1. Ohio Youth Advisory Board
Thursday, July 17, 2014
at Quest Business Center:
8405 Pulsar Place, Columbus OH 43240

2. OHIO YAB Meeting Agenda
Welcome
Officer Elections
• Facilitated by Adrian McLemore, founding member and first
President of the OHIO YAB
Lunchtime
• OHIO YAB Graduate Hall of Fame
• Ohio Reach website framework
Updates and Opportunities
• Reporting out on DC
• Recent and upcoming Youth Conferences
• Updates from County/Regional YABs and individual members

3. Officer Boot Camp
2014 Focus Areas:
• Outreach and Policy
• Transitional Housing
• Education
• Youth Voice in Court
• Independent Living
Preparation
• Employment

4. 2014 October Elections
Officer Positions available:
• All six Officer positions
are open this year
Process:
• Youth who are interested
in serving in as an officer
give a speech
• Decisions are made via
secret ballot
• Only YOUTH vote

5. Duties of the President
• Leadership skills.
• Knows what work has to be done
and when to delegate it.
• An impartial judge of the abilities
of others and able to determine
where they can make the best
contribution.
• Keeps informed of member’s
progress and sees that the board is
always moving forward.
• Presides over meetings, making
sure that they begin and end on
time and that they follow the
order of business.
• Never interjects personal opinions
nor dominates the meeting

6. 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.
• Is responsible for a year-end
report on the board’s
accomplishments.

7. Duties of the Media
Spokesperson
• Gathers news about the board and
gets it out to the public.
• Establishes contact between the
local news media and newspapers.
• After getting details about a meeting
or program prepares news releases
and distributes them to newspapers
and radio and television stations.
• Includes the “who, what, when,
where, why and how” – a
description of the activity and how it
affects the community.
• Administers and monitors all
electronic communication including,
but not limited to, email, Facebook
and the OHIO YAB Website and Blog.

8. Duties of the Secretary
• Keeps all board records
for continuous reference
to all that has happened.
• Maintains a complete list
of members and contacts.
• Reads over previous board
meeting minutes.

9. Duties of the Parliamentarian
The Referee of Youth Advocacy:
• Ensures that meetings follow
the correct parliamentary
procedure, allowing ample but
not excessive time for
discussion.
• Brings issues to a satisfactory
conclusion when sensing a
discussion is dragging or being
monopolized.

10. Duties of the Treasurer
• Keeps record of all board
funds.
• Sends out membership
accounts.
• Assists in developing the
annual budget for the board.
• Pays all approved bills.
• Maintains accurate records of
income and expenses.
• At the beginning of the year,
have an official treasurer’s
book and the complete
records of the outgoing
treasurer.
• Makes a complete inventory
of board equipment, books
and other materials.
• Assists with other tasks as
assigned by the president.

12. NE Ohio
Youth
Conference
next Friday

13. Youth
Conference
in
October

14. Three Days on the Hill: Day One

15. Three Days on the Hill: Day Two

16. Three Days on the Hill: Day Three

18. SW Regional CTD Conference

20. New
and
Good

21. Upcoming Opportunities
Upcoming Conference:
• Next Friday, July 25: Teening Up for Success conference in NE Ohio
Fall Events:
– Saturday in August (9 or 23), OHIO YAB Officer Boot Camp
– Friday, Oct. 17, Fostering Pathways to Success conference
– Sat., Nov. 15, NE Ohio Thanksgiving in Cleveland
– Sat., Nov. 15, SW Ohio Thanksgiving in Cincinnati
– Sat., Nov. 23, Central Ohio Thanksgiving in Columbus