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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-09-2022 Treatment Courts Minutes MEETING MINUTES TREATMENT COURTS SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNITY JUSTICE COLLABORATING COUNCIL August 9, 2022 12:00 PM St. Croix County Goverment Center -Room 1216 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER Called to order at 12:01 PM. ROLL CALL Attendee OrganizationTitleStatusArrived Name Scott St. Croix Judge Branch I, ChairPresent NordstrandCounty Edward VlackSt. Croix Judge Branch IIExcused County Scott NeedhamSt. Croix Judge Branch IIIPresent County Mike St. Croix Judge Branch IVExcused WatermanCounty Bob RohretSt. Croix Director of HHSPresent County Craig J. St. Croix Supervisor, DOCCPresent HooymanCounty Karl AndersonSt. Croix District AttorneyPresent County Scott KnudsonSt. Croix SheriffExcused County Travis SatoriusSt. Croix Attoney Manager, State Public Excused CountyDefense Phil Galli St. Croix Justice Services Director Present County Kait Breuer St. Croix Treatment Court Coordinator Present County Kara Rheingans St. Croix Government Center Case Present County Manager APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Treatment Courts Subcommittee of the Community Justice Collaborating Council Regular Meeting February 8, 2022 12:00 PM Minutes approved, no changes. PUBLIC COMMENT No public comment. BUSINESS ITEMS 1. Update on Treatment Court Staff Changes. Judge Nordstrand discussed backups for treatment court team members. Judge Nordstrand introduced Isabelle N. as the new DOC agent for the treatment court team. 2. Update on Recent Treatment Court Graduations. Kait Breuer updated that there have been four (4) graduations since January 2022. She also discussed that on 8/10 five (5) past participants of the treatment court who graduated during COVID will be celebrated. Kait stated that there are currently 25 participants in treatment court and 10 on the wait list. 3. Treatment Court Policy Manual Updates. Judge Nordstrand discussed that the national standard for phases in treatment court is five (5). This would be a change from the current model of four (4) phases. Bob Rohret added that a peer support recovery specialist could be added to each of the phases to assist in recovery. Judge Nordstrand discussed criteria for inclusion into the treatment court, in particular county residency. Judge Nordstrand discussed how the DAs veto power works in relation to the "drug dealer" policy. 4. Future of Treatment Court Trac 2. Judge Nordstrand discussed that many of the people who would be eligible for TRAC 2 in treatment court are going to prison due to statutory requirements. Judge Nordstrand passed out a summary of substance use treatment in St. Croix Co. and the national standard of 200 hours. Bob Rohret offered looking at cases on an individual basis for substance use treatment. Kara Rheingan's stated that Thinking for Change (T4C) would be a fit for people who are struggling in the later phases of treatment court. 5. Inpatient Resources for Treatment Court Participants. Judge Nordstrand discussed resources available for inpatient substance use treatment. Bob Rohret offered that there are possible grant opportunities available for inpatient treatment. 6. Later Phase Programming for Treatment Court Participants. Options discussed for later phase programming. REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS None ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE None ADJOURN Meeting adjourned at 1:17 PM. DATE OF NEXT MEETING Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 9:30 AM in the county board room.