Justice Continuum

JC mins 112013 (76 KB)

Members present:   Judge Jim Evenson, Kevin Calkins, William Orth, Joan Fordham, Judy
   Ashford, Tommy Lee Bychinski, Lewis Lange, Fred Halfen,
   Scott Alexander
Members absent:   None.
Stakeholders present: Richard Meister, Tiffany Gruber, Deb O’Rourke
Stakeholders absent: Mark Gumz, Kathy Laatsch, Dan Brattset
Others Present:  Kathy Schauf, Jeff Spencer, Marty Krueger, Tom Kriegl, Jim Schernecker, Rachel Wiens, Mary Carol Solum, Tim Damos, Cindy Bodendein, Shawna Bongard

The meeting was called to order and certification of Open Meeting compliance was given at 7:00 a.m. Motion by Fordham, second by Orth to adopt agenda. Motion carried.

Public Comment  Mary Carol Solum stated there is money to be saved that is hard to calculate, by the people staying out of our Criminal Justice System.

Communications  Schauf discussed packets sent with agenda that referred to the EBDM Summit and The National Judicial College seminars.
Motion by Halfen, second by Ashford, to approve the minutes of the prior meeting.  Motion carried.
EBDM Summit Justice Continuum will be sending 1.  Lewis Lange, 2.  Deb O’Rourke, 3.  Joan Fordham, 4.  Kevin Calkins and 5.  William Orth.  Motion by Bychinski, second by Halfen, to send a team of five to the conference.  Motion carried.
Discussion and consideration of next steps.  The discussion covered a variety of pre-planning topics that included: data collection, committee structure, review of systems map and having adequate staffing / or working with consultants.
Data collection. Identifying needed data is a key element in moving forward with the planning process.  Represented agencies will continue to have discussions with peer groups around the state to learn of processes etc. that may inform our data collection efforts.
Committee structure.  The committee will discuss recommendations for structure and potential changes to the Justice Continuum and forward it to the Executive and Legislative Committee in the form of a resolution.
Systems map.  District Attorney Calkins presented a draft systems map for discussion purposes.
Consultant.  Adequate staffing is a key component of having an effective justice strategy.  Creation of a position designed to work in the development phase as well as assisting with programmatic oversight has merit.  A draft job description will be created.
A timeline of events and anticipated actions for the next few months will be prepared for discussion purposes.   Providing the Board with a clear understanding of the recommendations is crucial.
Motion by Bychinski, second by Orth to prepare the necessary resolutions, and attending information to begin the migration to a Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee (CJCC).  Motion carried.
Next meeting and agenda items:
Location:    Community Room at Law Enforcement Center
Date and Time: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 7a.m. (subject to change)
Agenda items:   National Judicial College seminar report, timeline, review checklist for development of a CJCC .

Motion was approved to adjourn the meeting by Ashford, second by Alexander.

Respectfully submitted;

Kathryn A. Schauf
Administrative Coordinator