WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2002
DARTMOUTH TOWN HALL, ROOM 318, 7:00 P.M.
PRESENT: Christian Broughton, Chairman; Alison Nastanski; Gale Schultz; Deborah Smith; Debra Brejcha; Paul Foucart
REGRETS: Lorraine Gagne
ABT: Bruce Lider
Chairman Christian Broughton called the meeting to order at 7:11 p.m.
Mr. Lee welcomed our newest Youth Commissioner, Valerie Alves. Introductions were made.
Approval of May 8, 2002 Minutes: Ms. Schultz made a motion to accept the minutes of May 8, 2002. Mr. Foucart seconded the motion. Voted unanimously.
Old Business:
Discuss results of Mr. Lee’s annual employee evaluation:
· Mr. Lee thanked the Commissioners for completing his annual Employee Performance Evaluation in a timely manner. He was gracious for the positive comments made by Commissioners. Some of the feedback from Commissioners contained constructive criticism. Kevin asked if Commissioners wanted to explore these comments further. However, no further comments by Commissioner were made. Overall, Kevin was pleased with the results.
· In reference to Question #1 there was discussion from Commissioners regarding the positive result of attending workshops. Kevin referenced a comment made by a Commissioner on his Performance Evaluation that he attends workshops and stays current with developments in his profession. Kevin stated that in actuality, it is sometimes difficult to locate quality trainings locally that he either has not already attended, or, which offer new learning opportunities.
· Kevin expressed a desire to attend a national training, perhaps every other year, depending on available funding, etc. Several Commissioners expressed support of this idea, though no decision was made. Kevin said he would like to speak with Michael Gagne, Executive Administrator, about possible funding for a future national training conference. He stated that local workshops no longer offer him new ideas, due to the fact that he has attended several local workshops to date.
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Update on DartmouthYouth.com:
· Kevin distributed to Commissioners promotional keychains that feature DartmouthYouth.com. The Commissioners were pleased with the design.
· Kevin informed Commissioners that Brian Messier, student intern, completed his internship at the end of May. Brian has agreed to try to do some work for Kevin during the summer months as well.
· Kevin stated that our Web site, DartmouthYouth.com has a link from The Standard Times Web site, SouthCoastToday.com. Go to www.southcoasttoday.com, find the link to “Your Town,” press Dartmouth and when this page loads, you’ll see a link to the Dartmouth Youth
Commission’s site.
· Kevin has set up a section called “Dartmouth Parent’s Connection” on both DartmouthYouth.com and Dartmouth’s section on SouthCoastToday.com. This is a message board where parents can enter and post a topic or ask a question for whomever would like to reply. Kevin will act as the moderator. He requests that those leaving messages be courteous, polite and respectful in what they post.
· Kevin stated that he is working on getting student interns for the fall. He stated that he plans to develop the Children’s Section more thoroughly in the fall.
· Upon the suggestion of the Town Accountant, a separate Youth Commission Gift Account has been set up for donations made specifically to DartmouthYouth.com. To date, the donations total: $1,879.35.
Old Business from floor:
· There was no old business from the floor at this time.
Youth Advocate’s Report:
· Kevin stated that his client workload has been hectic the last two weeks due to the end of the school year. Approximately six clients will continue counseling with Kevin during the months of July and August.
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· Kevin stated that at 9:00 a.m. on June 13, 2002 there would be a ceremony at Dartmouth High School bidding farewell to the school. Principal Donald King and others are expected to speak.
· Kevin informed the Commissioners that he would be taking vacation the last week of June and the first two weeks of July.
· Kevin stated that on September 11, 2002, a townwide memorial service is planned to honor the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001.
· Kevin stated that he recently took a tour of the new High School and he was very impressed with the building.
New Business:
New Business from the floor:
· Chairman Broughton expressed clarification, in regards to the Budget Report, concerning the line item dedicated to “client expenses.” Kevin stated that this line is utilized when he takes a client to McDonalds, Burger King, etc. and covers the client’s expense, not his.
· The next meeting of the Dartmouth Youth Commission is scheduled for Wednesday, October 9, 2002 in Room 318 of the Dartmouth Town Hall at 6:30 p.m.
· Mr. Foucart made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Ms. Schultz seconded the motion. Voted unanimously at 8:30 p.m.
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Christian Broughton, Chairman Date
Dartmouth Youth Commission
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