MINUTES LUBBOCK COUNTY BOARD OF JUDGES MEETING 99th DISTRICT COURT LUBBOCK COUNTY COURTHOUSE JULY 8, 2016, AT 1:15 P.M. Judges present: Judge Ruben Reyes, Judge Bill Sowder, Judge Trey McClendon, Judge Jim Darnell, Judge Billy Eichman, Judge Drue Farmer, Judge Judy Parker, and Judge Melissa McNamara. Director of Court Administration, Dean Stanzione was present; Assistant Director, Spradley, was also present. REGULAR SESSION, BOARD OF JUDGES 1. Juvenile Justice 9-9.0" The juvenile meeting was called to order by Judge Trey McClendon, at 1:24 pm. William Carter, Director of was present. Mr. Carter updated the Juvenile Board on a recent Ombudsman site visit. Everything went well. Mr. Carter presented the Financial Information and Request for Court Appointed Attorney form. The only change to the form was that income is gross income, not net income. After discussion and upon motion by Judge Reyes and second by Judge McClendon, the Juvenile Board unanimously approved the Financial Information and Request for Court Appointed Attorney form. Mr. Carter updated the Juvenile Board on the Detention Policy. The policy had to be updated due to a change in the standards. After discussion and upon motion by Judge McClendon and second by Judge Sowder, the Juvenile Board unanimously approved the Detention Policy Update. Mr. Carter discussed security with the Juvenile Board. Mr. Carter is considering having Lubbock County deputies stationed at or possibly having juvenile probation of?cers armed during work hours. Mr. Carter will be presenting more on this topic in the coming months. Mr. Carter presented the LCJ Detention Contract for 7. After discussion and upon motion by Judge Darnell and second by Judge McClendon, the Juvenile Board unanimously approved the Detention Contract for FY17. Approved without amendment by the Juvenile Board atjts regular me67lng on August 5, 2016. I I . I k, at. LES HATCH, JUDGE JUVENILE BOARD CHAIRMAN '1 2. Community Service Corrections Department a. b. C. The regular meeting of the Board of Judges was called to order at 1:35 pm by Judge Trey McClendon. Mr. Steve Henderson, Director of CSCD, and Mr. David Rowan, Assistant Director of CSCD were present. Mr. Henderson updated the Board on state budget issues. He was told that state agencies can expect a 4% decrease in their budget allocations. (I. Mr. Henderson updated the Board on added security at CSCD. Sheriff Rowe has agreed to put in the Sheriff 3 Budget request to commissioners for officers working at CSCD. Mr. Henderson requested permission to begin a SWIFT court in Lubbock County. The SWIFT court would not be a specialty court; it would be a technical violation sanction court for offenders on probation. The target date to begin the SWIFT court is September 1, 2016. CSCD will target offenders ranging in age from 18-34. After discussion and upon motion by Judge Reyes and second by Judge Hocker, the Board unanimously approved the creation of a SWIFT court. Mr. Rowan discussed time credits given to an offender and asked the Board to address how time credits should be given. After discussion, Judge Darnell asked that this item be tabled for him to look further into Code of Criminal Procedure 42.12 (20A). 3. Court Residential Treatment Center a. 6. Val Monteilh, Director of CRTC, was present. Emily Carter, Assistant Director of CRTC was also present. Ms. Monteilh introduced Ms. Carter as the new Assistant Director of CRTC. Ms. Monteilh let the Board know that 4th on Broadway was a big success. Ms. Monteilh updated the Board on facility renovations. The inside of the main facility should begin renovation in January, 2017. There were no action items. 4. Dispute Resolution Center a. b. d. Gene Valentini, Director for DRC, was present. Mr. Valentini discussed e-?ling the mediated settlement agreements. After discussion, the Board decided to continue the current practice. If a party would like the mediated settlement agreement marked con?dential or have it sealed, the party can petition the court for that relief. Mr. Valentini discussed Supreme Court Order 07-9188 with the Board. This order requires clerks to report on court appointed positions and the fees paid to those appointed. Mr. Valentini wanted to know whether or not DRC should be reporting DRC as the one appointed for adoption evaluations. The Board asked Mrs. Spradley to look into this issue. There were no action items. 5. Collections a. b. C. Shan Alexander, Director of Collections, was present. Mr. Alexander updated the Board on possible collection improvement rule changes. In addition to Mr. Alexander?s comments, Mr. Stanzione will draft similar comments to send to the Of?ce of Court Administration. There were no action items. 6. General Matters of the Board a. b. Dean Stanzione, Director of Court Administration, was present. Mr. Stanzione asked for the April and June minutes to be approved, as well as the June Executive Session minutes. After discussion and upon motion by Judge Eichman and second by Judge McClendon, the April and June minutes, as well as the June Executive Session minutes. c. The Board discussed involvement in guardianships. The Board unanimously agreed that Gene Valentini and DRC personnel should not be involved in any form of guardianship activities or cases unless the Court orders mediation. There being no further general business to come before the open meeting of the Board, this general meeting of the Board of Judges was adjourned at 3:03 pm. upon a motion by Judge Eichman and second by Judge McClendon. Approved without amendment by the Board of Judges at its regular meeting on uly 8, 2016. mm idHN MC ENDON, JUDGE LOCAL AD INISTRATIVE JUDGE