Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

Minutes (220 KB)

Members present:     Marty Krueger, Scott Alexander, Kevin Calkins, Jerry Strunz, James Evenson, Deb O’Rourke, Bill Orth, Kathy Laatsch, and Amanda Hanson

Members absent:       Ellen Allen, Lewis Lange, Bill Wenzel, Annette Kuhlmann, Amy DeLong, and Jeff Bindl

Others Present:         Raymond Laatsch and Tom Kriegl

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

Motion by Krueger, second by Orth, to approve the minutes of the prior meeting.  Motion carried.

Public Comment: None

Communications:  Approved absences are reported.

Safety and Justice Challenge Grant:  J. Krueger reports that Sauk County was not chosen for this grant opportunity; however, the Mc Arthur Foundation did send a letter reporting that due to the overwhelming response of “191 jurisdictions spanning 45 states” they would be creating a plan to provide support and possibly additional grant funding to the jurisdictions that were not chosen.  J. Krueger will keep the team in formed on future activity.

Community Service Programming:  J. Krueger reports on some conversations that have been had with the Sheriff’s Department regarding preparing a proposal to expand the Huber Community Service Program to a County wide program.  There is discussion on assigning this topic to a subcommittee and there is a motion by Laatsch, second by Evenson to assign this topic to the Court Management Subcommittee chaired by Deb O’Rourke.  Motion carried.  K. Laatsch also assigns agent Stephanie Johnson to represent probation on this subcommittee.

Subcommittee Updates:

Court Management – D. O’Rourke reports that the CANS program is up and running, reporting opt in and opt out numbers along with the number of text messages sent for April and May.  Discussions are still circulating regarding the “opt out” piece and the subcommittee will keep the council up to date.

Court Case Management/Data Collection – S. Alexander reports that the OAR/OWL Diversion Program is implemented and started on 6/15/15.  As of this meeting there hadn’t been any referrals; however, it is anticipated to pick up quickly.  The District Attorney’s office will also be reviewing cases from the last several weeks that are eligible for programming and referring them.  It is reported that the subcommittee will keep the council updated on program progress and will also begin brainstorming their next research area at their next meeting.  Human Services will inquire and obtain releases of information for CARE participants who may be eligible for programming.  These will be reviewed and referred to the DA if appropriate for the OAR/OWL Diversion Program.

System Mapping – J. Krueger provides report in A. Kuhlmann’s absence.  The subcommittee is looking at decision points within the Law Enforcement agencies and what interventions can or should be implemented to move towards more evidence based practices.  One topic of discussion is researching the use of a proxy tool to inform arrest decisions.  Eau Claire County will be providing a presentation at the September Chief’s Association meeting on the Hawaiian Proxy which they use.  The CJCC will be invited to attend this presentation.

Treatment Court – J. Evenson provides information along with K. Calkins on the two trainings that subcommittee members attended prior to this meeting.  J. Krueger provides an informational PowerPoint presentation, summarizing what was learned at the two trainings along with the phase framework for the development of the Sauk County Adult Drug Court.  

Public Comment:

T. Kriegl – Safety and Justice Challenge Grant and C.A.R.E Program

Next meeting and agenda items:

Discuss CJCC role as an oversight/advisory committee.
Department Vision, Mission, Goals and Performance Measures for 2016

Date and Time:           July 16, 2015             4:00 P.M.

Agenda items:

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

Respectfully submitted;

Janelle K. Krueger

Criminal Justice Coordinator