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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-28-2016 Community Justice Collaborating Council Minutes MEETING MINUTES COMMUNITY JUSTICE COLLABORATING COUNCIL April 28, 2016 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 Present Patrick Thompson St. Croix County County Administrator - Jackie Montreal proxy Present John Shilts St. Croix County Sheriff Present Joan Sprain St. Croix County Citizen Member Present Roger Larson St. Croix County Supervisor Present Andy Brinkman St. Croix County Member of Public Protection Present Eric Johnson St. Croix County Vice Chair - Michael Nieskes proxy Present Eric Lundell St. Croix County Presiding Judge Present Liesl Nelson St. Croix County Supervisor Present Scott L. Cox St. Croix County Corporation Counsel - Elizabeth Rohl proxy Present Kristi Severson St. Croix County Clerk of Court Present Kathleen Avoles St. Croix County Bar Association - Ann Clarkson proxy Present Mark Lemke St. Croix County DOC Probation/Parole Present Curt Thomassen St. Croix County Faith Based Representative Present Alison Page St. Croix County Medical Community Representative Present Randy Morrisette Morrisette II St. Croix County Citizen Member Present Mark Richert St. Croix County Police Chief - North Hudson PD Present Also present CJCC Members: Lisa Multhauf, Kim Kitzberger, Susan Capparelli, Patty Schachtner, Honorable Edward F. Vlack, Honorable Scott R. Needham, Honorable R. Michael Waterman, Timothy Heckmann, Pam Bellrichard, Dan VanSomeren APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Community Justice Collaborating Council – Regular Meeting – February 25, 2016 8:00 AM Minutes were accepted as presented. RESULT: ACCEPTED PUBLIC COMMENT Donna Burger, Public Defender announced she is running for the St. Croix County District Attorney. She has served on other CJCC boards and drug courts. BUSINESS ITEMS 1. CJCC and Treatment Alternatives & Diversion (TAD) Grant Budgets Mike O’Keefe, CJCC Coordinator reported most of the CJCC and budget consists of salaries and benefits. A breakdown is available upon request. RESULT: DISCUSSED 2. 2017-22 Cycle Treatment Alternatives & Diversion Budget Request Mike O’Keefe, CJCC Coordinator reported training dates are out for the 2017 - 22 Treatment Alternatives & Diversion (TAD) Grant, which funds programs in St. Croix County. Mike stated he hopes the WI Department of Justice (DOJ) will award grants to counties prior to their budget cycle so they have time to plan in the event they are not selected to receive funding. Lisa Multhauf, Diversion Coordinator stated the grant application should be released for application after May 3, 2016. Lisa Multhauf, Mike O’Keefe, Joan Sprain and Kimberly Kitzberger will be attending a TAD grant writing training next week. This training is being sponsored by the WI DOJ. This is a competetive grant cycle that will be open to all jurisdictions in the State of WI. Grant requests will be broken into categories and a county can only apply within one of those. The grant application is tentatively due June 30, 2016 with hopes of having awards made within 2 months. Rick Johnson, District Attorney stated the CJCC Coordinator/COMPAS Assessor’s position is mainly funded by the grant. RESULT: DISCUSSED 3. Workforce Resource Inc. Presentation Mike O’Keefe introduced Liz Pizzi and Kathy from Workforce Inc. Liz presented information on services available for the public that may include case management, career counseling, and short term training. Services are free and available for youths and adults. Transportation services are also available. Workforce Resource has hours at the New Richmond Service Center on Wednesdays, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., and Thursdays, 12:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. RESULT: DISCUSSED 4. CJCC Subcommittee Reports Mike O’Keefe, CJCC Coordinator stated there are not any subcommittee reports at this time. Mike reported that he was just trained to enter the information in the IQM2 system, which is the County's meeting portal. Once the information is entered every subcommittee meeting will have to be posted and minutes will need to be recorded. This is the same process that we utilize for CJCC Executive Committee and CJCC Council meetings. The information should be entered by next week and kick off meetings will be scheduled. RESULT: DISCUSSED 5. CJCC Meeting Room Update Judge Lundell reported the New Richmond site and Room D203 (Government Center) has become too small to continue holding CJCC Council meetings. Judge Lundell proposed switching CJCC Council and CJCC Executive meeting dates with each other. This would allow the Council meetings to be held at the St. Croix County Board Room and this could start on August 11, 2016. The last council meeting at New Richmond would be in May, 2016. Sheriff Shilts moved to approve. Motion was seconded by Roger Larson. Motion carried. RESULT: DISCUSSED 6. Presentation - Bridge Team Sites Annette Massie and Dawn Jacobson from St. Croix County I.T. Department gave a presentation for a potential CJCC Team Site on the St. Croix County Bridge website. A Microsoft account would need to be created to access the site. This site would allow committees/subcommittees to store documents and share information. RESULT: DISCUSSED 7. State of WI - Prescription Drug Law Updates John Shilts, St. Croix County Sheriff reported that during the last legislative session several bills were brought forward dealing with prescription drug laws. The Prescription Drug Monitoring System (PDMP) would allow prescribers the ability to monitor prescriptions with their peers. A team will be going around the State starting in June 2016 to educate prescribers and pharmacists on how to use the PDMP and review the new regulations. They will also discuss how to partner with law enforcement and fellow prescribers. There will be trainings at the Baldwin Area Medical Center on May 11, 2016 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:00p.m., and at the Balsam Lake St Croix Medical Center from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. RESULT: DISCUSSED 8. Health and Human Services AODA Update Fred Johnson, Director, Health and Human Services (HHS) gave an update and stated there are 97 people on the wait list and it should drop when some quality assurance measures are put into place. Changes have been made with the intake process and will be continued to be monitored to help reduce the wait list. An additional alcohol and drug abuse counselor has been hired and will start on May 16, 2016. Outreach is continuing with 2 other providers in the area. Case loads are regularly reviewed as well as the wait list and if the numbers keep rising there may be a need to request additional Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) support positions in the 2017 budget for HHS. Currenlty there is a 2 - 3 week wait list for non emergency mental health services. Fred stated he will make an announcement at the next meeting as to the wait list numbers for AODA and mental health services. RESULT: DISCUSSED 9. Correctional Offender Management Profiling for Alternative Sanctions (COMPAS) Mike O’Keefe, CJCC Coordinator reported the Wisconsin State Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments on the Loomis case that challenges the use of COMPAS in sentencing based upon gender. Mike stated he feels COMPAS will remain status quo, but some policy changes may be made with respect to its use within the criminal justice system. Mike O’Keefe, Lisa Multhauf, Dan VanSomeren and Eric Biltonen attended a meeting in Eau Claire to address data collection issues. Mike stated a data analyst is needed to extract information which will in turn give us a better ideas as to what problems exist within our County. The data analyst staff person from Eau Claire completed a 3 year trend analysis about the drug use in their County and they found that methamphetamine is still the most prevelant drug of choice. Without this data and interpretation Eau Claire County may have not used available resources in the most appropriate way. Mike stated it may be time for St. Croix County to address this need through the upcoming budget process. RESULT: DISCUSSED 10. St. Croix County Drug Court 10 Year Anniversary Update Kimberly Kitzberger, Drug Court Coordinator, announced drug court celebrated 10 years this April. A day long celebration will be held on June 15, 2016. Interventionist, Jeff VanVonderen will spend the day speaking to drug court participants and a public event will be held at the New Richmond High School Auditorium at 6:30 p.m.. Flyers will be forwarded once they become available. Judge Vlack announced there was a drug court graduation on April 27, 2017 and he encouraged anyone to attend future graduations. RESULT: DISCUSSED 11. Heroin & Prescription Painkillers Community Forum - June 21, 2016 Patty Schachtner stated the Heroin & Prescription Painkillers Community Forum will be held on June 21, 2016. This is a partnership between Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix Counties, the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Hazelden/Betty Ford Foundation, and Andersen Corporation. Enrollment is limited to 200 attendees and is open to law enforcement and community members. Patty will forward an email with registration information once it becomes available. RESULT: DISCUSSED 12. Emergency Support Services (ESS) Terry Andersen, Emergency Communications Coordinator stated the (EMD) Emergency Medical Dispatch program was launched about a year ago to prompt staff on which questions to ask during an emergency situation. This program insures that calls are all handled in the same manner. Terry presented a video from an actual medical call that took place in St. Croix County and is currently being used for training purposes with the permission of the patient. Judge Vlack thanked (ESS) for there service. RESULT: DISCUSSED REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Sheriff Shilts passed out invitations for the Annual Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Ceremony that will take place on May 17, 2016 at 6:00 p.m., at the Somerset High School. Lisa Multhauf announced the St. Croix County Diversion Program has neared completion of the 5 year recidivism study for the program. Lisa also announced the MRT program is going well and stated there have been 5 graduates. Susan Caparelli thanked the CJCC group for educating her and for Mike O’Keefe for mentoring her. Susan also announced she has been contracted to be a CJCC Coordinator for Pierce County. Fred Johnson announced data collection relating to methamphetamine was recently done for Secretary Anderson at a recent meeting. Data was provided from 4 or 5 counties and in 2013 - 10 children, 2014 - 12 children, and 2015 - 30, children that have been referred for placement due to methamphetamine issues in the home. Judge Needham announced a statewide CJCC meeting on May 23, 2016. Judge Needham is appointed as a judicial representative and hopes to report at the next meeting what is happening at the state level. ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE Judge Lundell announced replacements for today’s meeting: Jackie Montreal for Patrick Thompson, Ann Clarkson for Kate Avoles and Liz Rohl for Scott Cox. Judge Lundell announced Chief Mark Richert will be replacing Chief Marc Sameslstad. He was elected by his peers. Randy Morrisette moved to ratify. Motion was seconded by Sheriff Shilts. Approved and motion carried. ADJOURN Judge Lundell adjourned the meeting at 9:45 a.m. DATE OF NEXT MEETING The next CJCC Meeting will be held at the New Richmond Service Center on Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. in room 171 & 172. The next CJCC Executive Committee Meeting will be held at the St. Croix County Government Center on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. in room 1281.