Dane County

Minutes - Final Unless Amended by

Committee

Criminal 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 24, 2022

12:15 PM

Virtual Zoom Meeting: See top of agenda for

instructions on how to join the webinar or call in by

phone.

A. Call To Order

Staff: Colleen Clark-Bernhardt, Sarah Jensen, Isabel Anadon

Meeting called to order by Chair Eicher at 12:15 pm.

Advisory Members Present: Aaron Chapin, Maureen McCarville, Satya

Rhodes-Conway (left at 1:05pm)

Advisory Members Excused: Catherine Dorl, Troy Enger, Todd Meurer, John

Patterson

4 -

Present

Supervisor ANALIESE EICHER, CARLO ESQUEDA, ISMAEL OZANNE, and JOE

PARISI

2 - KALVIN BARRETT, and VALERIE BAILEY-RIHN

Excused

B. Consideration of Minutes

2021

MIN-694

MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 24, 2022 CRIMINAL JUSTICE COUNCIL

MEETING

Attachments: 2021 MIN-694

2.24.22 CJC Registrations

Consideration of the minutes was postponed until the following week as there

were not sufficient number of voting members present at both the previous and

current meeting.

A motion was made by PARISI, seconded by ESQUEDA, that the Minutes be

postponed. The motion carried by a voice vote.

C. Presentations

1. CITIES AND COUNTIES FOR FINE AND FEE JUSTICE

Presented by Colleen Clark-Bernhardt (CJC Coordinator), Sarah Davis (LIFT Wisconsin),

and Marsha Mansfield (LIFT Wisconsin)

Review of presentation. Information and interest in the opportunities with participating in

the second cohort. Nonprofit and county partnerships on this issue have the potential to

be very beneficial.

Discussion ensues. Discussion of some potential opportunities to use citations as an

alternative to criminal bookings and charges.

D. Action Items

1. POTENTIAL ACTION: CJC ENDORSES APPLYING TO RECEIVE TECHNICAL

ASSISTANCE AND GRANT FUNDS FOR COHORT 2: FINES AND FEE JUSTICE

One registrant on action item.

A motion was made by ESQUEDA, seconded by OZANNE, that the motion to

pursue technical assistance be approved. The motion carried unanimously.

Advisory Members Present: Aaron Chapin, Maureen McCarville, Satya

Rhodes-Conway (left at 1:05pm)

Advisory Members Excused: Catherine Dorl, Troy Enger, Todd Meurer, John

Patterson

5 -

Present

KALVIN BARRETT, Supervisor ANALIESE EICHER, CARLO ESQUEDA, ISMAEL

OZANNE, and JOE PARISI

1 - VALERIE BAILEY-RIHN

Excused

E. Reports to Committee

1. RESPONSES REGARDING SUSTAINABLE PRACTICE AND POLICY AFTER

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

One registrant on report to committee.

Topic: Brief reports regarding what policies have been created or modified due to the

COVID-19 pandemic, and what is and is not sustainable for long-term policy and criminal

justice system innovation.

County Executive: Focus on policies related to children, youth, and families, such as

reducing placements for youth by not allowing sanctions placements, through strict

screening for intake. Adaptation to virtual workspace when possible, and determining

what is beneficial remotely vs. in-person. For rural areas, virtual mental health services

have been very helpful.

Mayor: Determining what work can be done remotely and in-person across agencies.

Emphasis on development of the CARES program; trying to maximize response time and

capacity. Strong focus on addressing homelessness; trying to expand capacity and

create space for physical distancing. This is being done through collaboration with the

county and development of tiny home communities on a more permanent basis. The City

is also investing in violence prevention and in youth services, including funding housing

for youth aging out of foster care. Brief discussion about CARES; data will be publicly

available soon.

Clerk of Courts: See attached memo. Need to return to pre-pandemic staffing in-person

because the office is public-facing and requires a lot of paper files. Remote initial

appearances are continuing, although in-person appearances are necessary some times.

Potentially increasing the number of branches to address the backlog in cases.

Chiefs of Police Association: Redistributing staffing to maintain capacity for patrol. Some

use of phone reports rather than in-person calls in specific cases.

Need to maintain in-person training, as people are feeling less engaged online, which

might undermine training.

2021

RPT-984

COURTS RESPONSE REGARDING SUSTAINABLE PRACTICE AND

POLICY AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Attachments: 2021 RPT-984

Review of 2021 RES-320

2. 2021

RPT-1003

Attachments: 2021 RES-320

Brief review of RES-320, which will be discussed in more detail in the future.

F. Future Meeting Items and Dates

Next Meeting: April 28th at 12:15pm

G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda

None