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APPROVED October 12, 2010
JEFFERSON COUNTY SUBSTANCE ABUSE ADVISORY BOARD
Tuesday September 14, 2010
3:30 – 5:00 PM
Mt. View Facility Room 6
Meeting Minutes:
Board Members Present: Fran Joswick, Tony Hernandez, John Austin, Sam Markow, Conner Daily,
Anne Dean, Catharine Robinson,
Board Members Absent: Betty Harmon, Ray Hunter
Staff Present: Ford Kessler, Teresa Wirth,
Staff Absent: Kelly Matlock, Julia Danskin, Karen Obermeyer
Guests: Chase Glenn, Hargopal Singh Boyd, Michael Phimister, Raymond Goldsmith, Coleman Riddle,
Barbara Hansen
I. Approval of Agenda – M/S/A John Austin / Anne Dean / All.
II. Introductions – Board members, staff and guests introduced themselves to one another.
Fran announced that Hargopal Singh Boyd and Chase Glenn would be attending the next
SAAB meeting as new members.
III. Approval of the August, 2010 SAAB meeting minutes – M/S/A John Austin / Sam
Markow / All
IV. Public Comments/From the Floor/Announcements
Fran Joswick announced changes to the date for the Washington State SAAB workshop.
The new date is October 9th. Fran will distribute the agenda for the workshop to SAAB
members via email. Fran and Ray Hunter are planning on attending and Fran asked if any
other members would be able to attend with the change of date. Ford Kessler volunteered
to drive to the workshop.
Fran announced the National Recovery Month proclamation is under way.
Fran shared some information provided by Kelly Matlock on the Washington State
Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking “Let’s Draw the Line” campaign. A fact sheet was
passed around and will be discussed at the next SAAB meeting.
Barb Hansen announced a need for chaperones on October 14-16 for the Prevention
Summit in Yakima.
V. Provider Reports
Prevention – Kelly
None
Public Health- Julia
None
County Drug and Alcohol Coordinator - Ford
Ford Kessler reported he had received word of another across the board budget cut of 7%
coming up for Substance Abuse Treatment.
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VI. Old Business
Relapse Prevention Jail Program Fran
Fran stated Pat Wiggins had reported that there continues to be 12-14 individuals
attending the RPG groups at this time with the majority of attendees being male inmates.
Drug Take Back Day Update Conner
September 25, 2010 is National Drug Take Back day. Police representatives will be at
Safeway on September 25th monitoring this function. The sheriff’s department lock box
(much like a mailbox) in the foyer of the Sheriff’s Department so community members
can drop off unused drugs. Tony Hernandez provided details on the protocols developed
to meet the Drug Enforcement Agencies guidelines. The Port Townsend Police
Department will also be getting one of these boxes. Fran suggested a press release on or
about October 31, 2010. Fran requested SAAB members to volunteer at Safeway on
September 25.
Board member recruitment Fran
Fran voiced her pleasure on the number of potential board members’ attending today’s
meeting. She went on to explain the procedure for formally applying to becoming a board
member.
Continuation of the collateral cost campaign/discussion Anne/Fran
Fran shared a draft copy of the “Did You Know” ad that will be placed in the Port
Townsend Leader on September 22nd. Feedback from board members will be utilized to
make a few changes to the ad The Meth Action Team will be funding the ad.
Fran recommended the Board “fine tune” current projects, attend the Collaborative
workshop, and take time to bring the new SAAB members “up to speed.”
She did ask members to be thinking about ideas for future ads geared towards collateral
costs.
VII. New Business
None
Other
Adjourn— M/S/A Catharine Robinson/John Austin/All Meeting adjourned at 4:35 pm.
Next Meeting: October 12, 2010
Respectfully submitted by: Anne Dean