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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-19-2019 Domestic Violence & Family Issues Minutes MEETING MINUTES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & FAMILY ISSUES SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNITY JUSTICE COLLABORATING COUNCIL June 19, 2019 11:30 AM Room 1216 Government Center St. Croix County Goverment Center - Room 1216 - 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Attendee Organization Title Status Arrived Name Pam St. Croix Coordinator, Victim Witness Present Bellrichard County Coordinator Edward Vlack St. Croix Honorable Edward F. Vlack, Present County Branch II, Chair Mark Lemke St. Croix Supervisor, Division of Excused County Community Corrections Curt St. Croix Faith Based Representative Present Thomassen County Mark Richert St. Croix Representative, Chiefs of Police Present County Tim St. Croix Circuit Court Commissioner Present Heckmann County Steve Kirt St. Croix Administrator, Behavioral Health Present County Michael St. Croix District Attorney Present Nieskes County Jason Sykora St. Croix Lieutenant, Sheriff's Office Present County Alena Taylor St. Croix Executive Director, Turningpoint Present County Ryan Shervey St. Croix Representative, Bar Association Present County Anjali Patel St. Croix Representative, Office of State Present County Public Defender Also present; Hon Scott R. Needham, Hon. R. Michael Waterman, Erica Ellenwood, Selena Peterson, Mike O'Keefe, Sarah Yacoub, Tina Sitz, and Susan Capparelli. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Domestic Violence & Family Issues Subcommittee of the Community Justice Collaborating Council Regular Meeting April 17, 2019 11:30 AM Alena Taylor states she should have been listed as present at the last meeting. RESULT: ACCEPTED AS AMENDED PUBLIC COMMENT BUSINESS ITEMS 1. Domestic Violence Compliance Court Update Judge Vlack gave an update on the Domestic Violence Compliance Court. He states they have had one appearance and are trying to determine how to identify future participants. RESULT: DISCUSSED 2. Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) Update Chief Mark Richert states there are no new updates to report. The St. Croix County Sheriff's Office had their first Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) response and the victim was referred to Turningpoint. RESULT: DISCUSSED 3. Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Grant Update Discussion was held on the status of the Court Ordered Special Advocates (CASA) grant that included St. Croix County. Mike O'Keefe checked with the State of WI CASA Director and she has not heard anything yet. Susan Capparelli states the plan appears to make Barron County the hub for this program and their county board has already designated $50,000 to this project. RESULT: DISCUSSED 4. Domestic Abuse and the Neurobiology of Trauma Training Proposal Mike O'Keefe, CJCC Coordinator, states the Courts are sponsoring a training on the Neurobiology of Trauma - Domestic Violence in November 2019. There will be more information available at our next meeting. RESULT: DISCUSSED 5. St. Croix Valley Restorative Services Updates Susan Capparelli, Executive Director, St. Croix Valley Restorative Services, gave an update on the current status of treatment programs for Domestic Violence offender groups and assessments. She also discussed the costs of assessments and they are able to provide a certain number of free counseling sessions to children. Alena Taylor discussed female to female violence and assessments. RESULT: DISCUSSED 6. Domestic Violence & Family Issues Subcommittee Goals - Next Steps District Attorney Michael Nieskes suggests we have an open discussion as to what we can do as a system with family cases and if possible can all cases be combined with one judge. Sarah Yacoub states we should review research on children being with abusive vs non abusive parents. We may want to invite Liz Rohl, Corporation Counsel, to this discussion. Tim Heckmann suggests also inviting Steve Dunlap, Family Court Commissioner, to this meeting. RESULT: DISCUSSED REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE ADJOURN DATE OF NEXT MEETING Wednesday, August 21, 2019, 11:30 a.m., Government Center - room 1216.