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Gallatin County DUI Task Force Minutes
Members
Shanda Smith, Citizen Member, Gallatin City/County Health
Steve Scott, Citizen Member
Aaron Baczuk, Three Forks PD
Jason Karls, ADSGC
Susan Wordal, City Attorneyís Office
Cherie Lofton, MHP
Gordon Berger, WY PD
David Keen, Belgrade PD
Rocky Hamilton, Manhattan PD
Doug Lieurance, GCSO
K. C. Mclaughlin, Citizen Member
Jenna Caplette, coordinator
Guests
Tom Schwartz, NPS
Introductions of guests
- Minutes: Motion to approve September minutes with correction of Officer Keenís name by Susan second by Shanda. Approved.
New Business
- The resolution approved at the last meeting will be considered by the County Commission on December 6th along with the Proclamation for Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month.
- Strategic planning:
- Governance calendar: Susan asked that we move the January meeting to February. PI&E planning for the year would be January. She then motioned to accept the calendar with those changes, Gordon seconded. Approved.
- Recruitment process: Glenda in the County Commission office made suggestions for this. Motion by Susan to approve with the removal of #3 ìare strongly encouraged tooî and #4 ìinterviews.î Seconded by David. Approved.
- Advocacy Committee: Jenna discussed going to a workshop at the MNA conference and suggested that the Task Force needs to be working on legislative and advocacy issues at all times, not just during a legislative session. She suggested that committee members could take responsibility for inviting policy makers to meetings and mentoring them at the meeting. Susan motioned to approve with several short revisions. Second by Doug. Approved.
- Advisory Group Charter pending.
- Nominations for officers and choices for volunteer committees.
- Susan was nominated for chair, Ken for vice chair and K.C. for secretary/treasurer. Nominations will be open for vote in Novemberís meeting.
- Committee membership: Susan suggested we keep track of which slots we need filled. Agency applications need to be submitted before next months meeting.
- Hiring someone to take minutes: the executive committee can discuss this when new officers are elected.
- Phone in policy: it does not appear that there needs to be policy on this. This conference room can be wired with a hands free device
- The Nov/Dec movie ad will deplete the budget. Will need to transfer funds from another line item like Other Grants.
- The empty dinner party will be displayed downtown this year.
- Will be meeting with ASMSU to discuss supporting their ability to do further advertising of Late Night Streamline.
- Stephen and Jenna presented to two MSU Drugs and Society classes.
- Contract with Terry Profota: About $500 left on the current contract. Susan requested that Terry submit a status report and a proposal for additional work going forward.
- Jenna will meet with Ed in Fiscal to discuss the budget as it was amended. It doesn't match with what we requested.
- Update on the Madison County sign project: with a new director for MDT this project is up in the air in terms of getting permission to have the signs installed. Cherie will work on getting the sign replaced at the Madison River where someone cut the pole down and stole the sign.
- MSU PD, Bozeman PD and Manhattan need to submit press release acknowledging the CEASE Award-funded projects.
- The meeting adjourned at 7: 10 PM.
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