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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-09-2017 Community Justice Collaborating Council Minutes MEETING MINUTES COMMUNITY JUSTICE COLLABORATING COUNCIL November 9, 2017 8:00 AM County Board Room-Government Center County Board Room - 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived Fred Johnson St. Croix County Director, Health & Human Services Present Patrick Thompson St. Croix County County Administrator Present Joan Sprain St. Croix County Citizen Member Present Roger Larson St. Croix County County Board Chair Present Andy Brinkman St. Croix County Chair of Public Protection & Judiciary Committee Present Scott Knudson St. Croix County Sheriff Present Eric Lundell St. Croix County Presiding Judge Present Liesl Nelson St. Croix County Attorney Manager, Office of State Public Defender Present Scott L. Cox St. Croix County Corporation Counsel Present Kristi Severson St. Croix County Clerk of Circuit Court Present Kathleen Avoles St. Croix County Bar Association Representative Present Mark Lemke St. Croix County Supervisor, Department of Corrections Present Curt Thomassen St. Croix County Faith Based Representative Present Alison Page St. Croix County Medical Community Representative Present Randy St. Croix Citizen Member Present Morrisette II County Mark Richert St. Croix County Police Chiefs' Representative Present Michael Nieskes St. Croix County District Attorney Present Also Present; Karen Scobey, Michele Zilka, Cathy Borgschatz, Brent Standaert, Hon. Edward F. Vlack, Hon. Scott R. Needham, Hon. R. Michael Waterman, Pam Bellrichard, Lisa Multhauf, Kimberly Kitzberger, Susan Capparelli, Mike O'Keefe, Stephen T'Kach, Patty Schachtner, Tim Heckmann, and Kristin DePrey. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Community Justice Collaborating Council – Regular Meeting – September 14, 2017 8:00 AM Minutes are accepted. RESULT: ACCEPTED PUBLIC COMMENT Honorable Eric J. Lundell introduced Nichole Strom, Probation & Parole (P&P) Co-Supervisor of the Hudson office. Nichole supervises 6 agents from St. Croix County and 3 agents from Polk County. Mark Lemke, Probation & Parole Supervisor introduced new P&P Agents, Cara R. and Allison K.. Mike O’Keefe, CJCC Coordinator, introduced the new St. Croix County COMPAS Assessor, Michele Zilka. Michele is contracted through Lutheran Social Services and funded under the Treatment Alternatives and Diversion (TAD) Grant. BUSINESS ITEMS 1. Financial Report - CJCC and Treatment Alternatives & Diversion (TAD) Mike O’Keefe, CJCC Coordinator, provided a summary of the CJCC and TAD budgets through July 2017. Mike reviewed the report and noted a check for $37,625.00 was received, but is not on this report. RESULT: DISCUSSED 2. Treatment Alternatives & Diversion (TAD) Project Update Mike O’Keefe, CJCC Coordinator, reported the TAD project is in the fourth quarter and program benchmarks are being met. Mike has been covering the pre-trial risk assessments while the new person is being trained.. Lisa Multhauf, Diversion Coordinator, stated the Diversion Program is on track and the 2018 Treatment Alternatives and Diversion (TAD) application has been submitted to the WI Department of Justice (DOJ). There are 60 individuals in the Diversion TAD Program at this time. Lisa also stated there have been no changes in the fourth quarter of the TAD Grant and everything is going smoothly. Kim Kitzberger, Drug Court Coordinator, reported the Adult Drug Court (ADC) Program Support Specialist was hired on April 1, 2017 and is funded through the TAD Grant. She has gone through 10 years of paper data and has transcribed it into an electronic format. There are 14 active participants in the ADC with 6 participants in Phase I. In the second year of the project they would like to focus on earlier identification and getting people into the program as soon as possible. Lisa Multhauf stated the Moral Reconation Treatment (MRT) Group is going well and there are 32 individuals enrolled. There was also a graduation last week. The MRT participants have been giving positive feedback about the program. RESULT: DISCUSSED 3. Evidence Based Practices (EBP) Training - December 8, 2017 Lisa Multhauf reported there were excess UA funds within the TAD Grant due to the Day Report Center starting in March. We received permission from the WI Department of Justice (DOJ) to use these monies for a training presentation on Evidence Based Decisioin Making (EBDM) from Mark Carey, of the CareyGroup. There will be two - three hour sessions on Friday, December 8, 2017, one the morning and one in the afternoon. If you would like to attend please email Heather Hazelwood to sign up. RESULT: DISCUSSED 4. CJCC Subcommittees Updates Mike O’Keefe, CJCC Coordinator, provided updates for each CJCC subcommittee. Fred Johnson, HHS Director, provided an update on the Mental Health Subcommittee. A meeting was held on October 26, 2017 with Pat Cork, Division Administrator for the Department of Care and Treatment Services, to discuss work being done with the subcommittee and the needs related to mental health and lack of inpatient beds in our geographic area. The State of WI is doing a study on the number of beds needed statwide and have agreed to make our area part of the study. Information from this region will be provided to the State for the study and it should be completed by the end of December, 2017. Once the study is completed we are hopeful that a need will be discovered in this area. Mike O’Keefe reported the Treatment Court Subcommittee will be meeting today at 9:30 a.m. Their last meeting was canceled due to lack of a quorum. Hon. Edward Vlack reported the Domestic Violence(DV)/Family Issues Subcommittee held a strategic planning meeting on October 11, 2017, with Eric Biltonen, UW Extension, facilitating the meeting. They broke down into three groups and discussed specific areas to consider for the future. The next meeting will be on Wednesday, November 15, 2017. Susan Capparelli is scheduled to discuss different types of DV assessments. Kristen DePrey, Chair of the Substance Abuse /Trauma Informed Care Subcommittee stated they are still gathering data in terms of the scope of the substance abuse problems in our area. Once the data is put together we will look at the gaps in services and make recommendations for improvement. Mike O’Keefe stated the Criminal Justice Subcommittee has met and the Hon. Eric J. Lundell reported they are reviewing what issues their subcommittee should focus on. The Executive Subcommittee meets once per month to set the agenda for the CJCC Council meetings. RESULT: DISCUSSED 5. Law Enforcement Proxy Form Update Mark Richert, North Hudson Police Chief, states he brought the Proxy information to the Police Chief’s meeting. Mark has volunteered to put together a group of administrators and line officers to discuss the Prox y which is a three question assessment to determine a level of risk. They have met with Eau Claire County and are getting more data. The group will meet again after the first of the year. RESULT: DISCUSSED 6. Crime Data Analyst Update Cathy Borgschatz, Chief Deputy, Sheriff's Office, stated they have gone through the applications and will be starting the interview process for the Crime Data Analyst position. The goal is to have someone start by the first of the year. Mike O’Keefe stated this is a shared position with the CJCC, but is primarily with the Sheriff’s Office. RESULT: DISCUSSED 7. Impaired Driver Assessment (IDA) COMPAS Update Mike O’Keefe and Mark Lemke, Probation & Parole Supervisor reported probation will start using the Impaired Driver Assessment some time around the first of the year. Hon. R. Michael Waterman stated this tool would be used with the proposed OWI track within the Adult Drug Court. RESULT: DISCUSSED 8. Adult Drug Court - OWI Track Update Hon. R. Michael Waterman gave a breakdown on first and second time offenders as opposed to chronic or repeat offenders. The first and second time offenders are low risk individuals where traditional criminal interventions has worked. The repeat offenders are generally high risk individuals where traditional criminal interventions has not worked. The Adult Drug Court Team has received grant money and attended training in September, 2017 regarding an OWI track specifically designed to target high risk, chronic, fourth, fifth, sixth time or higher OWI offenders. A model was put together to provide some benefit to the offenders and community. Reports and studies has shown this track can be effective at reducing recidivism by 50 percent or as little as 10 percent. This can be beneficial as it is one more tool to break the cycle of abuse. This model is still being worked on and will include extensive treatment, supervision, and monitoring as a component of jail time. This subcommittee will meet today at 9:30 a.m. RESULT: DISCUSSED 9. CJCC Citizen Member Vacancy Hon. Eric J. Lundell announced Joan Sprain is resigning as a CJCC citizen member and will be attending one more meeting. Mike O’Keefe stated this vacancy will be posted on St. Croix County's Website. Applicants will be interviewed by the Executive Subcommittee and nominations will be brought forward to the CJCC Council for approval. Mike thanked Joan for all the work she has done with the CJCC and offenders. RESULT: DISCUSSED REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Send any future agenda items to Mike O’Keefe and he will forward to the Hon. Eric J. Lundell for approval. 1.)Top Secret Project - Patty Schachtner ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 a.m. DATE OF NEXT MEETING The next CJCC Council meeting is Thursday, January 11, 2018, 8:00 a.m., Government Center - County Board Room. The next CJCC Executive Subcommittee meeting is Thursday, December 21, 2017, 12:00 p.m., Government Center - Administration Conference room - 1411.