CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL (CJCC)

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PDF icon Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Agenda, December 11, 2025 (202 KB)

SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MEETING NOTICE/AGENDA

 

COMMITTEE:          CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL (CJCC)

DATE:                        Thursday, December 11, 2025                            TIME: 3:30 P.M.

PLACE:                     County Board Room 326A

West Square Building, 505 Broadway St., Baraboo, WI  53913

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REASON FOR MEETING:    REGULAR

SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION:    

  1. Call to Order and Certify Compliance with Open Meeting Law
  2. Adopt agenda
  3. Approval of Minutes from Previous Meetings
  4. Public Comment (Three-minute limit per person)
  5. Discussion and Approval of Bylaws Changes
  6. Discussion and Approval on Discontinuing Proxy and the Jail Using a New Assessment Tool
  7. Discussion and Approval of Diversion Supervision Agreement Policy and Procedure Update
  8. Veteran’s Treatment Court Working Group Update
  9. Justice, Diversion, and Support Report
  10. Next Meeting Date and Agenda Items
  11. Adjourn 

*TO:

County Clerk

Alexander*

McCumber*

Albrecht*

Englund*

Ho-Chunk (V)*

Dept. Heads

Klitzke*

Wilson*

Cummings*

Sathasivam*

Public (V)

Klicko / Duren

Mijal*

Meister / Schlough*

Dobbs*

Screnock*

Public (V)

Weitzel*

    

Dolch*

Employee (V)*

Lehr-Reuber*

 

DATE NOTICE CIRCULATED: December 9, 2025

PREPARED BY: Michael X. Albrecht, Chair

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PDF icon Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Minutes - December 11, 2025 (129 KB)

MINUTES
CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL (CJCC)

Meeting:    December 11, 2025, 3:30 p.m., County Board Room 326A, West Square Building, Baraboo, WI

Vice-Chair, Jennifer Weitzel called the meeting to order and certified compliance with the Open Meeting Law at 3:45 p.m.

PRESENT:  Jessica Mijal, Judge Michael Screnock, Patrick Cummings, Nicole Schlough, Lisa Wilson, Jennifer Weitzel, Jay Englund, Scott Alexander, Rebecca Klitzke; by ZOOM:  Timothy McCumber, Nicole Dobbs, Jaime Sathasivam, Rick Spoentgen; EXCUSED:  Michael Albrecht; ABSENT:  Leonie Dolch, Erica Lehr-Reuber

Others Present:  Amanda Hanson, Lori Dee, David Zeller, by ZOOM:  Lisa Tuttle

Motion by Rebecca Klitzke, seconded by Scott Alexander, to adopt agenda.  Motion carried.

Motion by Rebecca Klitzke, seconded by Patrick Cummings, to approve the minutes for the previous Criminal Justice Coordinating Council meetings held on April 17, 2025, September 25, 2025, and October 9, 2025.  Motion carried.

Public Comment:  None.

Discussion and Approval of Bylaws Changes:  Jennifer Weitzel discussed a potential change in wording of Section E, #3 of the Bylaws, defining members. 

Motion by Timothy McCumber, seconded by Jay Englund, to propose defining members as “seated members”.  Motion carried.

Discussion and Approval on Discontinuing Proxy and the Jail Using a New Assessment Tool:  Judge Screnock gave some history on how Proxy began, the purpose was to assist Judges and law enforcement, and a tool to provide information for Justice Diversion and Support (JDS) programming.  Many months were spent on developing the current Proxy which was based off a Hawaiian Proxy.  Amanda Hanson presented the new Criminal Court Assessment Tool (CCAT) which she acquired when attending a recent diversion training.  Concerns were discussed about privacy of information requested in the new tool.  Proxy is going away in February 2026.  The hope was to have a new tool in place to conduct law enforcement training in February.

Rebecca Klitzke left at 4:34 p.m.

Motion by Scott Alexander, seconded by Rick Spoentgen, to approve discontinuing Proxy and approve using the Criminal Court Assessment Tool.  Motion failed with only 3 ayes.

Discussion and Approval of Diversion Supervision Agreement Policy and Procedure Update:  Amanda Hanson went over changing the participant age from 18 to 17 years old due to adult criminal court having jurisdiction over 17 year-olds. 

Motion by Jay Englund, seconded by Scott Alexander, to approve the Diversion Supervision Agreement Policy and Procedure updates.  Motion carried.

Veteran’s Treatment Court Working Group update:  Amanda Hanson discussed meeting with the work group twice.  Discussed the barriers with Dane County Veterans Court including VA health care requirements and biweekly travel to Madison.  Discussed options including full Veterans court and hybrid Veterans track, along with strengths, challenges, and funding considerations.  Judge Screnock mentioned Dane County Judge Berz is willing to come and give a presentation.

Patrick Cummings left at 4:50 p.m.

Justice, Diversion, and Support Report:  Amanda Hanson reviewed year-to-date program data.

Recovery Support Network

  • 15 active participants
  • 34 enrollments
  • 20 graduations
  • 25 terminations
  • 3 referred to other programs
  • 1 withdrawal
  • 1 administratively discharged

Diversion Supervision Agreement

  • 21 referrals
  • 8 enrolled
  • 15 active
  • 2 graduates
  • 5 terminations

Adult Treatment Court program

  • 68 referrals
  • 15 active participants
  • 17 enrolled
  • 10 graduates
  • 9 terminations
  • 1 administrative discharge

Educational Navigator (funding coming to an end 12/31/2025)

  • 6 active participants
  • 20 students
  • 36 tests taken
  • 30 tests passed
  • 2 graduated from the program and received HSED

Next Meeting Date and Agenda Items:

The next meeting of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council will be March 5, 2026, 3:30 p.m. in County Board Room 326A.    

Agenda items:  Appoint David Zeller as a citizen member.  Remove inactive School representative member.  Approve updated Bylaws. 

Motion by Jay Englund, seconded by Jessica Mijal, to adjourn at 4:58 p.m.  Motion carried.   

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