HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2019 (33) Resolution No. 33 (2019)
ST C RQ RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PLACEMENT AT THE CORE ACADEMY
AND OTHER SECURE DETENTION FACILITIES FOR PERIODS NOT TO
EXCEED 365 DAYS
1 WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 16 (96) on
2 August 20, 1996 authorizing St. Croix County Circuit Court judges to order placement of
3 juveniles in the Northwest Juvenile Detention Center for periods not to exceed 30 days; and
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5 WHEREAS, Wis. Stat. § 938.34(3)(f)1 allows for a 365 day placement in secure or non-
6 secure detention as a disposition for adjudicated delinquents; and
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8 WHEREAS, Wis. Stat. § 938.06(5)(a) requires the county board of supervisors, by
9 resolution, to authorize the court to use placement in a juvenile detention facility as a
10 disposition under Wis. Stat. § 938.34(3)(f); and
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12 WHEREAS, if a juvenile's placement exceeds 30 days, whether or not consecutive, the
13 county department is required to offer the juvenile alcohol or other drug abuse treatment,
14 counseling, and educational services under Wis. Stat. § 938.34(6r); and
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16 WHEREAS, on September 5, 2017, the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors adopted
17 Resolution No. 29 (2017) authorizing the St. Croix County Circuit Court judges to order
18 placement in the Northwest Regional Juvenile Detention Center for periods not to exceed 365
19 days as a disposition for adjudicated delinquents with the condition that the placement greater
20 than 30 days would offer alcohol or other drug abuse treatment, counseling, and education
21 services; and
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23 WHEREAS, Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake Schools, which are the state's secure juvenile
24 correctional facilities for male and females, is planned to close in July 2021; and
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26 WHEREAS, current planning for two new state secure facilities, along with four counties that
27 have submitted grant applications to administer Secure Residential Care Centers for Children
28 and Youth (SRCCCY's), would be located in the eastern and southern portion of the state; and
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30 WHEREAS, these new planned facilities are a considerable distance from St. Croix County; and
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32 WHEREAS, Health and Human Services, Children Services Division has identified other facilities
33 that will accept placement of children adjudicated delinquents, are located in closer proximity to
34 St. Croix County, and offer programming that would be expected to meet the needs of children
35 and their families; and
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37 WHEREAS, the Health and Human Services Board and the Public Protection and Judiciary
38 Committee has endorsed giving the St. Croix County Circuit Court judges' discretion on a case-
39 by-case basis to consider placement in CORE Academy and other facilities for adjudicated
40 delinquents of more than 30 days and up to 365 days in secure detention as a disposition for
41 adjudicated delinquents.
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43 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors
44 authorizes the St. Croix County Circuit Courtjudges to order placement in the CORE Academy or
45 any other facility that provide secure detention for juveniles for periods not to exceed 365 days
46 as a disposition for adjudicated delinquents with the condition that placement greater than 30
47 days would offer alcohol or other drug abuse treatment, counseling, and education services.
Legal—Fiscal—Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note:
Fiscal Impact: $300 per day, purchase of service budgeted in Health and Human Services,
Children Services Division
Corporation n /2019 K Cou i r 8/1/2019
P ck Thompson County Administrator 8/5/2019
08/14/19 Adopted
08/14/19 Health & Human Services Board APPROVED
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RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] Next: 9/6/2019 7:50 AM
MOVER: Tom Coulter, Supervisor
SECONDER: Buck Malick, Supervisor
AYES: Coulter, Malick, Moothedan, Fosterling, Ostness, Anderson, Lindemann, Ward
ABSENT: Paul McGinnis
09/06/19 Public Protection &Judiciary Committee APPROVED
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RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] Next: 10/1/2019 5:00 PM
AYES: Miller, Feidler, Larson, Tellijohn, Endle
Vote Confirmation.
Davie Ostness HHS„Chairman 8/16/2019 Bob Feidler PPJ Chair 9/9/2019
SL Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call -Vote Requirement— Majority of Supervisors Present
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Dave Ostness, Vice Chair
SECONDER: Paulette Anderson, Supervisor
AYES: Schachtner, Endle, Coulter, Sjoberg, Malick, Moothedan, Fosterling, Ostness,
Larson, Hansen, Tellijohn, Peterson, Anderson, Achterhof, Hable, Peavey
ABSENT: Lynda Miller, Bob Feidler, District 13
This Resolution was Adopted by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors on October 1, 2019
Cindy Campbell, County Clerk