Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

Minutes (156 KB)

Members present:     Kevin Calkins, Dr. Amy DeLong, Chief Jerry Strunz, Jeffrey Bindl, William Orth, Kathy Laatsch, Jay Englund, William Wenzel, Sheriff Chip Meister, Judge Jim Evenson, Ellen Allen, Raymond Laatsch, and Marty Krueger

Members absent:       Lt. Lewis Lange, Deb O’Rourke, Scott Alexander, and Annette Kuhlmann

Others Present:         Mary Carol Solum, Tom Kriegl, Stephanie Johnson, and Amanda Hanson

The meeting was called to order and certification of Open Meeting compliance was given at 4:00 p.m. Motion by Orth, second by Wenzel to adopt agenda. Motion carried.

Motion by Englund, second by Evenson, to approve the minutes of the prior meeting.  Motion carried.

Public Comment: None

Motion by Orth, second by Laatsch, to approve transitioning the ADCPI group to the Treatment Court Subcommittee.  Motion carried.

2016 Annual Planning:

The council discusses the membership of the CJCC including the idea of expanding membership and getting more people involved in the work of the subcommittees.  There is discussion on making changes to the mission statement and also condensing it to provide an easy to remember concise and powerful statement at or before next year’s planning session.

During the discussion of the progress with 2015 goals it is noted that the council has a “full plate” and therefore no goals are added.  The subcommittee status reports are given as well as the timeline for each subcommittee’s existence.  It is decided that this will be added to the “committee charge” section of the brochure.

Upon review of the timeline for 2015 it is noted that discussing the community service program options should be added to the April agenda; in addition, a recommendation is made based on historical information that the council look at the program outline in Adams County for ideas.  Idea’s for publicity are also discussed and these include; Rotary, Kiwanis, and the Fair on the Square.

Review of the strategic issues prompts discussion regarding how the CARE committee fits into the goals of the CJCC.  The recommended strategic issues are approved with an addition regarding providing services that are culturally sensitive and appropriate.  A question is posed in regard to ensure that we are keeping the Nation involved with our efforts and this prompts an inquiry into inviting a representative from the new police force within the Ho-Chunk Nation to sit on the CJCC.

There are minor changes made to the data collection plans for the OAR/OWL and CANS program along with a decision to form a subcommittee at a later date to look at the operational procedures of the CJCC including; membership, term limits, and elections.  M. Krueger requests that the council look specifically at involving Workforce Development and there is agreement and additional agreement when discussing the idea of re-entry programming.

The council decides to table discussion on the direction of the CJCC for 2016 agreeing that these talks will take place throughout 2015.  It is however agreed that the efforts of a sentencing court will most likely push into 2016.

Next Step: A representative from the Wisconsin Department of Corrections will provide a presentation on COMPAS and a decision will be made on the vendor for the OAR/OWL program.

Public Comment: M. Solum states that the council needs more publicity to inform the public of the work being done.  In addition, Mary makes a recommendation that the council reach out to both NAMI and the Pastoral community for support.

Next meeting and agenda items:

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

Agenda items:

Motion was approved to adjourn the meeting by Orth, second by Meister.

Respectfully submitted;

Janelle K. Krueger

Criminal Justice Coordinator