Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
Regional prevention councils are established to serve child
abuse and child neglect prevention regions created and defined under section
3109.171
of the Revised Code.
(A)
Meetings and notices.
(1) All business
transactions of each council shall be conducted in public meetings. Each
council shall meet in compliance with division (H) of section
3109.172
of the Revised Code at the call of the chairperson; and
(a) Held in accordance with a schedule
adopted by each council at its first meeting; or
(b) Scheduled at a previous meeting of the
council; or
(c) Special meeting
called by the chairperson of the council.
(2) Public notice of meetings will specify
the time and place of the meeting.
(a) Each
council will maintain a list of persons who have requested notice of all
meetings.
(b) Any person may obtain
electronic mail notification of the time and place of any regularly scheduled
meeting by requesting such notification from the council before the close of
the business day prior to the meeting.
(c) In the event of a special meeting, the
council will notify all listed persons by electronic mail notification as soon
as possible after the special meeting is scheduled.
(3) Quorum.
A majority of the actual number of county prevention
specialists that have been appointed to and are serving on the council at the
time of a meeting where official action is to be taken constitutes a quorum to
conduct a meeting. A majority of those members present and voting yes on a
proposal shall constitute a favorable vote. All votes shall be conducted by
roll call.
(B) Officers and their
duties.
(1) The chairperson
serves as a nonvoting
member of the council. The chairperson is to preside at all council meetings or
may call upon the vice chairperson to preside during a meeting.
(2) A vice chairperson shall be selected by
the council from among the members of the council.
(a) The vice chairperson shall preside in the
event of the absence of the chairperson or upon the request of the
chairperson.
(b) When presiding
over a council meeting, the vice chairperson becomes a nonvoting member and
functions in the same capacity as the chairperson.
(C) Each child abuse
and child neglect regional prevention council and its regional prevention
coordinator shall collaborate on assembling the council's regional child abuse
and child neglect prevention plan . The council shall then submit its regional prevention
plan to the OCTF board by submitting the form JFS 01475, "Ohio children's trust
fund regional child abuse and child neglect prevention plan submission"
.
(D) Pursuant to
division (I)(5) of section
3109.172
of the Revised Code, each regional prevention council member shall:
(1) Serve on a minimum of one
workgroup.
(2) Assist the regional
prevention coordinator in conducting comprehensive needs assessments in
addition to the initial assessment as outlined in division (I)(2) of section
3109.172
of the Revised Code.
