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(A) Pursuant to executive order no. 84-1, the bureau of adult detention (hereinafter “bureau”) shall utilize the input and recommendations of the jail advisory board, to the extent outlined in this rule, in performing its functions of investigating and supervising county and municipal jails and workhouses.
(B) The jail advisory board shall assist the bureau in the development of policy and procedure by:
(1) Critiquing standards and policies;
(2) Reviewing and commenting upon the bureau’s goals and objectives;
(3) Developing funding recommendations for the implementation of standards and criteria for compliance.
(C) The jail advisory board will play an active role in the bureau’s activities of improving jails in Ohio by:
(1) Serving on review panels to provide input and recommendations for the bureau’s consideration in monitoring compliance;
(2) Making suggestions on the appropriate uses of grant money;
(3) Providing liaison between the bureau and constituents of advisory board members.
(D) The jail advisory board will aid in the jail education process by:
(1) Playing a leadership role in professional associations discussing jail issues;
(2) Familiarizing itself and the public with jail standards and related issues;
(3) Working to develop constituent groups interested in jail issues;
(4) Being an information source for the public on policies of the bureau.
(E) The director of the department of rehabilitation and correction shall appoint jail advisory board members from lists of nominees furnished by the groups listed in paragraph (E)(1) of this rule and may appoint other members as he deems necessary. In nominating members for appointment to the jail advisory board, the group seeking representation shall choose a demographically representative group of nominees. Jail advisory board members shall be designated “voting members” or “ex-officio” members upon appointment.
(1) Voting members shall consist of no more than twenty-four persons, representing the following professional associations and Ohio General Assembly:
(a) Chiefs of police;
(b) City, village or township governing officials;
(c) County commissioners;
(d) County sheriffs;
(e) Local judges;
(f) Local prosecutors;
(g) State legislators.
(2) Ex-officio members include an indefinite number of persons from such offices, organizations or agencies as the director may determine. Such members will not vote on recommendations to the bureau or serve on review panels, but may attend meetings and comment on matters under consideration.
(F) Terms of membership:
(1) Voting members shall be appointed to three-year fixed terms, which shall be staggered to ensure orderly transition. Voting members may be reappointed consecutively only once, at the discretion of the director or his designee, such that six years consecutive membership is permitted.
(2) Ex-officio members shall serve indefinite terms at the discretion of the executive officer of the group, agency or office he represents.
(G) Any board member’s service shall terminate when:
(1) The member voluntarily resigns;
(2) The member’s professional status changes and the group he represents nominates a replacement;
(3) The member’s first term expires without reappointment;
(4) The member’s second consecutive term expires;
(5) The group represented desires and nominates a replacement.
(H) The chief of the division of parole and community services or designee shall chair the jail advisory board.
(I) The voting members shall elect an executive committee consisting of five voting members, one of which shall be elected chairperson by the executive committee. The executive committee shall:
(1) Make recommendations to the bureau, when called upon, on behalf of the full board, in an emergency;
(2) Recommend to the bureau items to be on the board’s agenda;
(3) Establish subcommittees as desired, designate members to serve thereon, and specify duties and purposes of same;
(4) Meet, through its chairperson, with the chairperson of the jail advisory board concerning utilization of board members on review panels.
(J) The jail advisory board shall meet at least four times per year and when special meetings are called by the director, the chairperson, or the executive committee.
(1) The executive committee shall serve as the board’s policy-making body between meetings;
(2) Nine voting board members, or their designees, shall constitute a quorum for transacting any of the board’s business, with a majority vote of those in attendance being required to make a recommendation or policy.
(K) Neither the director nor the bureau is bound to act upon the advice of the jail advisory board, which is established only for the purpose of considering local input into the decisions of the department affecting jails.
(L) Board members shall receive reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred for official business.
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 01/07/2008 and 01/07/2013
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 5120.01, 5120.10, 121.13
Rule Amplifies: none listed
Prior Effective Dates: 10/29/84