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Advisory Board Meeting

April 16, 2009

Board Members Present:  Judge Lisa Borges, David Wyser, Proxy for Prosecutor Brizzi; Christina Trexler, Dennis Bender, Dale Buwalda, William Carr, Meshell Chapman, Laura Pitts, Proxy for Robert Hill; Christina Kerl, Judge Salinas, Natalie Wolfe, Margaret Payne, Eva Talley-Sanders, Proxy for Sheriff Anderson, Roger Zimmerman, Proxy for Cathy Boggs.

Board Members Absent:  Mayor Ballard; Judge Marilyn Moores, Ryan Vaughn, Judge Barbara Collins, D. Michael Wallman,

With a quorum present Judge Borges called the meeting to order at 12:04 pm.

Approval of Board Minutes from February 12, 2009 Judge Lisa Borges asked for a motion to approve the Board minutes.

The motion was moved and seconded and the Advisory Board minutes from February 12, 2009 were approved.

Committee Reports

1)                          Executive Committee: Judge Borges had nothing to report as the executive committee has not met yet.

2)                          Finance Committee: Christina Trexler reported that the committee met and discussed how it should operate as well as other potential sources of alternative funding, e.g. grants.
Questions and answers ensued.

3)                          Program Committee: Committee reported they had a preliminary meeting.  It was discussed how different functions would be monitored for compliance issues/audits.  Spacing for programming was discussed and the issue was passed to the Annex Subcommittee to see if that space could be used.

a.       Mental Health Subcommittee:  No members of the subcommittee were present. 

b.      Annex Subcommittee: No members of the subcommittee were present.  The board will ask for a report at the June meeting.

New Business
Judge Borges asked if there was any new business before the Board.

Tom Marendt introduced an item regarding the PACE/OAR contract.  The contract is set to end April 30th.  Mr. Marendt proposed the contract be extended until the end of June at a cost of $1600.  He indicated that Pace was supportive of the amendment and that they provide job and life skills at the Genesis complex for Duvall residents.

The motion was made and seconded and the contract with PACE/OAR was extended to June 30, 2009.

The second item of business was the resignation of Advisory Board Secretary Patty Montgomery.  Patty has served as secretary but recently moved to the Duvall Residential Center to provide assistance there.  Mr. Marendt recommended that Katy Robinson be appointed secretary.

Questions and answers ensued.

The motion was made and seconded and Katy Robinson was named the new secretary.

Reports on changes in Community Corrections since January were given from John Deiter, Chief Deputy Director; Mike Brown, Director, Duvall Residential Center; Jennifer Deiter, Director of Programming and Special Interventions Unit; and Steve Dyson, Chief Financial Officer.

Old Business
Judge Borges asked if there was any old business before the Board.

Tom Marendt presented the only item of Old Business.  The lease at the Annex building located at 147 E Maryland St is ending as of April 30.  At that time, MCCC can choose to give 12 months notice to opt out of the lease.  Currently, the building is being used for intake and screening.

Recognition of Leslie Duvall
Mayor Greg Ballard issued a proclamation declaring April 16, 2009 to be Les Duvall Day.  The proclamation was presented to Mr. Duvall and he shared a few words on how far Community Corrections in Indiana has come.  A reception was held in his honor following the meeting.

With no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 1:04 pm.