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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-03-03 TEEN COURT ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF MARCH 3, 2016 STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF TARRANT § CITY OF BEDFORD § The Teen Court Advisory Board of the cities of Hurst, Euless and Bedford, Texas met at 6:00 p.m. at Bedford City Hall on the 3rd day of March 2016, with the following members present: HURST: Jennifer Tucker, Dawn Jordan-Wells EULESS: Al Browning, Aaron Lindeman, Renu Sloan BEDFORD: Janet Key, Kathleen Toms TEEN REPRESENTATIVES: Hurst Council Liaison —Anna Holzer Bedford Council Liaison — Euless Council Liaison — Eddie Price HEB Teen Court Coordinator— Mindy Eichorst HEB Teen Court Assistant Coordinator— Also present.- Hurst resent:Hurst Deputy City Secretary—Cynthia Singleton Euless Staff Liaison — Bedford Court Manager— Hurst Court Manager— HEB Teen Court Teen Liaison- Jack Boyd, Nolan Catholic High School Bedford Administrative Services Director- CALL TO ORDER Advisory Board Chairperson Kathleen Toms called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. with a quorum of six Board Members and one Alternate Board Members present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Consider approval of the following Teen Court Advisory Board minutes: a) Neuembeir-b;--201 Regular Meeting Minutes of the February Regular Board Meeting were reviewed. The minutes of the January Banquet Committee Meeting, February Gala Meeting, and February Scholarship Committee Meeting were all reviewed. A motion was made by Dawn Jordan-Wells to approve all of the minutes and Al Browning seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. OFFICER ELECTION 2. Hold election to fill unexpired term of Secretary to the Teen Court Advisory Board. Chairperson Kathleen Toms nominated Dawn Jordan-Wells for the unexpired term of Secretary to the Teen Court Advisory Board. All of the Advisory Board Members were in favor of this and this was a unanimous vote. OED BUSINESS 3. Discuss ideas for fundraisers. Board Member Al Browning advised he is still looking into various options of business sponsorship. References USA and A to Z, which are located at the local library, are two ways to find local businesses and their addresses. Board Member Jen Tucker mentioned she could work on a sponsorship packet and possibly focus on certain businesses within the Hurst-Euless- Bedford area. After a brief discussion, it was decided amongst the Board Members that a Sponsorship Committee should be created. This was a unanimous decision and Al Browning, Dawn Jordan-Wells, and Jen Tucker said they would like to be on this committee. On Thursday, February 25, 2016, Chick-Fil-A allowed HEB Teen Court to hold a Spirit Night at the Hurst Crossing location. A total of$116.75 was received from Chick-Fil-A. 4. Discuss and possibly take action on items as they relate to the 2016 annual Teen Court Banquet. There were three teen scholarship applications that were turned into and looked over by the Scholarship Committee. Board Member Janet Key made a motion to have all three applicants receive $1,000 and Board Member Renu Sloan seconded the motion. A unanimous decision was made to have all three applicants each receive $1,000. The recipients, Jack Boyd, Colton Bozeman, and Kiyeon Lee, will be notified by the Teen Court Coordinator of these awards. On Friday, April 8, 2016 all silent auction items need to be turned in to a Gala Committee Member. An email will be sent to let everyone know about this date. Chairperson Kathleen Toms asked if every Board Member could bring three silent auction items for the Gala. NEW BUSINESS 5. Set a date for the next Teen Court Scholarship Gala Committee to meet and discuss items as they relate to the annual Teen Court Scholarship Banquet. The Board Members made the unanimous decision to have the Gala Committee meeting on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at Bedford City Hall, downstairs conference room. 6. Set the date for the next Teen Court Advisory Meeting. All Board Members made the unanimous decision to have the next meeting on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at Bedford City Hall. REPORTS Teen Court Coordinator Mindy Eichorst went over the Coordinator's Report and Finance Report for the month of February 2016. She explained a little more in detail about the interest calculation and the type of account that was being utilized by the finance department at the City of Bedford. ADJOURNMENT Janet Key entered a motion for the meeting to be adjourned. Renu Sloan seconded the motion and all voted in favor. The meeting was adjourned at 7:24 p.m. ff Kathleen Toms, Chairperson