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MEETING MINUTES
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNITY
JUSTICE COLLABORATING COUNCIL
September 3, 2019 12:00 PM
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
Kristi Severson St. Croix Clerk of Circuit Court Present
County
Mark Lemke St. Croix Supervisor, Division of Present
County Community Corrections
Brian Smestad St. Croix Attorney Manager, Office of Present
County State Public Defender
Michael St. Croix District Attorney Present
Nieskes County
Gordon Young St. Croix Chief, River Falls Police Present
County Department
Cathy St. Croix Chief Deputy, St. Croix County Present
Borgschatz County Sheriff's Office
Scott St. Croix Hon. Scott J. Nordstrand, Branch Present
Nordstrand County I, Chair
Bob Feidler St. Croix County Board Supervisor Present
County
Christopher St. Croix Jail Captain Present
Drost County
Phillip Galli St. Croix Visiting Assistant Professor, Excused
County UWRF
Also present; Tina Sitz, Fred Johnson, Phil Landgraf, Dave Ostness, Andrew Ritt, Mike
O'Keefe, and Mike Kahler.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Criminal Justice Subcommittee of the Community Justice Collaborating Council
Regular Meeting June 4, 2019 8:00 AM
Minutes of June 4, 2019 were accepted as presented by Judge Nordstrand.
RESULT: ACCEPTED
PUBLIC COMMENT
BUSINESS ITEMS
1. Crisis Intervention Technique (CIT) Training Update
Cathy Borgschatz, Chief Deputy, SCC, reported that next week there will be a Crisis
Intervention Technique (CIT) training held at the Government Center. The trainers will be
using conference rooms and it may be loud at times. In this round of training 30 officers
will be certified.
RESULT: DISCUSSED
2. Veterans Program Update
Discussion was held on the proposed Veteran's Program which will attempt to identify
eligible veterans entering the criminal justice system and attempt to connect them to
services offered by the Veteran's Administration as soon as possible. District Attorney
Michael Nieskes states it may take 30-60 days to get a program like this operational.
Judge Nordstrand suggests preparing a press release to make people aware of a
program like this.
RESULT: DISCUSSED
3. Day Report Center (DRC) Statistics Review
Deputy Mike Kahler gave an update on the number of UA tests currently being
administered by the Day Report Center (DRC) and that the compliance rate is near 90%
and only a small number of individuals account for the majority of bail jumping charges.
Mike O'Keefe, CJCC Coordinator, reported that Washington County, MN, purchased an
ocular drug testing machine. It reads the pupils of the offender and then indicates if
further testing is required. This has significantly cut down on the number of UA tests
and offenders are processed in a short period of time.
RESULT: DISCUSSED
4. Huber Fee Report Review
Chris Drost, Jail Captain, passed out a list of state Huber and associated jail costs.
Discussion was held and determined that SCC does not have the highest Huber costs.
Captain Drost states they are looking at placing eligible inmates out on home
monitoring to help alleviate any overcrowding issues in the jail. Judge Nordstrand asks if
there are next steps for this Subcommittee with respect to fees. Chief Deputy Cathy
Borgschatz states that a discussion about fees should take place.
RESULT: DISCUSSED
5. Review Misdemeanor Warrants Process
Judge Nordstrand brought up for discussion the topic of having a warrants day in St.
Croix County (SCC). A warrants day has been used in a few counties in District 10 in an
attempt to get people with outstanding warrants back in good standing with the court
system. Discussion was held about the logistics of an event like this and potential issues
if people do not comply with future court dates when they know something like this is
available to them. Judge Nordstrand states he has discussed this with some of his
colleagues in other counties and they had favorable outcomes so it might be worth
looking into for SCC. He states we will place this on the next agenda and see if we can
get more specific information on it.
RESULT: DISCUSSED
6. Update on AODA Assessment Wait Times
Fred Johnson, Director, HHS Department, states they have allocated another staff person
to complete intoxicated drivers assessments. We are also looking at the number of
people on wait lists each Friday and we are making progress towards the 14 day target.
Mr. Johnson indicated they will continue to monitor this and it is also being monitored
by the HHS Board. Judge Nordstrand states the HHS Board addressed the fees for
assessments and decided to keep the current fee schedule in place.
RESULT: DISCUSSED
REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
1.) Veteran's Program, 2.) Warrant Process, 3.) AODA wait times.
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
Mark Lemke cannot attend the next meeting.
ADJOURN
Judge Nordstrand adjourned the meeting at 12:51 p.m.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING
Tuesday, October 1, 2019, 8:00 a.m., Government Center - room 1216