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Council Members

Crime Prevention Board

Minutes of the Meeting

January 19, 2011

3:00 P.M.





Board Members Attending: Mike Gaymon (Chair),Marjorie Newman, Nancy Renn,

Major Julius Graham



Also Attending: Director-Seth Brown, Judy Tucker



Absent: Al Hayes, Sharon Cox-Bevley, Dr. Peggy Connell



The meeting was called to order by Chair Mike Gaymon. The minutes were

approved as printed.



Chairman?s Report:

The Chairman introduced Judy Tucker to the board and welcomed her.

The Chairman discussed importance of attendance and the voting process of each

grant submittal.

The Chairman discussed the two programs that would be brought before council

for approval. The CTC program and its importance on non violent felons coming

back to our city and the CSU program and its role in introducing at risk youth

to a different approach to out of school care. He stated both were cornerstone

programs for the Office.

The Chairman discussed the importance of the process of selecting grants and

the councils role in approving funds.

The Chairman invited the board to the council meeting where we would introduce

the grants to council. He felt it was important to have a good showing on the

Boards part.

Major Graham asked if there was a process in place for those that have been

rejected by the board and do we discuss why they weren?t approved. The

Director explained that he meets with all those that have not been approved by

the board.



Directors Report:

New Grant Submissions were given out for

1) Adult Drug Court

The Director told the Board that Al Hayes had been sworn in as the newest board

member.

The progress of Juvenile Drug Court and the use of ankle bracelets was

discussed.

The Director discussed the meeting that he had with Mayor Tomlinson, Mike

Gaymon and Judy Tucker about the importance of Associations.

The Director discussed the current cost savings of the GPS bracelets that the

JDC is using at $186 per day. He also discussed the difficulty the JDC is

having by getting vendors lined up to fulfill contracts due to the bid

process. The Director stated he would look into alternatives.

The director discussed the ongoing process of developing the Neighborhood

Association plan and the interactive map on the OCP page.

Reviewed key meeting and activities since our last meeting

The financial report was given and no new activity had occurred except for

payroll since last month.

Salary and associated expenses = $ 40,151.49













There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:50 p.m.



Respectfully submitted:







Seth Brown

Director



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