Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Criminal Justice Council - Racial Disparities Subcommittee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Tuesday, October 26, 2021  
12:15 PM  
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A. Call To Order  
The meeting was called to order by Co-chair Ozanne at 12:16 p.m. Also present: Chief  
Brian Chaney Austin, Stephanie Marino, Colleen Clark-Bernhardt, Isabel Anadón, Sarah  
Jensen, Andre Johnson, Julie Ahnen, Lisa MacKinnon.  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
2021  
MIN-387  
9-28-21_MINUTES OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COUNCIL-RACIAL  
DISPARITIES SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING  
Attachments:  
9-28-21_MINUTES OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COUNCIL-RACIAL  
DISPARITIES SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING  
REGISTRATION REPORT_9-28-21_CJC-RD MTG  
A motion was made by TRIGGS, seconded by DORL, that the minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
C. Action Items  
D. Presentations  
NONE  
NONE  
E. Reports to Committee  
1. COMMUNITY RESTORATIVE COURT UPDATE (STAFF)  
Update presented by Stephanie Marino and Ron Chance  
The Community Restorative Court (CRC) hired vendor Automon for data management  
purposes. Automon will be able to generate reports from CRC data. The CRC also  
reclassified the CRC coordinator position to a supervisor position.  
Discussion ensued about integrating past data into the new database. It will need to be  
entered manually. Discussion about finding additional assistance to enter data.  
Discussion of data-sharing and use of Automon across county-agencies, since it is both  
a case management and record management system.  
2. TRIAGE CENTER UPDATE (STAFF)  
Presented by Colleen Clark-Bernhardt, on behalf of Shawn Tessman.  
Dane County is moving forward with the Crisis Triage Center. Brief history of the initiative:  
Dane County allocated $350,000 for a needs assessment for the crisis triage center,  
which was completed by RI International. The center is envisioned to be a 23-hour  
voluntary center for people experiencing a behavioral health crisis. At this point, this is  
not envisioned to be an involuntary facility, as they would need a variance per the State of  
Wisconsin. This will be an option for law enforcement. The County Board has allocated  
$10 million in the 2022 budget for the Crisis Triage Center. The final report from RI  
International will come out in a couple of weeks.  
3. COMMUNITY JUSTICE CENTER INITIATIVE UPDATE (STAFF)  
Presented by Colleen Clark-Bernhardt  
Review of PowerPoint presentation with an overview of the community justice center  
initiative and an update regarding grants. Dane County did not receive the MacArthur  
Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge grant.  
Discussion ensued regarding grant opportunities and distribution of awards.  
2021  
RPT-651  
UPDATE ON COMMUNITY JUSTICE CENTER INITIATIVE AND NEXT  
STEPS  
Attachments: Justice Center update CJCRD 10 2021  
4. AGENCY 2022 BUDGET UPDATES (SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBER AGENCY  
REPRESENTATIVES)  
Presented by Subcommittee Members on behalf of their respective agencies  
District Attorney: The DA’s Office has requested additional resources to meet the extra  
capacity needed due to Marcy’s Law. Two new positions were included in the budget. A  
few amendments were also requested for additional staff. There's a budgetary request to  
reconfigure the space now that work is entirely paperless.  
Community Restorative Court: No new positions from department or County Executive;  
unsure of County Board requests.  
Madison Police Department: There were proposals to remove funding from the police  
department and reallocate toward the CARES program. These proposals were voted down  
in the interest of collecting more data before reallocating funds. Additionally, annexation  
of Town of Madison will lead to added positions, and a new data and innovation  
researcher.  
Department of Human Services and Youth Justice: Within the juvenile detention center,  
capital costs for repairs and improvements, but no major changes. Youth mentoring  
program is returning to in-house positions, so they are hiring six new part-time youth  
workers. They also received a state innovation grant to match services to needs. There  
will be increased restorative justice programming for justice-involved youth. Higher  
capacity for diversion programs. New youth justice coordinator position. Awaiting result  
from federal grant application. CPS received state funding to work on in-home safety  
plans and service programming. Expansion of some services into Monona. Grant for  
family support for youth with more significant justice system involvement, in addition to  
potential resources for a specialized court program.  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
There will be no November meeting due to the holidays. The next meeting of the  
subcommittee will be held on December 7th, which will be the final CJC-RD meeting of  
the year.  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
Barbie Jackson, speaking on behalf of MOSES, applauded the work of the CRC, the  
Crisis Triage Center, and the Community Justice Center initiative. She spoke in  
opposition to the $23 million additional for the jail construction.  
Ann Lacy, a member of MOSES but speaking on her own behalf, spoke in opposition to  
the $23 million amendment for jail construction (saying it runs counter to  
recommendations in the JFA report).  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
NONE  
I. Adjourn  
A motion was made by BAUMAN, seconded by TYE, that the meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
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