June 2008 Meeting Minutes
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Asheville Buncombe Coalition for Prevention of Family Violence (ABCPFV)
MINUTES
WHEN: June 13, 2008
PRESENT
Anne Parker (Allergy Partners of WNC)
Jimmy Hare (Win-Win)
Shannan Barcley (Pisgah Legal Service-intern)
Susan Anderson (Pisgah Legal Service-HEALS)
Julie Klipp Nicholson (Pisgah Legal Service)
Ladonna Norton (Mission Hospital-FNE Program)
Rosemary Kuykendall (Bunc Co Sheriffs Dept)
Renee Collette (Mission Hospitals– Forensic Nurse Programs)
Lisa Morrison (Bunc. Co DA's Office)
Janice Loggins (Bunc. Co DA's Office)
Patience Burdine (Bunc Co Sheriffs Dept)
Jen Branham (Western Highlands Network)
Barbara Marlow (Mission Hospital)
Amy Saunooke (Bunc. Co DSS)
Susan Fisher (Legislature)
Jenny Sliker (YWCA – New Choices)
Lois Bernard (Child Abuse Prevention Services)
(17 in attendance)
WELCOME
Joining us today are Shannan Barcley, an intern with Pisgah Legal Service, Lisa Morrison with Buncombe County DA's Office, and Representative Susan Fisher.
CALENDAR ITEMS
June 21, 2008 – Saturday, 8:00 am – 12 noon. Diabetes Family Day. Location: YWCA. Free. Childcare available. Call Alphie Rodriguez at 828-254-7206 for more information. (info emailed)
June 23, 2008 – Monday, 9:00 am – 12 noon. Disaster Preparedness Workshop hosted by Land-of-Sky Regional Council. No cost to attend but registration required. LeeAnne Tucker at 251-6622. (Info emailed)
June 26, 2008 – Thursday, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Work First Mentoring Group regarding How to buy your own home. Childcare & dinner provided. Location: YWCA. Call Cecilia Colson at 828-250-5659. (Info emailed)
July 17, 2008 – Thursday, 8:00 am – 3:30 pm. The Three Stages of Healing: Counseling Victims of Sexual Trauma Location: Doubletree Hotel, Hendersonville Road, Asheville. Register at www.crosscountryeducation.com (available on 7/16 in Knoxville and 7/15 in Johnson City)
August 16, 2008 – Saturday, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. Women of all Lifestyles. Location: Biltmore Square Mall. Keynote speakers: Cheri Britton, Marjorie Maginnis. Contact Penny Leatherwood or Tina Sherlin at 828-768-8898 for more information.
ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPDATES
Barbara Marlow (Mission Hospital)
She just joined the board of Helpmate.
Rosemary Kuykendall (Bunc Co Sheriffs Dept)
She attended a Homicide Investigators Conference yesterday by Michael Coker, a retired law enforcement officer. Verizon wireless has a National DV Hotline *4673. She will check on this but he said ADT puts installs alarm systems at no charge for DV victims.
Jenny Sliker (YWCA – New Choices)
There are 35 Displaced Homemakers funded programs in NC. The YWCA program is ranked #1!!!
REPRESENTATIVE SUSAN FISHER
She appreciates being here today. She has been in the general assembly 5 years. She will review the various house bills and senate bills that are pertinent to our organizations. We can read more about them on the website http://www.ncleg.net/ .
House Bill (HB) 27 – Duty to report Child Pornography (including those who develop photographs)
HB 29 – Sex Offenders GPS – For better monitoring of sexual predators
HB1366 – School Violence Prevention Act
HB46 – DV Victims Security – Safer environment for victims with court hearings
HB47 – Violate Order/Possess Deadly Weapon Felony – Felony offense for persons who violate a DV PO while armed with a deadly weapon.
HB 42 – Amend DV Laws/Homicide reporting
Senate Bill (SB) 30 – DV Victims/Add Protections re: Name Change
HB44 – DV Orders/Repeat Violators – Strengthens the law related to violations of DV POs by increasing the penalty from 3 to 2 offenses to be guilty of a Class H felony.
HB1287 – Report Denial of Some Pistol Permits – Anyone with pistol must be in database for law enforcement access.
HB2189 – DV Victim Assistance – Provide DV Victims with PO with information and assistance, i.e. Law Enforcement with contact them within 72 hours.
SB 9 – DV Order/No Firearm Purchase
HB1843 – Endangerment of Juvenile – Criminal Offense to endanger a juvenile
HB 2328 – Funds for Children’s Hospital Services – for hospital reported child injuries
Funding: in 2008, $1.1 million for rape victim assistance program. There will also be $1.1 million in recurring monies. The divorce filing fees increased from $50 to $75 with the extra $25 going to shelters.
There were a few questions to Susan about the VAWA compliance act and funding. A few had concerns about people making decisions about where monies are to go without speaking to the providers who work with the victims or offenders. Susan suggested they talk to Senator Nesbitt. There was talk about the balance between treatment of perpetrators and incarceration. Incarceration seems too easy an option when treatment is available.
Susan is not sure when the current session will end (scheduled for July 1) but hope it will end by mid-July.
GAPS/SERVICES
Follow up on last week’s topic on victims not showing up for their court date. Lisa Morrison and Janice Loggins reviewed the process for our group:
1-Law enforcement or Magistrate collects the information from the victim
2-Subpoena goes to the last known address
3- The warrants go to Janice
4- Janice contacts the victim and gets further information regarding the incident to give to the ADA (She verifies address information and keeps them informed of the court dates. Keep in mind they may move from the first time she contacts them.)
5- If the victim does not show up for their court date, the ADA tries to continue it as long as the judge will allow it. They then try to contact the victim for another court date.
Janice phone number is 232-2500
Clerk of court phone number is 232-2700
Court calendar is available on-line. The sheriff department can confirm court date as well.
Next meeting is July 11, 2008.
Sincerely
Anne Parker
http://www.abcpfv.org/