ COUNTY

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMISSION AGENDA

 

Our Mission Statement:

Through collaborative efforts, the Commission develops and recommends education, prevention, and intervention policies that hold batterers accountable and ensure safety and support for victims including children and survivors.

Text Box: Meeting Date: January 10, 2007 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Location: Netcom Conference Room 495 Upper Park Road (next to The Stroke Center)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.     Networking Time: Review meeting materials, talk with your colleagues.

 

2.     Call to Order and Roll Call:  Introduction of Members.

        Introductions: Please include your role in your agency.

 

3.     Additions or Deletions to Agenda.

 

4.     Approval of October and November Minutes

 

5.     Oral Communications From the Community.

        (No special speakers scheduled.)

 

6.      Old Business. 

         a.      Bylaws – Julie Schneider (Lee, Allen, Loughlin)

                 

7.      New Business.          

         A.      SubCommittee Reports:

                  1)  By-Laws Taskforce (Lee, Allen & Laughlin)

                  2)  Education SubCommittee

                          (Lee, Greensite, Loughlin, Clements)

                  3)  Annual Report of Batterer's Programs

                          (Biggam, MacDonald, Berrenge, Robbins)

4)      Executive Committee (Simonson, Allen, Lee)

a.    Retreat

b.    Annual Report to Board

c.     Request for Nominations

 

         B.      Resignations (Simoni & Roberts)

 

         C.      Death Review Protocol & Guidelines (Simonson & others)

                  Training opportunity for Team

 

         D.      Protocol Committee

                                        a.  DV Death Review (discussed above)

                          b.  Medical Protocol

                          c.  Law Enforcement Protocol

        

9.      Announcement from Commissioners. 

 

10.    Adjournment. 


 

 

 

Note:

 

The Commission has 28 seats, 8 of which are vacant:

 

                                Watsonville Community Hospital

                                Women's Commission

                                Women's Crisis

                                GLBT (at large)

                                Latino (at large)

                                Survivor (at large)

                                HRA

                                Batterer's Treatment

 

A quorum is one more than one half of the appointed members.  We have 20 appointed members right now.  A quorum is 10.

 

Additional NOTE:

 

The DVC shall:  "establish a committee from among its membership, with the addition of a representative of the office of the Santa Cruz County Counsel, as specified by Penal Code Section 853.6(a) to develop protocols for use by law enforcement officers and recommend the adoption of said protocols to the board of supervisors. (ord. 4329 section 1 (part), 1994)".

 

 

DISTRIBUTION

 

Heidi Simonson - Chair

Jo Anna Goodman

Scott MacDonald

Francesca Raphael

JoAnn Allen

Commissioner Irwin Joseph

Melissa Berrenge

Julie Schneider

Larry Biggam

Dee O’Brien

Todd Mayer

Patrick Meehan

Gillian Greensite

Linda Starn

Kathy Loughlin

Sheriff Steve Robbins

Alan Hiromura

Bob Lee

Charles Molnar

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note:

 

This meeting will be held in a wheelchair accessible facility.  If you need interpreter services contact Jennifer Pike at 454-2597 at least three working days in advance of the meeting.  As a courtesy to those persons affected, please attend the meeting smoke and scent free.

 

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