Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5120:1 - Division of Parole and Community Services › Chapter 5120:1-7 - Bureau of Adult Detention › Section 5120:1-7-04 - Ohio jail advisory board

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(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 attorney's 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 OJAB's 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.
Effective: 7/18/2021
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 1/8/2023
Promulgated Under:
				111.15
Statutory Authority:
				5120.01
Rule Amplifies:
				5120.10
Prior Effective Dates: 10/21/2013, 04/17/2015,
				04/01/2018