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, March 20, 2025
12:15 PM
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County
Building in Room 351; attend virtually via Zoom.
A. Call To Order
Meeting called to order by Acting Chair Ozanne at 12:23 PM.
Advisory members present: Richelle Andrae, Sarah Krahn, Todd Meurer, Peter
Middleton, John Patterson, Brent Plisch, Satya Rhodes-Conway, Heidi
Wegleitner.
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Present
KALVIN BARRETT, JOHN HYLAND, ISMAEL OZANNE, JEROME DILLARD, MYRA
MCNAIR, JEFF OKAZAKI, MELISSA AGARD, and JOHN JAY MILLER
B. Consideration of Minutes
A motion was made by HYLAND, seconded by DILLARD, that the minutes be
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote
MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 23, 2025 COMMUNITY JUSTICE COUNCIL
MEETING
Attachments: 2024 MIN-520
C. Action Items
D. Presentations
1. Judge Michael Cotter: A Small Town Judge Aims to Make a Big Difference One Kid
at a Time
JUDGE MICHAEL COTTER: A SMALL TOWN JUDGE AIMS TO MAKE A
BIG DIFFERENCE ONE KID AT A TIME
Attachments:
Presentation on the partnership between the East Troy municipal court and
Walworth County Human Services, which provide to offer voluntary services
to juveniles and their families appearing before court.
Discussion of the decision-making process to commit resources, accessibility
of screening tools used by social workers, and potential Medicaid billing.
