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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-13-2022 Community Justice Collaborating Council Minutes MEETING MINUTES COMMUNITY JUSTICE COLLABORATING COUNCIL January 13, 2022 8:00 AM St. Croix County Government Center -Room 1284 Government Center -1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Attendee OrganizationTitleStatusArrived Name David PetersonSt. Croix Chair, County BoardPresent County Dave OstnessSt. Croix Chair -HHSPresent County Scott KnudsonSt. Croix SheriffExcused County Scott NeedhamSt. Croix Judge -Br. III -ChairPresent County Scott L. CoxSt. Croix Corporation CounselPresent County Kristi SeversonSt. Croix Clerk of Circuit CourtExcused County Kathleen AvolesSt. Croix Bar Association RepresentativePresent County Curt St. Croix Faith Based RepresentativePresent ThomassenCounty Alison PageSt. Croix Open -Medical Community Excused CountyRepresentative Randy St. Croix Citizen MemberPresent Morrisette IICounty Mark RichertSt. Croix Police Chiefs' RepresentativePresent County Ken Witt St. Croix County Administrator Present County Bob Feidler St. Croix Chair - PP&J Present County Agnes A. Ring St. Croix Citizen Member Excused County Susan Gherty St. Croix Municipal Court Representative Present County Bob Rohret St. Croix HHS Present County Travis Satorius St. Croix Public Defense Present County Craig J. St. Croix DOC Present Hooyman County APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Community Justice Collaborating Council Regular Meeting November 11, 2021 8:00 AM The minutes were accepted as written. RESULT: ACCEPTED PUBLIC COMMENT Judge Needham makes a request (related to Announcements & Correspondence), that an announcement and information relating to Warrant Day, be moved to the beginning of the Agenda as Judge Nordstrand would need to leave early for Court. BUSINESS ITEMS 1. CJCC Bylaws Update and Membership Review Judge Nordstrand presents the work of the Judiciary, DA's Office, Defense and Clerk of Courts to form a Warrant Return Day. The return dates will be on January 21, 2022 all morning in Branch I (8AM-12PM). The DA's Office as well as others, including the Department of Corrections will be available to assist. We will start with misdemeanors for our first Warrant Day. Warrants will be quashed and a date of return provided for those who appear. If there is a path for immediate resolution when they appear, cases may be resolved. Our focus will be St. Croix County warrants. If victims are involved, return dates will be provided to the defendant. Warrants will include those for child support. As this is our first attempt at a Warrant Return Day - and we are copying the success of other Counties - we will see what comes of this first day and move forward from there for next opportunities. Judge Needham begins the Agenda asking Vice Chair Kate Avoles to provide her edits and suggested updates/language to the CJCC Bylaws - last updated in 2019. Kate gives updates as well as thoughts on membership and titles for various members and advisory members that have changed over the years. Judge asks for approval of the updates noting no errors. All in favor. Susan will alter the membership names in the County IQM2 system and update noted errors on membership. RESULT: DISCUSSED 2. Pretrial Services Program and the Justice Support Center Shelby Hilden, Justice Support Center Coordinator, presents on the Justice Support Center (JSC) and the forming Pretrial Services Program. Shelby has a historical reference to the prior Day Report Center (DRC), which opened its doors in March of 2017. The DRC was previously operated by the Sheriff's Office of which she was a Deputy. She provides background on the duty of the Sheriff's Deputies that worked within the DRC and the new framework as a civilian operation and moving toward full operations as a Pretrial Services Program, which also involves case management and referrals to supportive and other ancillary services for those involved in the criminal justice system and on bond. The Criminal Justice Subcommittee is working together toward implementation of the Public Safety Assessment (PSA) which will assist the Judiciary in their bond decision-making. Judge Needham the approach and uses of the PSA and how these Pretrial Reports will be used from the Bench, the DA's Office and Defense. Discussion was held. RESULT: DISCUSSED 3. St. Croix County Diversion Program DA Karl Anderson presents on the Diversion Program. He introduces Lisa Multhauf as the Diversion Program Supervisor. The St. Croix County Diversion Program was one of the first in the State leading the way across the State of WI starting in earnest in 2005. The goal is to divert lower risk individuals from the criminal justice system. Those participating in Diversion receive case management and are held accountable for the incident that happened but the ultimate conviction is not entered once they complete the program requirements. This benefits the participant and avoids a lot of costs across the system. Victims in case also approve of this model as there is still a level of accountability for the offense. St. Croix County receives Treatment Alternatives and Diversion (TAD) Grant funds to support those in Diversion that meet the requirements of low risk and non violent, and where their alcohol or drug use played a part in the offense - to date, we have received over a million dollars over the years which has supported the program as well as other programs and staffing. Discussion from the group. Judge Waterman states that the Diversion Program is a valuable tool to be able to offer especially, to young people. Judge Needham acknowledges County Board and Administration for their ongoing support for the various justice related programs here in St. Croix County. It is hard to measure success in these programs, but can measure success in what we are avoiding in pure jail bed days and risks of future issues. RESULT: DISCUSSED 4. Update on the St. Croix County Court Appointed Special Advocate Program (CASA) Dustin Haider, Executive Director of the St. Croix County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program, briefly updates the group on the CASA to date. We have a potential four (4) current volunteers ready to train. Once trained, we can start as early as February to begin these advocates working with children. In March, we will start another group trained of 4-6 advocates. Judge Waterman thanks Dustin for his hard work as well as the Board of CASA - acknowledges Yvonne Larsen as first a Board member and now the County's pending first advocate. Kate Avoles, Vice Chair of the CJCC, is a new Board member for CASA as is Bridget Warren, Executive Director of Restorative Services. RESULT: DISCUSSED 5. CJCC Subcommittee Updates Updates from the Chairs of CJCC Subcommittees were provided. RESULT: DISCUSSED 6. 2022 CJCC Council and Executive Meeting Calendar Judge Needham briefly reviewed the meeting calendar for CJCC 2022 - no alterations at this time in the standard schedule of meetings. Currently, the full CJCC meets six (6) times per year and the Executive Committee meets ten (10) times per year. The calendar is in the Agenda Packet and posted online in the County Meetings portal within the Agenda Packet. Members may email Susan for a clean copy. Updated emails are requested for those wishing to receive meeting notices to their emails. RESULT: DISCUSSED REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE Judge Needham takes this opportunity to thank Corporation Counsel, Scott Cox for his years of service. Scott will be retiring in January. Assistant Corporation Counsel, Heather Amos, will be the interim Counsel until a final candidate is selected. ADJOURN Judge Needham adjourned the meeting at 9:25AM DATE OF NEXT MEETING The next CJCC Council meeting is March 10, 2022 at 8AM.