Justice Continuum

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Members present:      Kevin Calkins, William Orth, Joan Fordham, Judy

                                    Ashford, Tommy Lee Bychinski, Lewis Lange, Fred Halfen,

                                    Scott Alexander

Members absent:       Judge Jim Evenson,  

Stakeholders present: Richard Meister, Tiffany Gruber, Deb O’Rourke, Kathy Laatsch, Dan   Brattset

Stakeholders absent: Mark Gumz,

Others Present:          Kathy Schauf, Marty Krueger, Tom Kriegl, Mary Carol Solum, Shawna Bongard

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

Public Comment  None.

Communications  Schauf advised the EBDM Summit has not selected who will be attending the conference, but are asking if any teams would like to add any participants. Our group will be adding Kathy Laatsch to attend on the counties behalf

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

Discussions on who should all be a part of the CJCC. The Committee decided on; three board members appointed by the County Board Chairperson that shall include: the Board Chair from the Executive and Legislative Committee ; one supervisor from the Human Services Board; one supervisor from the Law Enforcement and Judiciary Committee, a Circuit Court Judge, the District Attorney, the Sheriff, and the Human Services Director; the Public Defender’s Office, Probation Officer, School District Representative, Domestic Violence professional, Local Police Chief, Physician or Nurse familiar with addiction issues, a Private Defense Attorney, and a Citizen-At-Large; and the Criminal Justice Coordinator is an ex-officio member of the committee without voting privileges

Discussions on the CJCC Timeline; (Jan 2014) Reports/updates on creation of CJCC’s intent and purpose to oversight committees; (Feb 2014) Board report laying out detail on transition to CJCC and next steps; (March 2014) Resolution to Board to alter Justice Continuum; (April 2014) Appointments.

Discussions on Staffing the CJCC Timeline; (Dec 2013) Finalizing the job description; (Jan 17, 2014) Personnel Committee approval for Project Position; (Jan 18, 2014) Recruitment begins; (February 14, 2014) Applications due; (Week of March 3, 2014) Interview Panel One: Administrative Coordinator, District Attorney, Human Services Representative, Eau Claire County Justice Coordinator or State DOJ Representative; (Week of March 10, 2014) Interview Panel Two: Personnel Director, Chief Justice, Sheriff; (April 2014) Hire/Start Date.

Next meeting and agenda items:

Location:                     Community Room at Law Enforcement Center

Date and Time:           Wednesday, January 15, 2014 7a.m. (subject to change)

Agenda items:             Interview panels, Finalize Job Description, Invite Personnel Director to the meeting.

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

Respectfully submitted;

Kathryn A. Schauf

Administrative Coordinator