Mission: The mission of the local DWI grant program is to reduce the incidence of DWI, alcoholism, alcohol abuse and alcohol-related domestic violence (per DFA definition).

Vision: The Roosevelt County DWI Program personnel continually strive to improve our services to the community by collaborating and partnering with schools, other agencies and non-profit organizations to create a safer community.

Local Goals:

  • To reduce and prevent incidents of alcohol and drug related DWI
  • To reduce and prevent the misuse of prescription opioid/pain medication
  • To reduce and prevent incidents of underage drinking and other drug use


Agenda

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Via zoom

  1. Call to Order at ____________
  2. Previous minutes for the Feb 8, 2023 meeting. *action item
  3. Introductions
  4. Reports – data, trends
  5. Law Enforcement (ENMU DPS, Portales PD, Sheriff’s Office, NM State Police/SIU, Cannon, Safe Ride)
  6. Courts (Magistrate, Municipal, District, Drug Court)
  7. Prevention component report – Darla
  8. Compliance Misdemeanor Tracking component report – Heather
  9. Coordination/Planning/ Evaluation component report – Darla/Shannon
  10. Alternative Sentencing/Teen Court report – Laurie Collins
  11. Other

 

  1. Old Business

FY23 Q3 spending report, discussion – Darla

 

  1. New Business
  2. Formally request to open a Facebook page and possible Instagram account for the local Task Force with County officials – Debbie *Action item.
  3. What are the local Task Force members jobs or duties, related to the DWI program? Discussion

 

  1. Announcements
  2. Please look for and/or listen for Roos Co DWI radio ads, the billboard on Hyw 70 and ads in the Roosevelt Review cite, Chamber magazine and Facebook posts….
  3. Teen Court activities will restart in August 2023
  4. Roosevelt County Q4 DWI Task Force VIP, May 25, 2023, doors open at 5:30, start at 6:00, and ends at 7:00 at the Magistrate Court building. CDWI funds pay for speakers and security
  5. Health Council, Wednesday, June 7, 2023
  6. Next meeting tentatively Wednesday, August 16, 2023, local to be announced.

 

  1. Adjournment at ___________ 

 

 

Roosevelt County DWI Task Force

Minutes

Feb 8, 2023 via zoom

 

Zoom meeting Call to Order – 12:05 PM – by Debbie Gentry

Attendance: Debbie Gentry, Laurie Collins, Eric Muller, Rey Coss, Linda Ramos, Marisa Armijo, Leander Murphy, Jon Harris, Christy Kincade, Chris Valdez, Tammy Hunton, Caron Powers, Kris Paulus, Angie Cordova, Brian Forde, Jenn Lockwood, Shannon Morrison and Darla Reed

 

Approval of minutes of last meeting – Nov 14, 2022

Chris Valdez moved, Eric seconded to approve the Nov 2022 minutes as presented, motion passed.

 

Introductions –

LE Recognition – none

Reports – Activities/data/trends:

  • LE: Brief verbal reports from: PPD (Lt. Chris Valdez), RCSO (Deputy Eric Muller) and Safe Ride (Rey Coss and Leander Murphy).
  • Prevention component: Darla discussed prevention activities in Portales and Elida for the second quarter. Safe Ride staff were planning an activity before Spring Break and they would like help from the Sheriff’s Office and PPD in using their goggles and carts with ENMU students getting behind the wheel under the influence.
  • Compliance Monitoring/Tracking: Darla shared a client data report from Heather Murray, CCO.
  • Coordination/Planning/Evaluation component: Shannon Morrison, our contracted evaluator shared how she helps with grant writing, reminded everyone to complete the local Collaboration survey and briefly discussed the NMCS happening from March through April in Roosevelt County and across the state. Darla briefly discussed the FY24 Application in process.

 

LDWI old business–

  • FY23 Q2 spending report was given by Darla

LDWI new business – 

  • FY24 DWI Grant Application was discussed more by Darla

Announcements- 

  • Please look for and/or listen for Roos Co DWI radio ads, the billboard on Hyw 70 and ads in the Roosevelt Review cite, Chamber magazine…
  • Teen Court activities – most recent hearing Jan 9, 2023, next Feb 13, 2023
  • Roosevelt County Q3 DWI Task Force VIP, Feb 16, 2023, doors open at 5:30, start at 6:00, and ends at 7:00 at the Magistrate Court building. CDWI funds pay for speakers and security
  • Health Council, Wednesday, Mar 1, 2023
  • Next meeting tentatively Wednesday, May 17, 2023 local to be announce, from noon to 1

 

Meeting adjourned – 1:00 PM Eric moved to adjourn, Chris seconded, with no objections the meeting was closed.

 

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Darla Reed, DWI Program Director Debbie Gentry, DWI Task Force Chair Date