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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - Judicial Selection Advisory Board - Meeting Date: 11/19/2014MINUTES OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE JUDICIAL SELECTION ADVISORY BOARD NOVEMBER 19, 2014 — 6:00 p.m. Glendale Municipal Office Complex, B-2 5850 West Glendale Avenue Glendale, AZ MEMBERS PRESENT: Terrance Mead, Chair Judge Randy Warner, Vice -Chair Justice Ann Scott Timmer, Member Justin Beresky, Member Dr. Frank Sisti, Member Jo Ann Caufield, Member Judge Elizabeth Finn, Non -Voting Member STAFF PRESENT: Katie Douglas, Human Resources Generalist and JSAB Staff Representative Karen Doncovio, Human Resources Generalist and JSAB Staff Representative ABSENT: Christina Rubalcava, Member CALL TO ORDER Chair Terrance Mead called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 9, 2014 MEETING Board member Justin Beresky moved to approve the minutes as presented and Dr. Frank Sisti seconded the motion. It was voted unanimously to approve the Minutes as presented. OATH OF REAPPOINTED VICE CHAIR JUDGE RANDY WARNER Vice, Chair Judge Randy Warner, who was previously elected by the Board to serve a second one- year term as Vice Chair, took his oath which was administered by Presiding City Judge Finn. Vice Chair Judge Randy Warner's second term expires November 29, 2014. BOARD ORGANIZATION Upon completion of Board Member Terrance Mead's second one-year term as Chair on November 29, 2014, Vice Chair Judge Randy Warner will become Board Chair in accordance with Judicial Selection Advisory Board bylaws, thereby vacating his Vice -Chair seat. His one-year term as. Board Chair will expire November 29, 2015. He will be eligible to serve an additional one-year term. Vice -Chair Judge Randy Warner moved to nominate Board Member Christina Rubalcava as incoming Vice -Chair. Board Member Justin Beresky seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Ms. Rubalcava's first term as Vice -Chair, which begins November 29, 2014, will expire November 29, 2015. CALL FOR A VOTE TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION Chair Terrance Mead requested a motion to enter into executive session. Justice Ann Scott Timmer moved to enter into executive session. Dr. Frank Sisti seconded the motion which carried unanimously. CALL FOR A VOTE TO RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION Chair Terrance Mead requested a motion to reconvene into open session. Board Member Justin Beresky moved to reconvene into open session. Dr. Frank Sisti seconded the motion which passed unanimously. CALL FOR A VOTE TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION Chair Terrance Mead requested a motion to enter executive session for a second time. Board Member Justin Beresky moved to enter into executive session. Dr. Frank Sisti seconded the motion which passed unanimously. CALL FOR A VOTE TO RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION Chair Terrance Mead requested a motion to reconvene once again into open session. Board Member Justin Beresky moved to reconvene into open session. Dr. Frank Sisti seconded the motion which passed unanimously. PUBLIC COMMENT: There were no comments from the public at this time. STAFF REPORT Katie Douglas advised Vice -Chair Randy Warner that the JSAB's judicial reappointment recommendations item was tentatively slated for the February 17, 2015 Council workshop in which Judge Warner would speak during the Executive Session as well as at the February 24, 2015 Council evening meeting during which Council would vote whether to reappointment each of the Judges. BOARD COMMENTS Board Member Jo Ann Caufield stated she feels as though she is at the bottom of a very steep learning curve at the moment. Judge Finn advised her she and the rest of the board would soon be receiving a great deal of information in the reappointment packets including survey results, COJET, which is the mandatory training both judges are required to complete, and a document listing highlights and goals for the past two years as well as other information which would acquaint her with both judges. CALL FOR FUTURE MEETING Katie Douglas reminded the board of the upcoming meeting on. January 29, 2015 at 6 p.m. in B3. ADJOURNMENT Board Member Jo Ann Caufield moved to adjourn the meeting and Board Member Justin Beresky seconded the motion. It was voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 6:42 p.m. Submitted by: ' v T rown B Board Liaison