Criminal Justice Coordinating Council — Minutes

Minutes of the July 8, 2026 Meeting of the Sawyer County Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee of the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors Board Room; Sawyer County Voting Committee Members Present: Others Present: 1. Julia Lyons Liz Klein 2. Judge Elaine Smith- Virtual Becky Barry- Virtual 3. Dave Dixon- Excused Leslie Strapon 4. Mike Markgren Kristi Kare 5. Mike Woller- Excused Sari Torstenson 6. Lorraine Gouge- Absent Jess Bjork- Virtual 7. Doug Mrotek- Excused 8. Bruce Poquette- Absent 9. Katie Belanger- Virtual 10. Judge John Yackel- Absent 11. Marc Helwig 12. Judge Monica Isham 13. Marshal Savitski 14. Kathy McCoy 15. Bill Trepanier- Absent 16. Amanda Lokker- Virtual Call to Order—Chair Lyons called the meeting to order at 12:03 pm. Certification of Compliance with the open meeting law was met. Roll Call was taken. Quorum was met. Meeting Agenda – Truancy & Diversion report tabled to August Public Comments – None Minutes from the previous meeting dated: June 10, 2026 Motion to approve made by: Mr. Savitski Second by: Mr. Helwig Motion carried without negative vote. CJCC Executive Committee Report— The Executive Committee did not meet in June; a meeting is set for the end of July. A draft of CJCC Updated Bylaws will be forthcoming. Jail Report-- A written jail report for June was provided, with arrest data by race and gender. There was an average of 59 inmates incarcerated with a 68% unemployment rate at the time of booking, 1 on electronic monitoring. Judge Isham stated that 11 new arrests occurred over the past week, with discussion about normal trends for summer months. Justice Point— Ms. Barry updated the committee on Justice Point. There were 113 active Pretrial clients, 10 Diversion clients, and 3 active Treatment Court clients in June. Deflection—A $740,000 federal Rural Communities Opioid Response Program grant was submitted; if awarded, the grant will cover funding for the Deflection program and requires no County matching funds. Five staff members are attending AllRISE in Nashville in July, funded by Opioid Settlement Funds. HHS— Youth Justice-- The Truancy & Diversion Lookback report presentation was tabled to August. Behavioral Health, Community Support & Mobile Crisis, and Public Health reports were provided. The committee discussed a recent youth shooting fatality and positive alternative activities for youth to keep them safe and active. A grant-funded YMCA would benefit the community and will be investigated. Community Services Updates- None Outside Committee Reports – None Correspondence, reports from conferences and meetings – None Future Agenda Items – Set designees for judges, Truancy & Diversion Report, Executive Committee 2027 Budget Input Meeting adjourned at 12:54 pm Next Meeting: August 12, 2026 Time: 12:00 pm Location: Board Room Minutes recorded by Liz Klein, County Clerk