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.

1. Call to Order.

2. Roll Call: Introduction of Members.

3. Additions or Deletions to Agenda.

4. Approval of March Minutes.

5. Oral Communications From the Community.

Ron Garcia, County Counsel re: Brown Act

6. Old Business.

A. Nominations & Terms of Officers

7. New Business.

A. SubCommittee Reports:

1) By-Laws Taskforce

2) Education SubCommittee

3) Annual Report SubCommittee

4) Executive Committee

B. Awards Ceremony (???)

C. Removal of Member - Survivor Seat Simonson

D. Women's Commission Research Proposal Simonson

E. Legislative Update Simonson

F. Attorney General's Report Lee

G. United Way Community Assessment MacDonald

9. Announcement from Commissioners.

10. Adjournment.

Note:

The Commission has 28 seats, 5 of which are vacant:

Women's Commission

GLBT (at large)

Latino (at large)

SCCLECA

A quorum is one more than one half of the appointed members. We have 23 appointed members right now. A quorum is 12.

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	Celia Organista
Jewel Roberts	Francesca Raphael
JoAnn Allen	Commissioner Irwin Joseph
Melissa Berrenge	Julie Schneider
Larry Biggam	Mary Simoni
Linda Byrum	Patrick Meehan
Gillian Greensite	Linda Starn
Kathy Loughlin	Sheriff Steve Robbins
Jacqueline Grubelnik	Bob Lee
Charles Molnar	Scott MacDonald
Dee O’Brien	Jo Anna Goodman Allen Hiromura

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.

Traducciones del inglés al espaZol y del espaZol son disponibles. Por favor hagan arreglos con anticipación con Celia Organista en Defensa de Mujeres por teléfono al número (831) 722-4532.

A T T A C H M E N T

DVC By-Laws

Section G. REMOVAL

G. REMOVAL: Any Commission or committee member may be removed from office by a four-fifths vote of the Board of Supervisors favoring such removal. 

1. The absence of any member from three consecutive regular meetings without good cause shall require the question of removal of that member to be placed on the agenda of the next regularly scheduled meeting. Good cause is defined as a personal or family health issue, family emergency or out-of-town.

2.  Written notice of this agenda item shall be given by the Chair to the member and the organization of government office the member represents.

3.  Removal of a Commission member shall be by majority vote of eligible voting Commission members.