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: March 14, 2007 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Location: SCPD Community Room 155 Center Street Santa Cruz, CA 95060

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 November and February Minutes

 

5.     Oral Communications From the Community.

 

6.      Old Business. 

        

7.      New Business.          

         A.      Discussion of Annual Report to Community:

         Civil Courts data (Steve Carlton) and Advocacy (Direct Service providers and Victim Services)


B.       SubCommittee Reports:

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

 

                  2)  Education SubCommittee

                          (Lee, Laughlin, Clements)

 

                  3)  Annual Report of Batterer's Programs

                          (Biggam, MacDonald, Robbins)

 

4)   Report to the Community (Hiromura, Starn, et al)

 

5)    Executive Committee (Simonson, Allen, Lee)

         a.  Semi-Retreat (Allen)

 

6)   Medical Protocol Subcommittee (Goodman, Laughlin, Sulay, Robin ?? RN)

 

C.                  Grand Jury Final Report With Responses. (Simonson)

a.    (handout)

        

9.      Announcement from Commissioners. 

 

10.    Adjournment. 


 

 

 

Note:

 

The Commission has 27 seats,  9 of which are vacant:

 

                                Watsonville Community Hospital

                                Women's Commission

                                Women's Crisis

                                GLBT (at large)

                                Latino (at large)

                                Survivor (at large)

                                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

JoAnna Goodman

Alan Hiromura

Kathi Loughlin

Bob Lee

Larry Biggam

Charles Molnar

Laura Segura Gallardo

Dee O'Brien

Candace Atkins

Ellen Timberlake

Patrick Meehan

Francesca Raphael

Scott Macdonald

Irwin Joseph

Sheriff Steve Robbins

JoAnn Allen

Todd Mayer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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