Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Community Justice Council - Pre-Trial Services Subcommittee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Wednesday, September 13, 2023  
12:15 PM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County  
Building in Room 354; attend virtually via Zoom.  
A. Call To Order  
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:16 pm  
Staff present: Cornelius and Menard  
7 - COLLEEN CLARK-BERNHARDT, CATHERINE DORL, JEFF KOSTELIC, NICK  
MCNAMARA, ISMAEL OZANNE, JAN TETZLAFF, and JULIE BEYLER  
Present  
4 - TROY ENGER, CARLO ESQUEDA, SHAR-RON BUIE, and DEBORAH  
MEJCHAR  
Excused  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
2023  
MINUTES FROM THE MAY 31, 2023 COMMUNITY JUSTICE  
MIN-266  
COUNCIL PRE-TRIAL SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE  
Attachments:  
2023 MIN-266  
5.31.23 CJC Pre-Trial Services Subcommittee Registration Forms  
A motion was made by KOSTELIC, seconded by CLARK-BERNHARDT, that the  
minutes be approved. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
C. Action Items  
D. Presentations  
NONE  
NONE  
E. Reports to Committee  
1. Bail Analysis  
Presentation by Clark-Bernhardt and Cornelius on previous and current initiatives  
regarding bail analyses. The new analysis reviews signature and cash bail events at or  
subsequent to initial appearance (IA) in 34,000 felony, misdemeanor, and criminal traffic  
cases in Dane County from 2017-2022. Data was reviewed and discussion ensued.  
Discussed adding, in the future, data broken down within the felony category by class  
and year at the case level. Would like to see the change over time due to seriousness  
of felonies. The analysis will be presented to the Community Justice Council on  
9/28/23.  
2023  
ANALYSIS OF SIGNATURE BONDS AND CASH BAIL  
PRES-138  
Attachments:  
2023 PRES-138  
2. Pretrial Services Department Update  
Beyler provided an update on the Pre-Trial Services Department. The deadline to apply  
to the director position was September 1, 2023. Anticipates interviews within the  
coming months and a new director to be on board by the first of the year. Currently not  
at caseload capacity due to staffing challenges. Also shared data relating to people on  
GPS monitoring involved with Pretrial Services. The average length of days is 90 days  
and the average number of clients with bracelets each month is 104.4. Data analyzed  
was from August 2022 - July 2023.  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Due to transitions and staffing capacity, the CJC Pre-Trial Services Subcommittee will  
meet on an ad hoc basis and as needed for the foreseeable future. Staff will work with  
subcommittee members to schedule future meetings and to let members know when  
there is capacity to meet.  
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 TETZLAFF, seconded by KOSTELIC, that the meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried unanimously by a voice vote.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Lindsay Menard, pending subcommittee approval