Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 5120:1-7-04 | Ohio jail advisory board.

                                                
(A) The common goals of the Ohio
		  department of rehabilitation and correction (ODRC) and the Ohio jail community
		  require that a Ohio jail advisory board (OJAB) be established to advise and
		  assist the deputy director of operations of the ODRC to promote cooperative
		  practitioner involvement in the development of jail standards and policies for
		  the safe, secure, humane, and efficient operation of jails in
		  Ohio.
(B) The OJAB shall fulfill all duties
		  delegated to it by the deputy director of operations of the ODRC and the jail
		  community for purposes of advising on the following topics which may include,
		  but are not limited to: jail inspection reports (e.g., appeals, action plans,
		  and variance requests); minimum standards for jails; jail classification; jail
		  construction or renovation; certification of jails; and jail management best
		  practices.
(C) The membership of the OJAB shall be
		  comprised of the director of the ODRC, or designee, ODRC administrative staff
		  involved in the management of minimum standards for jails, and ODRC legal
		  counsel. Also, the director of the ODRC shall appoint as OJAB members taken
		  from lists of nominees representing and furnished by the following groups,
		  government entities, or professional associations with the following minimum
		  number of representatives: three from the Buckeye state sheriffs association
		  including a jail administrator; three from the Ohio association of chiefs of
		  police including a jail administrator; three (one each from the north, south,
		  and at large) from the county commissioners association of Ohio; one from the
		  Ohio prosecuting attorneys association; one from the Ohio association of
		  criminal defense lawyers; one from the Ohio judicial conference; three from the
		  Ohio municipal league; one from the Ohio department of mental health; one from
		  the Ohio department of health; one from the Ohio department of youth services;
		  and other state-level, cabinet agencies as deemed appropriate. The director of
		  the ODRC may appoint other members as deemed necessary. Oversight of OJAB will
		  be provided by the director of the ODRC through the bureau of adult
		  detention.
(D) In nominating members for appointment
		  to OJAB, the group, government entity, or professional association seeking
		  representation shall choose a demographically (e.g., geographically and jail
		  classification) representative group of nominees. OJAB members shall be
		  designated voting members or ex-officio members upon appointment.
(E) Ex-officio members include an
		  indefinite number of persons from such groups, government entities, or
		  professional associations as the director of the ODRC may determine. Such
		  members will not have the right to vote, but may attend meetings and comment on
		  matters under consideration by OJAB.
(F) Voting members shall be appointed to
		  a three-year fixed term and reappointed at the discretion of the director of
		  the ODRC.
(G) The officers of the OJAB shall
		  include a chairperson, a vice chairperson, and a secretary. The OJAB shall
		  meet, at least, once every three months and at the discretion of the
		  chairperson.
(H) A majority of the voting members or
		  their designees present at a meeting shall constitute a quorum for transacting
		  any of the OJABs business, with a majority vote of those members being
		  required to make a recommendation.
(I) The director of the ODRC, or
		  designee, shall develop by-laws governing, but not limited to, the following
		  matters: appointment of members to the OJAB and their voting rights; election,
		  terms, and duties of officers; scheduling and procedures of meetings; and
		  establishment of committees. Such by-laws shall be subject to the approval of
		  the OJAB.
(J) The OJAB shall exercise no
		  administrative function over the ODRC. The members of the OJAB shall not
		  receive compensation, but shall receive reimbursement for actual and necessary
		  expenses incurred for official business, including expenses incurred in
		  attending OJAB meetings and functions.


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