Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
CJC-Community Court Advisory Subcommittee  
Tuesday, May 9, 2023  
12:15 PM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County  
Building in Room 351; attend virtually via Zoom  
A. Call To Order  
The meeting was called to order by KETCHAM at 12:17.  
GRAYSON representing ANDERSON.  
KOVAL representing MEUER  
17 -  
Present  
CATHERINE DORL, DANA PELLEBON, JOHN BAUMAN, JONATHAN TRIGGS,  
RON CHANCE, WESLEY SPARKMAN, LINDA KETCHAM, EVELYN CRUZ, AMY  
BROWN, KIRBIE MACK, LISA BURRELL, CHARNICE ANDERSON, ISMAEL  
OZANNE, SHANNON BLACKAMORE, CARMELLA GLENN, AARON HICKS, and  
TODD MEUER  
2 - MARIO WHITE, and ANTHONY COOPER  
Excused  
1. Welcome New Members  
Appointments to the CJC Community Court Advisory Subcommittee  
2023  
PRES-041  
Attachments: 2023 PRES-041  
New members were acknowledged and welcomed, Carmella Glenn, Aaron Hicks, and  
Todd Meurer (Meurer represented by Koval during meeting.)  
This notice was placed on file.  
2023  
PRES-049  
Municipal Court Judge Appointment to the CJC Community Court  
Advisory Subcommittee  
Attachments: 2023 PRES-049  
This notice was placed on file.  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
1. 2023  
MIN-074  
MINUTES OF THE APRIL 18, 2023 CJC-COMMUNITY COURT  
ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE  
Attachments: 2023 MIN-074  
A motion was made by OZANNE seconded by SPARKMAN that the minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by voice vote.  
C. Action Items  
D. Presentations  
None.  
1. Mission and Work Plan of Community Court Advisory Committee  
2023  
PRES-060  
Dane County Community Court Initiative Planning Phase Action Plan  
2023  
Attachments: 2023 PRES-060  
Discussion on six-month action and work plan for planning phase and committee. The  
Community Court Advisory subcommittee is tasked to advise the planning and  
implementation of a Dane County Community Court initiative through the identification of  
participant eligibility, establishment and identification of required support services, and in  
the development of an action implementation plan. Discussion on 1) creation of a project  
implementation plan; 2) launching community court; 3) implementation of a risk/needs  
assessment tool; 4) collection and reporting of required data quarterly; 5) implementation  
ongoing community engagement and public promotion strategies; 6) site visits. Question  
on the availability of policy and procedures documents. Question on key dates and  
feasibility to meet objectives in May. Question on required site visits. Question on  
risk-needs-responsivity assessment.  
This presentation was placed on file.  
2. Current Adult Diversion Programs  
Summary of Adult Diversion/Deflection Programs in Dane County  
2023  
PRES-061  
Attachments: 2023 PRES-061  
Overview and summary of Adult Deflection/Diversion Programs in Dane County and  
alternatives to traditional criminal justice responses. Question on housing status and  
existing diversion programs with respect to a future community court initiative. Question  
on identifying the speed in which a case is processed and addressing gaps for both  
victim and defendants with respect to long processing times. Comment on LaFolette  
School students working with City of Milwaukee on developing a community court.  
This presentation was placed on file.  
E. Discussion Item  
1. Review of Community Justice Center Video and Facilitated Discussion of Committee  
Reactions  
Agenda item will be tabled to future meeting on June 6, 2023 to allow members to attend  
in person.  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Next meeting will occur on May 23, 2023 at 12:15 pm.  
Agenda topics will include presentation and conversation on data.  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None.  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None.  
I. Adjourn  
Motion made to adjourn the meeting by OZANNE, seconded by PELLEBON.  
Meeting was adjourned at 12:46 pm.  
Meeting minutes respectfully submitted by Isabel Anadon, pending CJC-Community Court Advisory  
subcommittee approval