The Ohio Youth Advisory Board meeting agenda included: 1) Welcoming updates and officer elections for six positions including president, vice president, media spokesperson, secretary, parliamentarian, and treasurer. 2) Lunch and discussions on OHIO YAB toolkits and a possible video for emancipated youth. 3) Continued elections and discussions on regional Thanksgiving dinners and new developments. 4) Details on duties for each officer position and reminders for the voting process.

1. Ohio Youth Advisory Board
Thursday, October 15, 2015
at Quest Business Center:
8405 Pulsar Place, Columbus OH 43240

2. OHIO YAB Meeting Agenda
Welcome and Recent Updates
Officer Elections
Lunchtime
• OHIO YAB Toolkits
• Possible video opportunity for emancipated youth
Elections Continue
• Regional Thanksgiving Dinners
• What’s New and Good?

3. Recent Youth Leadership Retreats

4. Youth insights on normalcy during county/regional youth
events and statewide meetings:
• Have been shared with ODJFS, PCSAO, CASA and the Ohio
Child Welfare Training Program
• Have been incorporated into one existing and one proposed
foster parent training

5. In one meeting, youth came up with:
44 possible independent living activities
that could be shared with young people
between ages 14-16 years old

7. 2015 October Elections
Officer Positions available:
• All six Officer positions
are open this year
Process:
• Officers must sign OHIO
YAB Code of Conduct and
commit to participate in
monthly calls

8. Voting Reminders
Process:
• Youth who are interested in serving
as an officer give a speech
• Decisions are made via secret ballot
• Only YOUTH vote
Vitally important:
• Votes should NOT be based on popularity, or
choosing youth from your own county

9. Duties of the President
• Must be elected for good
leadership skills.
• Knows what work has to be
done and when to delegate it.
• Keeps informed of member’s
progress and sees that the
board is always moving
forward.

10. Duties of the Vice President
• Presides at meetings and
other functions in the
absence of the president.
• Must be well informed of
the issues and skilled in
handling the board’s
business.
• Must be prepared to
assume the office of
President when necessary.

11. Duties of the Media
Spokesperson
• Gathers news about the board and
gets it out to the public.
• Includes the “who, what, when,
where, why and how,” and a
description of the activity and how
it impacts the community.
• Establishes contact between the
local news media and newspapers.

12. Duties of the Secretary
• Keeps all board records
for continuous reference
to all that has happened.
• With the president, sets
a tentative agenda of
each meeting several
days in advance.
• Reads over previous
board meeting minutes.

13. Duties of the Parliamentarian
The Referee of Youth Advocacy:
• Makes sure that they begin
and end on time and that they
follow the order of business.
• Conducts meetings following
the correct procedure and
allows ample but not excessive
time for discussion.
• Brings issues to a satisfactory
conclusion when sensing a
discussion is dragging or being
monopolized.

14. Duties of the Treasurer
• Keeps record of all
board funds.
• Assists in developing
the annual budget for
the board.
• Maintains accurate
records of income and
expenses.
• Assists with other tasks
as assigned by the
president.

15. Break for Lunch

16. New and Good

17. Meetings in 2016
OHIO YAB Quarterly Meetings:
• Always take place on the third Thursday of the month
• Will be held at the ODJFS Air Center, from 11 am – 2 pm
OHIO YAB Meeting Dates:
– January 21, 2016
– April 22, 2016
– July 21, 2016
– October 20, 2016