Houston Forensic Science Center, Inc., Board of Directors met Jan. 14

Houston Forensic Science Center, Inc., Board of Directors met Jan. 14.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to order.

2. Roll call; confirmation of presence of quorum.

3. Public Comment.

4. Reading of draft minutes from December 10, 2021 board meeting. Consideration of proposed corrections, if any. Approval of minutes.

5. Report from Dr. Stacey Mitchell, board chair including a monthly update of activities and other announcements.

6. Consider approval of board resolution 2022-001, regarding authority to withdraw funds of the corporation, repealing and replacing board resolution 2015-001 and any other resolutions that maybe in conflict therewith.

7. Report from Dr. Peter Stout, CEO and president regarding the pandemic and fiscal year 2023 budget needs for personnel, crime scene unit and capital expenses; update on latent print section conducting comparisons on punishment evidence and possible related action.

a. Consider a request to expand the latent print section’s forensic services to include providing fingerprint comparisons for judgments and sentences, pen packets, jail cards, similar documents and possible related action.

8. Report from Dr. Amy Castillo, COO and vice president including an overview of the 2021 highlights in the laboratory sections and a look ahead at the focuses and anticipated challenges in 2022.

9. Consider delegating authority to Dr. Stout to negotiate and enter into a contract for DNA outsourcing services between the corporation and Signature Science, LLC to be funded by the FY 2021- Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction federal grant, total budget of $451,365.00.

10. Report from Ms. Erika Ziemak, quality director including an overview of the blind quality control program, survey responses, internal audits, Texas Forensic Science Commission disclosures and testimony monitoring.

11. Quarterly treasurer’s report from Mr. David Leach, treasurer and CFO regarding company financials and other fiscal updates.

12. Report from Ms. Carina Haynes, crime scene unit director including an overall review of the past year, schedules as well as other changes in CSU.

13. Adjournment.

https://www.houstonforensicscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Signed-Board-Meeting-Agenda-Jan.-14-2022.pdf