Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Boring Meeting Devolves into Unending Discussion of Truancy


Part 1/4 - 2013 April 17 - Public Comment Period - Education & Human Services - Richmond, VA from Silver.

Meeting time: 5:14 PM - 6:51 PM

Public Comments from:

[0:42]  Ulysses Brown
[3:52]  Silver Persinger
[9:13]  Kelly King Horne, Executive Director, Homeward

Part 2/4 - 2013 April 17 - Public Schools Update from Jeffrey Bourne - Education & Human Services - Richmond, VA from Silver.

Richmond School Board Chairman, Jeffrey Bourne gave a presentation to City Council's Education & Human Services Committee and answered questions from Council members.

Part 3/4 - 2013 April 17 - Approval of Minutes/ Board Vacancies - Education & Human Services - Richmond, VA from Silver.

 [0:18] Minutes from the previous month's committee meeting were approved [3-0].  Mr. Hilbert thanked the clerk's office for the effort to summarize the discussion in the minutes.

Board Vacancies:

[1:55]  Richmond Behavioral Health Authority [RBHA] - 3 vacancies, 3 Applicants -- 2 were recommended via letter by RBHA, Denise P. Dickerson and Byron Marshall.
[5:28]  Advisory Board of Recreation and Parks - 1 vacancy, District 2 / 1 Applicant, Leighton Powell
[7:00]  Social Service Advisory Board - 3 vacancies, No Applicants
[7:06]  Career & Technical Education Commission - 4 vacancies, No applicants (2 are Mayoral)
[8:41]  Carillon Advisory Committee - 6 vacancies, No Applicants

Capital Area Partnership Uplifting People [CAPUP] - 5 vacancies, 5 applicants
This was the most interesting discussion because three of the reappointments had already served an additional 3 years since their terms expired.  The term of appointment is 3 years, and there is a term limit of two terms. [8:48 - 26:33]

[26:33]  Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens - 2 vacancies, No applicants
[28:20]  Senior Connections [Capital Area Agency on Aging, Inc.] - 1 vacancy, No Applicants

Part 4/4 - 2013 April 17 - Staff Report / Truancy Discussion - Education & Human Services - Richmond, VA from Silver.

"Brief Summary" of Staff Report by Joyce Davis that turned into a long-winded discussion about truancy.

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