Criminal Justice Coordinating Council — Minutes

Minutes of the September 9, 2026 Meeting of the Sawyer County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council of the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors Board Room; Sawyer County Voting Committee Members Present: Others Present: 1. Chair- Julia Lyons- Absent Liz Klein 2. Vice-Chair Judge Elaine Smith Melinda Hoyos 3. Dave Dixon Sari Torstenson 4. Mike Markgren Steve Naglosky 5. Mike Woller Sherri Jensen 6. Lorraine Gouge Rhandi Ehn- Virtual 7. Doug Mrotek- Absent Bryan Deyo Alternate 8. Bruce Poquette 9. Katie Belanger- Excused 10. Judge John Yackel- Absent 11. Marc Helwig 12. Judge Monica Isham- Absent 13. Marshal Savitski 14. Kathy McCoy 15. Bill Trepanier- Absent 16. Amanda Lokker- Virtual Call to Order—Vice Chair Smith called the meeting to order at 12:02 pm. Certification of Compliance with the open meeting law was met. Roll Call was taken. Quorum was met. Meeting Agenda – Set Public Comments – Steve Naglosky updated the committee on the closure of the Hayward Northwest Journey site and stated that the program is still open to area kids with virtual options and transportation to Superior, Siren or Menomonie available. Mr. Naglosky will help families with application paperwork for Day Treatment, which provides group and individual behavioral treatment therapy to children and adolescents. Minutes from the previous meeting dated: August 12, 2026 Motion to approve made by: Mr. Savitski Second by: Mr. Helwig Motion carried without negative vote. CJCC Executive Committee Report— The committee has had trouble meeting and is looking at setting a different meeting day. Designate committee alternates- tabled to October. Mr. Markgren was asked to contact the judges for their designees. Jail Report-- Lt. Woller reviewed a written jail report for July with arrest data by race and gender. There was an average of 66 inmates incarcerated with a 60% unemployment rate at the time of booking, 1 on electronic monitoring. The committee discussed probation revocation stats on the jail report, the status of the MAT program, and plans to request funding for a full time Mental Health provider in the jail on the 2027 Budget. Justice Point— Ms. Barry provided a written report on Justice Point. There were 111 active Pretrial clients, 10 Diversion clients, and 3 Treatment Court clients in August. RCORPS and TAD Grant updates were provided. HHS— Truancy & Diversion- Ms. Hoyos reviewed the written report previously prepared by Ms. Inczauskis, which showed 53 referrals in one year with an 89% improvement or successful completion rate and other promising information on the program. Ms. Lyons entered the meeting at 12:37pm. Behavioral Health- A written report was provided. Community Support & Mobile Crisis- A written report was provided. Public Health—A written report was provided. Ms. Lyons stated that there has been a statewide increase in psychosis and violent mental health cases in the past year. 9-8-8 Day was observed September 8th to recognize the crisis/suicide prevention number. There are two Walk For Tomorrow events planned on September 18 and 19 in Hayward and Winter for Suicide Prevention and Awareness. Community Services Updates- None Outside Committee Reports – None Correspondence, reports from conferences and meetings – Ms. Gouge will attend a Tribal Consultation next week and offered to bring any committee concerns to the meeting. Future Agenda Items – 2027 Budget request for full-time mental health provider in the jail, approve list of designated alternates for committee members Meeting adjourned at 12:53 pm Next Meeting: October 14, 2026 Time: 12:00 pm Location: Board Room Minutes recorded by Liz Klein, County Clerk