Oregon Juvenile Department Directors
Association
Quarterly Membership Meeting
SEPTEMBER 27, 2006
WELCHES
Corrected 11-15-2006
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Tim
Loewen, President
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Dave
Koch, Pres.-Elect
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Doug Poppen, Past Pres. |
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Debbie Patterson, Sec.-Treasurer
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Robyn
Severson
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Terry
Thompson
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Georgia Gates
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Stan Mendenhall |
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Janet Evans
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Ken
Dukek
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Jenny
Chocole
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Christina
McMahan
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Vicki
Winters
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Ken
Boethin
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John
Copenhaver
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Donita
Huskey-Wilson
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Craig Contreras
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Jeff
Lichtenberg
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Kimanh
Boyum
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Glen
Vest
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Beth
Schussman
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Lynne
Schroeder
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Alan
Peterson
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Torri
Lynn
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Linda
Cummings
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Faye
Fagel
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Carolyn
Holt
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Joanne
Fuller
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Trish
Reding
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Amber
Ament
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Dan
Krein
Tillamook
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Chuck
Logan-Belford
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Jim
Brougham
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John
Lawrence
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Molly
Rogers
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Joe Christy
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Lisa
Helms
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Carl Erickson
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Janine Wilson |
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Joe Ferguson – Detention Rep.
Jackson
Co. Detention Manager |
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Ken
Armstrong
OJDDA
Lobbyist
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Joe Van Meter OJDDA
Training Consultant |
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Lynda Hughes
OJDDA Executive Assistant |
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Jeff Milligan
CEOJJC
Consultant |
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Also Attending: Attorney General Hardy Meyer,
Timothy Travis (OJD), Shane Hagey (
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Discussion |
Action/Decision/Summary |
Review Agenda and Minutes
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Tim Loewen |
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n Detention Manager’s Report Jeff Justeen Joe represented |
PREA – The detention centers are working with this. Detention academy curriculum needs updating. Each facility will do basic training each time there is new staff. Boundaries and Ethics can be plugged into any of these trainings. Also they like the regional trainings and are continuing to look at that. They are gathering information on trainings at each facility so there is consistency. There was suggestion to tape some of the trainings to be available on the internet for other facilities. Lynn Oliver is working on some trainings to be able to be shared with agencies. We need to look at Detention trainers. The Detentions are working on setting up criteria for certifications to be given to participants. There needs to be a survey of detentions to see if our state is equal to the National standard. |
Action – Need for Detention Trainers – OYA is working on setting up trainings that can be shared on the internet. |
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n Budget Report Debbie Patterson |
Debbie passed out the budget report. Training monies came from OYA for $14,000. for 2005 and a check will be coming for 2006. Debbie will in the future just show the checks written from the last report. Dave K thanked Debbie for her clarity and accuracy with the budget report and the audit. |
Action – The motion was made by Dave K to accept the budget. Dan K seconded the motion and it was carried. |
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Training Report Joe
VM Dan
Krein |
Training enhancement with funds from Exec. Committee. Room costs for the training are a dollar issue. Dan passed out a handout regarding training. They are also asking the counties to be hosting and using their facility for trainings. There needs to be an audit of the trainings. Trainers and their Directors take time from their caseloads. |
Action – Deal with lack of training evaluations by the participants. Post evaluations on the website to be filled in after the training. Post responses on the secure website. Joe VM will email the feedback to Directors. Joe will also send out questions to all participants in the last 05-06 year to see if the trainings have been beneficial. |
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Training Chair Selection |
In the past it has been the president elect’s job to Chair the Training Committee. Dave is active on the Legislative Committee. The requirements of the Chairman are to Chair the quarterly committee, handle the flow between committee and counties, partnering with OYA, looking at changes that are needed with the direction of the association. The question was whether to keep it as president elect or to allow someone without the commitment. Joe VM stated there needs to be bylaws or formal motion to recognize what is available to the trainers. |
Action – Chuck made a motion that the president elect be chair. Molly seconded the motion. The question was to assign it now or wait for the next selection for the president elect. Molly offered an amendment to change it to the president elect to elect someone who has an interest. The amended motion passed. Janet will be the new chair for the training committee with Dan and Jim B to give support. |
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n Legislative Report Hardy Meyer Tim Travis |
The legislative report stated that there is a right to restitution which is a constitutional right. Dept of Justice has done a survey regarding victims and their greatest frustration. There have been two bills and now a third to change the law for full award of restitution to victim’s verses the ability to pay by the offender. This coming session will focus in part on the juvenile code and the consistency between adult and juvenile reinstitution. There is clear need for complete restitution (419). Connie Gallagher stated the Directors’ concern regarding the insurance companies and how they will get the monies of restitution. When all parts of FAA have been fulfilled and the restitution has not been paid is still an issue. The draft of the proposal is not yet ready. There needs to be a committee to look at any changes. There needs to be consistency in all of There is a need to develop proposed amendments to the now existing Juvenile Code. The law commission has taken on the project of looking at the juvenile code. This is separate from the specifics of the victim’s rights. Tim Travis– There has been fundamental changes in the juvenile justice system to be more like the adult criminal system. These changes are contrary to what the code has been in the past. These changes are here to stay. It is time as a system to embrace the changes since they are the law. We carry out policy of our government and these changes are part of this. Every victim will be given a card with their rights and they will be given the Juvenile Department phone number and also the phone number for the Attorney General’s office to call if they are not satisfied with the performance in meeting their rights. 419C modifications need clarification or the courts will determine what they think is stated. The Constitution says the victim can have their transcript. 419 state they are confidential. There needs clarification on this. The adult system says the DA is contact point. In the juvenile system the DA doesn’t look at most of the cases. The juvenile departments should be dealing with the victims. In some counties there has been the flexibility of working with their DA. There is cost involved in clarifying these changes. The Directors need to support the package by the Attorney General. Connie Gallagher is the person the counties need to contact. The juvenile departments believe is not good public policy to make a youth pay back full restitution, however, the law supports them paying back full amounts. The counties need to make a proposal to the Attorney General to show it is not good public policy to make youth pay back the full amount. There needs to be a workgroup to look at this or it will become the law, especially in diversion cases. |
Action- Committee to look at the draft of the restitution task force. GA wants us to work with Connie regarding the restitution bill within the juv justice system. The draft will be in GA’s office in a week or two. |
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Legislative
Report – Ken Armstrong |
We are going to see status quo at the legislative level as far as parties and the leadership. Legislative report was passed out to attendees. Ballot measures are a concern and nothing will proceed until after the voting. The Association needs to work with other groups on issues that are important to us. We need to get the OYA Demand forecast passed, also JCP funding, Mental Health and Diversion. The committee has done a lot of work in these areas. All elected officers and regional reps can make decisions on what needs to be decided on legislative matters. The legislative committee will send out emails when applicable. Some counties can’t make any decision without their commissioners being notified and giving consent. The counties need to be able report who is on board with the decisions have been made. The Directors need to be aware that they may be called to testify and the need to be sure they have the authority to do that. |
Action- Call Ken if a legislator wants to see your facility. If Ken can’t be there please call and inform him of the results. He will make sure you will have current information on all legislators that we will need to be in contact with. Let Ken, and our Directors representing you know who you have affiliated with that is lobbying and representing you at the capital. Ken and Dave K will follow-up with the committee looking at whether Maysi-2 should be a high priority. |
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Annual Association Calendar |
Lisa S offered the Lane Youth Services office for the November meeting. Then there is only the cost of the lunch. We could attend the steering committee meeting in the afternoon. The cost at Eugene Hilton was around $720 or $40 per person. |
Action – Stan M. made a motion to have the November meeting
at the Dave Koch made motion to approve calendar. The motion
was carried. |
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n Misc.
Committee Reports |
Some other reports were attached to the Training Committee report. |
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