HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-02-22® Dryden Youth Commission
February 22,2000
Minutes
Attending: Penny Green, Tracy Kurtz, Kristen Blackman, Walt Matyjas, Nita
Baldwin, Mary Bachner, Karen Coleman
Absent: Jeane Simmons
January mintues approved with notation to correct spelling of Mary Bachners
last name.
Annual report distributed and discussed. There were two notable increases in
services. 1) The number of Youth Employment opportunities increased. 2) The
number of youth served increased slightly, for the majority of 1999 we had only
one staff person. The staff changes in 2000 should increase participation as well
as providing a wider variety of activities. The Commission will use the annual
report to guide discussions for program and hiring in 2000.
Elections Chair- Penny Green
Assistant Chair — Kristen Blackman
Secretary — This will be done on a rotating schedule. It was decided
that we would go alphabetically and that the person responsible for minutes
would be listed on the agenda mailed prior to the meeting. It is the responsibility
of the Commission member to notify the next person if she/he is unable to attend
is the meeting.
Liaison assignments Karen distributed monitoring forms and discussed the
importance of monitoring funded programs. Monitoring gives the commission first
hand information about the program, youth response to the program and the
leader, and as a way to support and provide feedback to the providers. Each
member will select and visit one program during the year, complete the form and
return it to the County Youth Bureau. Members will make liaison selections at the
March meeting.
Old Business- The Commission did not receive a new proposal from the Varna
Community Center so that the funds initially reserved for that program will be
redistributed. Discussion of how this should be distributed followed. A motion was
made to add this $1000 to the Middle School Drop in Program operated by the
Dryden After School Program so that the program would operate through this
school year. Motion was seconded and passed. Karen will follow up with this and
finalize the budget with Diane McFall.
New Business- Chuck Leo who was recently working up to 10 hours with Co-
operative Extension on the Youth Employment project has limited his hours to 5
per week. He estimates that this will be sufficient to meet the demands at this
time. The Commission will need to discuss future goals for this program
® especially for the summer months. Tracy mentioned that the Dryden school was
® discussing a renovation project at the school and that they were proposing to hire
teens to help with painting. When she knows more she will let us know so that
the hiring process can be combined with our recruitment for the conservation
corps.
Penny and Karen will set a meeting with the new town supervisor before the next
meeting. To up date him and to invite him to a meeting.
Next meeting March 21,2000
Margaret will attend.
DYC Minutes Page Two February 22, 2000