Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Community Justice Council  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Thursday, January 22, 2026  
12:15 PM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County  
Building in Room 351; attend virtually via Zoom.  
Advisory members present: Jay Laufenberg, Todd Meurer, Peter Middleton, Brent  
Plisch, Sabrina Madison, Heidi Wegleitner.  
Absent: Angela Kamoske (For Chief Patterson)  
7 - KALVIN BARRETT, JOHN HYLAND, ISMAEL OZANNE, MYRA MCNAIR,  
MELISSA AGARD, JOHN JAY MILLER, and PATRICK MILES  
Present  
3 - JEFF OKAZAKI, JEROME DILLARD, and RICHELLE ANDRAE  
Excused  
A. Call To Order  
Meeting called to order by Chair Hyland at 12:20 PM.  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 4, 2025 COMMUNITY JUSTICE  
COUNCIL MEETING  
2025  
MIN-495  
C. Action Items  
Potential motion to accept the final Strategic Plan for Dane County Community  
Justice Council  
A motion was made by OZANNE, seconded by AGARD, to accept the final  
Strategic Plan for the Community Justice Council. The motion passed on a  
voice vote.  
DANE COUNTY COMMUNITY JUSTICE COUNCIL  
STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2026-2028  
2025  
PRES-231  
1.  
Attachments:  
Dane County CJC Strategic Plan December 2025 (002)  
D. Presentations  
WRTP/BIG STEP—Employment training presentation  
DANE COUNTY PAVE YOUR PATH PROGRAM UPDATE 2025  
2025  
1.  
PRES-237  
Attachments:  
PaveYourPath ppt 2025 FINAL 1.21.2026_  
A presentation by WRTP on the Pave Your Path program, which provides  
pre-apprenticeship training for Dane County residents who are in jail and/or have  
been arrested in the past.  
Discussion ensued regarding:  
Connections with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections  
Housing and other barriers to success  
The relationship with the Dane County Jail, and changes that may occur when  
the new jail space opens  
The possibility of working with municipal courts  
COMMUNITY JUSTICE COUNCIL YEAR IN REVIEW 2025  
2025  
2.  
PRES-226  
Attachments:  
2025 CJC YEAR IN REVIEW -1  
Clark Bernhardt reviews the annual report and notes progress.  
3. Community Justice Council Subcommittees: New Members and Reporting  
Chair Hyland has received nominations for community member seats on the  
Community Justice Council subcommittees. The new members should be  
announced before the next Community Justice Council meeting.  
Subcommittee chairs are expected to present reports on their subcommittee's  
activities to the Community Justice Council biannually, beginning with the next  
meeting.  
CRIMINAL JUSTICE COUNCIL BEHAVIOR HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT  
CRIMINAL JUSTICE COUNCIL BEHAVIOR HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE  
REPORT  
2025  
RPT-643  
Attachments:  
Final Draft - CJC BHQuarterly Report 2020 Q4  
E. Reports to Committee  
None  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
The next meeting is February 26, 2026 at 12:15 in hybrid format. The Office of  
Justice Reform is part of a housing partnership that may present at the February  
meeting.  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
Discussion regarding the need for a regional strategy to address behavioral  
health, criminal justice, and homelessness.  
I. Adjourn  
A motion was made by OZANNE, seconded by AGARD, to adjourn the meeting.  
The motion carried on a voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 1:19 PM.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Tamarine Cornelius, pending Council  
approval.