Dane County

Minutes - Final Unless Amended by

Committee

Commission on Sensitive Crimes

Consider: Who benefits? Who is burdened?

Who does not have a voice at the table?

How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

8:30 AM

Hybrid meeting: Attend in person at the

Aging & Disability Resource Center

of Dane County or virtually via Zoom.

A. Call To Order

CHAIR MIYAKASKI CALLED MEETING TO ORDER AT 8:43AM

STAFF PRESENT: AMANDA VERNIA, AMY SCARR, NELA KALPIC, JOE AQUILAR,

VIRGINIA GITTENS ESCUDER, MARLYS HOWE

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Present

SHANNON BARRY, BETH FREEMAN, SHARYL KATO, Chair JAN MIYASAKI,

VANESSA STATAM, Supervisor DANA PELLEBON, and HEATHER CROWLEY

2 - AMY BROWN, and EUGENE WOEHRLE

Excused

Absent

2 - KRISTA EWERS-HAYES, and Supervisor APRIL KIGEYA

B. Consideration of Minutes

C. Discussion Items

1. Co-Chair Position

DISCUSSION ON TERMS AND HOW TO REAPPOINT/NOMINATE SOMEONE. DANA

PELLEBON VOLUNTEERS AS CO-CHAIR. CHAIR MIYASAKI DOES NOT PLAN TO

RUN AS CHAIR AFTER END OF TERM, DOES PLAN TO STAY ON AS A COMMITTEE

MEMBER.

CHAIR MIYASAKI NOMINATES DANA PELLEBON FOR CHAIR FOR NEXT TERM.

DUE TO COUNTY ELECTION, IF DANA PELLEBON IS ELECTED INTERIM COUNTY

CHAIR COSC CAN RE-ELECT CHAIR IN NOVEMBER.

CHAIR MYASAKI WANTS TO FILL THE 'MPS REVIEW BOARD' AND ' WI

CHANCELLOR' VACANT SPOTS BEFORE END OF TERM.

THERE ARE 2 APPLICANTS FOR CITIZEN SPOT AND COMMITTEE WILL HAVE A

CLOSED MEETING IN APRIL TO GO OVER THE APPLICANTS.

2. POS Leadership Coalition

HEATHER CROWLEY HAS A POINT THAT DOES IT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH

COSC. IT HAS BROUGHT UP WHY COSC IS WITH HHN AND NOT PP&J. THERE

ARE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT COSC SHOULD BE WITH PP&J.

1. Agency Updates

AMY SCARR- PLANNING FOR WORLD ELDER ABUSE WORLD DAY JUNE 15TH

CCR STILL CONTINUE TO MEET. MPD MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM OFFICER

DOES PRESENTATIONS. FINANCIAL ABUSE SPECIALIST TEAM MEET MONTHLY.

NOV 1ST CONFERENCE FOR UNDERSTANDING SAFETY PLANNING PROCESS.

BETH FREEMAN- HIRING INTAKE SPECIALIST FOR HELP LINE. ALLOWING

HOSPITALS TO NAME PATIENT REPRESENTATIVES TO ALLOW DISCHARGE

WAS NOT PASSED. BILL – ALLOWS FINANCIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS TO PUT A

HOLD ON BANK TRANSACTIONS IF THERE IS FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION

(SUSPECTED).

SUP PELLEBON- GOING THROUGH LAST 2 COMMUNITY AUDITS TO SEE WHAT

HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED. LAST AUDIT WAS DONE BUT IT WASN’T

FOLLOWED UP ON "WE WANT TO WRAP UP WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE

BEFORE STARTING." GOING THROUGH OLDER REPORTS AND IDENTIFYING

GAPS THAT EXISTED THEN AND STILL DO NOW. SHOULD BE DONE 2024

HEATHER CROWLEY– POSTING TO NEW POSITIONS THAT WERE ADDED TO

THE BUDGETS. YJ GOING TO START TRACKING NARRATIVES OF KIDS

BROUGHT TO JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER AND THERE IS A GAP IN

PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT UNHEALTHY TEENAGE RELATIONSHIPS. TRY

AND GET THE MENS GROUPS PRESENT TO JUVENILE JUDGES.

SHANNON BARRY- NOT MANY UPDATES. HIRING CASE MANAGERS. NUMBERS

HAVE PASSED PREVIOUS YEARS

SHARYL KATO- PROGRAMS ARE THRIVING. SEEING MORE ADULTS AS

SURVIVORS OF SEX TRAFFICKING AND WORKING WITH THEIR CHILDREN.

MORE REFERRALS THROUGH RAPID RESPONSE. EARLY CHILDHOOD ZONES

ARE SEEING WAITILISTS, FIRST TIME. SPANISH SPEAKING MOMS GROUP IS

WEEKLY. WORKING WITH ADULT SURVIVORS OF DV AND SA.

VANESSA STATAM-HIRING 11 SERVICE FACILITATORS AND NEEDING MORE TO

MEET THE NEEDS. MULTICULTURAL HEALTH CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS

OPEN

VIRGINIA GITTENS EXCUDER- ALMOST FULLY STAFFED. BUSY. 2 LEGAL

ADVOCATS AND FLOODED FOR MOSTLY FAMILY LAW. SUPER GROUPS ARE

BACK IN PERSON. MENS SUPPORT GROUP IS COMING BACK IN APRIL.

NELA KALPIC- UPCOMING VIRTUAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS CONFERENCE IN

COLLAB WITH WI DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE APRIL 17 AND 18.

MARLYS HOWE – (ON BEHALF OF AMY BROWN) HAVE 2 LTE POSITIONS IN

CRIME RESPONSE SPECIALIST. OUT DOING LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING.

(JUST TRAINED WAUNAKEE – 1ST TIME IN 23 YEARS)

2. CCR Reports

3 Legislative Announcements/Updates

F. Future Meeting Items and Dates