HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-23 2014 Community Justice Collaborating Council AgendaSt. Croix Co Community Justice
Collaborating Council
St. Croix County Government Center
Room 1281 – 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, WI 54016
January 23, 2014 8:00 am
1. 8:00-8:05 am Call meeting to order
Ground rules:
i. Start and end our meetings on time.
ii. Operate on consensus – seek general agreements all can “live with” and will support
iii. Show mutual respect and challenge ideas, not individuals
iv. People will speak when recognized by the chair
v. Identify and recap pending issues and agreements at the end of meeting
vi. Come prepared
2. 8:00-8:05 am Attendance – sign in
3. 8:05-8:10 am Approval of minutes from 10/24/13
4. 8:10-8:45 am Business items
a. Welcome Mark Lemke – Probation Supervisor and Scott Cox – St. Croix County
Corporation Counsel – Judge Lundell
b. Citizen member nominations –Exec Comm
c. Grant status – North Hudson $1500, Walmart $500, TAD - Jessica
d. Status of CJCC position and title change – Judge Lundell
e. CJCC presentation for outreach - Fred
f. Facilitator & team building update – Liesl
g. Stakeholder interview update- Jessica
5. 8:45-9:15 am Presentations
a. Restorative Justice –Kris Miner (15 mins)
b. COMPAS summary - Lisa Multhauf/Amber Perry (15 mins)
6. 9:15 – 9:20 am
a. Council discussion of COMPAS model within St. Croix County
7. 9:20-9:30 am Items for discussion
8. Next meeting date
a. Executive Committee: February 27, 2014 @ 8:00 am – 9:30 am
b. Full Council: March 27, 2014 @ 8:00 am – 9:30 am
9. Future subcommittee deadline dates:
a. 3/27/14: CJCC presentation development (Fred, Lori & Jessica)
b. 3/27/14: Identification of a facilitator & plan a team building session
(Judge Cameron, Liesl, Lori)
c. 6/1/14: Stakeholder interviews to be completed to identify priorities of
services and 3 areas of need (Rick, Lisa, Cherise & Jessica)
10. 9:30 am Adjourn
ST. CROIX COUNTY
COMMUNITY JUSTICE COLLABORATING COUNCIL
DRAFT MINUTES FROM 10/24/13
The St. Croix County CJCC meeting was held on October 24, 2013, in Room 1281 of the Government Center in
Hudson.
Members Present: Daryl Standafer, Fred Johnson, Judge Cameron, Jessica Zupfer, John Shilts, Kate Avoles,
Lori Meyer, Mark Samelstad, Eric Johnson, Pat Thompson, Roger Larson, Judge Needham, Judge Vlack
Advisory Members Present: Amber Perry, Lisa Multhauf, Pam Bellrichard
Members Absent: Judge Lundell, Cherise Nielsen, Elizabeth Rohl, Liesl Nelson
Advisory Members Absent: Kris Miner
Others Present: Linda Henderson, Mark Gherty and Gary Campbell
1. Meeting called to order: by Judge Needham, Judge Lundell’s designee.
2. Attendance taken – sign in sheet completed
3. Approval of meeting minutes: Judge Needham identified agenda provided this morning and suggested
to approve agenda. Motion by Pat Thompson , 2nd by John Shilts to approve agenda. Agenda
approved. Approval of minutes from strategic plan (9/11/13 – 9/12/13) Judge Needham suggested
adding language relating to Juvenile Treatment Court to 9-11-13 minutes. Judge Cameron made a
motion to amend, Lori Meyer second. Minutes approved for 9-11-13. 9-12-13 minutes: Motion to
approve by Roger Larson, second by Lori Meyer. Minutes approved. SRN reviewed strategic plan for
the group and executive summary. No questions by the group.
4. Business Items:
a. Ground Rules: Judge Needham introduced ground rules developed by Kate, Pat and himself.
Fred feels they are good and straightforward. Judge Cameron addresses the observers and
being prepared / included. Materials and IQM2 discussed. Per Daryl Standafer, have a few
extra copies available of handouts at future meetings. Add #6: come prepared to the list.
Motion to approve made by Rick Johnson, 2nd by Daryl Standafer . Motion carried. Ground
rules are:
vii. Start and end our meetings on time.
viii. Operate on consensus – seek general agreements all can “live with” and will support
ix. Show mutual respect and challenge ideas, not individuals
x. People will speak when recognized by the chair
xi. Identify and recap pending issues and agreements at the end of meeting
xii. Come prepared
b. Mission Statement: Judge Needham delivered revised mission statement created by Kate, Pat
and himself. Group reviewed by-laws and revised mission statement in italics. Daryl Standafer
believed it should be a replacement of original draft. Judge Needham did not want to abandon
without group input. Rick Johnson believed the shortened version is acceptable. Motion from
Daryl Standafer to use the one-sentence statement as the mission statement and remove the
longer version. Second by Rick Johnson. Discussion by group. John Shilts believes mission
statement is good but the original paragraph we had may be a more descriptive explanation for
the public during educational presentations. Motion to replace. Motion carried unanimously.
Mission statement is:
Mission Statement: “The Community Justice Collaborating Council exists to promote the safety
of the citizens of St. Croix County and provide direction, leadership, and vision for an improved
criminal justice system.”
c. Nominations for Vice Chair – Daryl Standafer made statement regarding the Exec Comm
meeting and having discussed the CJCC organizational structure. They believed that the Vice
Chair should be the District Attorney. Exec Comm nominated District Atty Rick Johnson. 2nd by
Pat Thompson. Other nominations – none. Motion carried and Rick Johnson was elected as
Vice Chair.
d. Citizen Member nominations: Daryl Standafer discussed sending out invitations to local boards
to submit a letter of interest to CJCC for citizen membership. He also sent out communication
to academic communities: WITC and UWRF. In addition, there was a press announcement.
Executive Committee received 5 letters of interest but did not feel yet they had a deep enough
pool to nominate. Standafer made a request to group to nominate someone they may know
who would be qualified, to build upon existing pool of applicants. Exec Comm will make the
recommendation/appointments by next meeting (January 23, 2014). Amber Perry questioned
how to submit recommendations. Standafer suggested submissions be sent to Liz Frank in
Thompson’s office. Deadlines to submit letters of interest by 12-1-13. Shilts would like to know
who was considered thus far. Names of the 5 initial submissions reviewed as well as
submission received yesterday.
e. NIC EBDM Summit – Explained by Jessica Zupfer. Judge Needham provides NIC background and
encourages we send a team to Madison. Lisa Multhauf, Rick Johnson, Amber Perry and John
Shilts state they would be interested in attending. Jessica Zupfer appointed to be the contact
to coordinate.
f. COMPAS- contract with Sheriff Dept.- Shilts discusses criminal history checks and access. He is
working with the State to gain access to COMPAS assessments. State suggested gaining own
access with a fee. If that does not work, his office will coordinate. Thompson believes
gathering criminal histories should be independent. Sheriff reports the fee to be $120 month.
Judge Needham explains the COMPAS system for the attending visitors. Group discusses the
need for the tool. Mark Samelstad asked how this is used at time of arrest. Shilts explains.
Fred Johnson discusses JAIS access. Judge Vlack suggests a short summary be prepared by Lisa
Multhauf and Amber Perry for the next meeting.
g. North Hudson Pepper Festival grant – Lori Meyer discusses our grant request for a laptop to be
used for community outreach.
h. TAD grant- submitted on October 17, 2013. Should know by December if awarded. Lisa
Multhauf explains grant request. Per Amber Perry, 33 applications submitted statewide. Group
discussion of grant.
i. 2014 Meeting dates: Hand out of 2014 dates provided to all members.
5. Items for Discussion:
Restorative Justice: Attorney Mark Gherty made statement regarding St. Croix Valley Restorative
Justice. Gherty asked St. Croix County to utilize services offered. Gherty delivered examples. St. Croix
Valley Restorative Justice has been in existence since 2001 and provides services to several other
counties. Judge Needham discusses Kris Miner as an advisory member and indicates the council is
interested in the concept. Group discussion. Gherty will prepare with Miner a presentation for the
next meeting January 23.
State CJCC Video: Judge Needham discusses the 7 minute state presentation the State CJCC
developed. Jessica Zupfer will email out link to all to view. Also available on the State CJCC website.
Voting/Motions: Judge Cameron discussed voting and making motions according to Roberts Rules.
Acknowledgements: Other items for discussion: Rick Johnson mentions Pam Bellrichard’s award for
Victim Witness Coordinator of the year. Judge Vlack mentioned Amber Perry also coordinated a
statewide event for Drug Court this year.
Interviews: Jessica Zupfer advises department heads will be contacted to conduct priority/needs
interviews for the strategic plan
6. Next meeting date and time:
Next meeting: January 23, 2014 (8– 9:30 am) – Full Council
Future meetings: February 27, 2014 (8-9:30 am) – Executive Committee
March 27, 2014 (8-9:30 am) – Full Council
o At March 27th meeting, will evaluate if the meeting schedule is working for everyone.
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7. Future subcommittee deadline dates and upcoming agenda items:
a. 1/23/14: Select 2 citizen members for CJCC Council (Exec Comm)
b. 1/23/14: Organizational structure recommendation (Exec Comm)
c. 1/23/14: Restorative Justice presentation & Amber/Lisa to prepare short
summary about COMPAS
d. 3/27/14: CJCC presentation development (Fred, Lori & Jessica)
e. 3/27/14: Identification of a facilitator & plan a team building session
(Judge Cameron, Liesel, Lori)
f. 6/1/14: Stakeholder interviews to be completed to identify priorities of
services and 3 areas of need (Rick, Lisa, Cherise & Jessica)
8. Adjourned.