Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Community Justice Council - Racial Disparities Subcommittee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Tuesday, December 6, 2022  
12:15 PM  
Please see top of agenda for instructions on how to join  
the meeting.  
A. Call To Order  
The meetings was called to order by Chair Pellebon at 12:15 pm.  
Wesley Sparkman joined at 12:25 pm.  
6 -  
Present  
JOHN BAUMAN, RON CHANCE, CATHERINE DORL, ISMAEL OZANNE, WESLEY  
SPARKMAN, and MARIO WHITE  
2 - JONATHAN TRIGGS, and MATT TYE  
Excused  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
2022  
MIN-455  
Minutes of the 10/25/2022 Criminal Justice Council-Racial Disparities  
Subcommittee Meeting  
Attachments: 2022MIN-455  
A motion was made by OZANNE, seconded by BAUMAN, that the minutes be  
approved. The motion passed unanimously.  
C. Action Items  
NONE  
D. Presentations  
1. COMMUNITY JUSTICE INITIATIVE UPDATE (CLARK-BERNHARDT)  
CLARK-BERNHARDT submitted memo; reviewed by committee members.  
Memo from CLARK-BERNHARDT on Community Justice Center  
Initiative/Community Court Initiative  
2022  
RPT-649  
Attachments: 2022RPT-649  
This resolution was placed on file  
2. NEW CJC-RD MEMBERSHIP (OA 28)  
Presented by Chair PELLEBON. OA 28 passed the County Board and budget process.  
The next step is to add two people with lived experience of criminal justice involvement to  
the subcommittee. The process of inviting people to apply is still being finalized.  
3. OFFICE OF JUSTICE REFORM AND EQUITY (OJRE)  
Presented by PETERSON THURLOW. Discussion of new positions and funding in the  
OJRE. Several positions are transferred from the existing classification, and new  
positions are also being created. Discussion of roles related to the community justice  
center.  
4. DISCRETIONARY FUNDS ALLOCATED TO COUNTY BOARD FOR OJRE  
(PELLEBON)  
Review of existing CJC reports and recommendations. Discussion of feasibility and  
impact of different initiatives to which they could allocate discretionary funds. Review of  
recommendations regarding weekend initial appearance, crisis care continuum, CRC age  
restrictions, mental health data, and community court. Discussion of challenges in  
funding these initiatives. At future meetings, stakeholders who are experts on these  
initiatives should present at CJC-RD, including Police Chief’s association, Sheriff,  
Journey Mental Health Center, and DHS.  
CJC Research Reports  
2022  
PRES-181  
Attachments: Reports Commissioned by CJC 2019 to 2021  
This resolution was placed on file  
E. Reports to Committee  
1. COMMUNITY RESTORATIVE COURT UPDATE (STAFF)  
The CRC is working on creating a victim resource brochure in collaboration with UW Law  
School. There is an upcoming peacemaker training in February 2023 focused on BIPOC  
community members. Data entry/cleaning of previous records is underway to enable  
additional analysis.  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
1. 2023 CJC-RD CALENDAR  
2023 CJC-RD CALENDAR  
2022  
PRES-178  
Attachments: 2022PRES-178  
Specific scheduling for the CJC-RD subcommittee in 2023 is to be determined.  
Committee will meet in January, 2023  
This resolution was tabled  
2. CJC-SUB COMMUNITY COURT SUBCOMMITTEE 2023 MEETING DATES FOR  
2023  
The community court advisory committee will meet twice per month for six months once it  
is established. Specific scheduling and launch date is to be determined in early 2023  
3. 2023 CJC-RD COMMITTEE PRIORITIES  
Subcommittee priorities include discussion of weekend initial appearance, crisis care  
continuum, CRC age restrictions, mental health data, and community court.  
Upcoming presentation to CJC-RD regarding those initiatives include agencies such as  
the Police Chief’s association, Dane County Sheriff's Office, Journey Mental Health  
Center, and Department of Human Services.  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None.  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None.  
I. Adjourn  
A motion was made by OZANNE, seconded by SPARKMAN, that the meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried unanimously.  
Meeting adjourned at 1:26 pm.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Sarah Jensen, pending CJC-Racial Disparities subcommittee  
approval.