Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

Minutes (216 KB)

Members present:     Marty Krueger, Scott Alexander, Kevin Calkins, Jerry Strunz, Judge James Evenson, Deb O’Rourke, Bill Orth, Kathy Laatsch, Ellen Allen, Lewis Lange, Bill Wenzel, Annette Kuhlman, Jeff Bindl, and Amanda Hanson

Members absent:       Amy DeLong

Others Present:         Judge Michael Screnock, Judge Guy Reynolds, and Brentt Michalek

The meeting was called to order and certification of Open Meeting compliance was given at 4:05 p.m. Motion by Judge Evenson, second by Alexander to adopt agenda. Motion carried.

Motion by Strunz, second by Kuhlmann, to approve the minutes of the prior meeting. Motion carried.

Public Comment: None

Communications:  Community Connections Referral Initiative, National Network of Criminal Justice Coordinating Councils, recording CJCC meetings, and SPENT initiative. Member absences are also reported.

Vision, Mission, Goals & Performance Measures: Council approves minor changes to the vision and mission along with approval of all eight proposed 2016 goals with minor changes.

Subcommittee Updates:

        1. Court Management – D. O’Rourke reports that there have been 254 total signups for       the CANS program and 359 reminder texts sent thus far. The first batch of satisfaction     surveys were just sent out so data will be reported when collected. The subcommittee approves adding T. Gruber and T Greene to the group for work on the community service collaboration.

        2. Court Case Management/Data Collection – S. Alexander reports there have been         twelve referrals into programming; one from Reedsburg PD and the other eleven from the   District Attorney’s office. There has been one successfully completed intake and that individual is scheduled to start programming in August. The subcommittee decided to focus its research efforts on the topic of re-entry initiatives next.

        3. System Mapping – A. Kuhlmann reports no new information since the last meeting due to having a reschedule to the subcommittee’s last meeting. The CJCC will be made aware of the location of the September Chief’s Association meeting when it is determined.

        4. Treatment Court – J. Evenson reports that the planning process continues with an anticipated start date of January 1, 2016. There are three final decision points that the subcommittee is still working out the details of and will continue to report progress.

Public Comment:  None

Next meeting and agenda items:

2016 Department Budget

Date and Time:           August 27, 2015                                4:00 P.M.

Agenda items:

Motion was approved to adjourn the meeting by Laatsch, second by Evenson.

Respectfully submitted;

Janelle K. Krueger

Criminal Justice Coordinator