Criminal Justice Coordinating Council — Agenda Packet

1 Sawyer County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Meeting Wednesday, March 11, 2026 @ 12:00 PM Sawyer County Board Room AGENDA 1. ZOOM LINK a. To view or participate in the virtual meeting from a computer, iPad, or Android device please go to: https://zoom.us/j/95808119460. You can also use the dial in at 1-312-626-6799 with the Webinar ID: 958 0811 9460. Use *9 to Raise/lower hand and *6 to Unmute/mute. If you are on a computer, click the "Raise Hand" button and wait to be recognized. If you are on a telephone, dial *9 and wait to be recognized. If additional assistance is needed please contact the County Clerk's Office at 715-634-4866 prior to the meeting. This meeting will be recorded and will be available on our website at: https://sawyercountygov.org. 2. CALL TO ORDER 3. ROLL CALL 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 5. CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW 6. MEETING AGENDA 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS 8. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING a. Previous Meeting Minutes 9. CJCC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT 10. JAIL REPORT a. Jail Report 11. JUSTICE POINT REPORT a. Justice Point Report 12. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REPORT Page 1 of 15 2 a. Public Health Update b. Youth Justice Report 13. COMMUNITY SERVICES UPDATES 14. OUTSIDE COMMITTEE UPDATES 15. CORRESPONDENCE, REPORTS FROM CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS 16. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 17. ADJOURNMENT DISCLAIMER: A quorum of the County Board of Supervisors or of any of its committees may be present at this meeting to listen and observe. Neither the Board nor any of the committees have established attendance at this meeting as an official function of the Board or committee(s) or otherwise made a determination that attendance at the meeting is necessary to carry out the Board or committee’s function. The only purpose for other supervisors attending the meeting is to listen to the information presented. Neither the Board nor any committee (other than the committee providing this notice and agenda) will take any official action with respect to this noticed meeting. Copy sent via email to: Committee Members, Associated Staff and News Media. Note: Any person wishing to attend whom, because of a disability, requires accommodation should call the Sawyer County Clerk’s Office (715.634.4866) at least 24 hours before the scheduled meeting so appropriate arrangements can be made. Mission Statement: The Sawyer County Board of Supervisors will strive to provide excellent services and responsible leadership to protect and enhance Sawyer County citizens, businesses, and resources, while preserving our unique heritage. Page 2 of 15 Minutes of the February 11, 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. Non-voting member Chair: Julia Lyons Liz Klein 2. Vice Chair: Judge Elaine Smith Ron Kinsley 3. Dave Dixon Becky Barry 4. Mike Markgren Kristi Kare 5. Mike Woller Leslie Strapon 6. Lorraine Gouge Sari Torstenson 7. Doug Mrotek- Bryan Deyo Designee Sarah Inczauskis 8. Bruce Poquette Grace Baldridge 9. Katie Belanger 10. Judge John Yackel 11. Marc Helwig 12. Judge Monica Isham- Absent 13. Marshal Savitski 14. Kathy McCoy 15. Bill Trepanier 16. Amanda Lokker- Virtual Call to Order—Chair Julia Lyons 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 – Motion to move item 14 to 9 and 13 to 10 by: Mr. Savitski Second by: Mr. Helwig Motion carried without negative vote. Public Comments – None Minutes from the previous meeting dated: January 14, 2026 Motion to approve made by: Mr. Helwig Second by: Judge Smith Motion carried without negative vote. Community Services Updates— Pastor Grace Baldridge from United Methodist informed the committee about the group Safe Place Resource Center, which has been looking to buy or build a shelter for the homeless. In the meantime, the community-based volunteers provide small services including laundry, bus tokens, warm clothes and transportation to community members in need. It was recommended to contact the Salvation Army for access to services. Youth Justice— The January YJ report was provided by Ms. Inczauskis. A detailed report on juvenile delinquency was reviewed: Sawyer County is in the top 5-7 in the state for the highest rates of serious juvenile offenses, and has a higher-risk client profile than other counties. Truancy and Diversion program efforts are yielding good results; 82% of the participants are Native American. Executive Committee- Meeting scheduled for February 27, 2026 Page 3 of 15 Review CJCC Bylaws- Several updates to the CJCC Bylaws were reviewed. Motion to approve the amended CJCC Bylaws to incorporate the recommendations as presented by Judge Smith by: Mr. Helwig Second by: Mr. Savitski A roll call vote was taken: Judge Smith- aye, Dave Dixon- aye, Mike Markgren- aye, Mike Woller- aye, Lorraine Gouge- aye, Bryan Deyo- aye, Bruce Poquette- aye, Katie Belanger- aye, Judge Yackerl- aye, Marc Helwig- aye, Marshal Savitski- aye, Kathy McCoy- aye, Bill Trepanier- aye, Amanda Lokker- aye. Motion carried over 2/3 without negative vote, to be forwarded to County Board for approval. Jail Report-- Lt. Woller reviewed a written jail report for December with arrest data by race and gender. There was an average of 60 inmates incarcerated with a 72 % unemployment rate at the time of booking, 3 on electronic monitoring. Justice Point— Ms. Barry updated the committee on Justice Point programs and statistics. There are 115 active pre-trial clients, 10 active Diversion clients, and 4 active Treatment Court clients. Ms. Barry reviewed Deflection Programs, a $10,000 donation from a community member, TAD Recovery Court site visit and staff training, and current jail programs. Justice Point is still waiting for the Reaching Rural site visit report. Ms. Barry announced she is stepping down as Director; CJCC members and the Tribe offered good wishes. Justice Point Administrator Niki Leicht spoke about hiring a new director and invited CJCC members to the second round of interviews on February 24th. HHS— Public Health— No report this month Outside Committee Reports – None Correspondence, reports from conferences and meetings – None Future Agenda Items – None Adjournment – 12:54 pm Next Meeting: March 11, 2026 Time: 12:00 pm Location: Board Room Minutes recorded by Liz Klein, County Clerk Page 4 of 15 Page 5 of 15 Page 6 of 15 JUSTICEPOINT: FEBRUARY 2026 STATISTICS, PRETRIAL SUPERVISION, DIVERSION, AND TREATMENT COURT 13 12 1 109 6 3 9 2 0 3 0 0 Referrals Active Successful Unsuccessful Pretrial Supervision Diversion Treatment Court Referrals Active Successful Unsuccessful ACTIVE CLIENTS Pretrial Diversion Treatment Court 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Unknown/Other White Hispanic Black Asian Native American Program Type by Race Page 7 of 15 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Pretrial (109) Diversion (6) Treatment Court (3) Female Male Unknown/Other Gender by Program Type Pretrial Diversion Treatment Court 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 Misdemenaor Felony Case Type by Program Type Page 8 of 15 Page 9 of 15 Page 10 of 15 Page 11 of 15 Page 12 of 15 Sawyer County Health and Human Services Board Public Health Update – March 2026 03/02/2026 • Assessment & Surveillance • Community Partnership Development • Equity • Organizational Capabilities • Policy, Development & Support • Accountability & Performance Management • Communications • Emergency Preparedness & Response • • Communications PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATIONAL AREAS FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL: Assessment & Surveillance; Communications Respiratory Report Regional respiratory illness levels are high and currently stable. Influenza and COVID-19 activity are low and moderate, respectively, and decreasing. RSV activity is high and increasing. In Wisconsin, respiratory illness levels are moderate and increasing. Seasonal vaccines for flu, COVID-19, and RSV are recommended. Locally, we are seeing an increase in RSV hospitalizations. For state and regional data, visit Respiratory Virus Data | Wisconsin Department of Health Services Measles As of February 24, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services has confirmed two cases of measles in 2026. Immunizations: Measles | Wisconsin Department of Health Services As of February 26, 1,136 confirmed measles cases were reported in the United States in 2026. 92% of these cases are unvaccinated or vaccination status unknown. There have been 10 new outbreaks reported in 2026, and 90% of confirmed cases are outbreak-associated. To compare, the US had 2281 confirmed cases for the full year in 2025. Page 13 of 15 Sawyer County Health and Human Services Board Public Health Update – March 2026 03/02/2026 The best protection against measles is a measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR or MMRV) vaccine. MATERNAL, CHILD, and FAMILY HEALTH: Assessment & Surveillance; Communications Birth to Three In the month of February, the Birth to Three program had 20 clients with 4 pending referrals. Within recent months, several clients have turned 3 and been referred for additional services within the school system. ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH: Accountability & Performance Management; Organizational Capabilities Agent of the State As of February 27, environmental health staff have completed 69.7% (641/920) of inspections of licensed facilities in our fiscal year (July 1-June 30). As a reference, we are 65.8% through our fiscal year . In February, staff completed 55 routine and preinspections. Wisconsin DNR On February 23, we had our annual contract review for our transient non-community water systems with WDNR. This program has annual testing requirements and sanitary surveys due every five years. In 2025, we completed 33 sanitary surveys out of 171 total systems (19.3%). 137 annual site visits were completed, and one sanitary survey is overdue. We have 37 systems due for a sanitary survey in 2026. FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES: Emergency Preparedness & Response; Communication; Accountability & Performance Management; Organizational Capabilities Training In February, Sawyer County Public Health staff participated in the following trainings and conferences: Operations Conference, a regional enteric disease tabletop, staff development in Agent program with Ashland County, WIC annual training, bloodborne pathogen training, and respiratory fit testing. Staff have provided learning opportunities for LCO nursing students and a Northwoods Tech class. Page 14 of 15 715.634.4806 or 800.569.4162 Health Services Fax 715.634.3580 Human Services Fax 715.634.5387 HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Sawyer County Courthouse 10610 Main, Suite 224 Hayward, WI 54843 January 2026 Youth Justice Report January 2026 Total Referrals: 3 Pending Scheduled Intakes: 1 Counseled and Closed: 0 Recommended DPA: 0 Recommended DA File Petition: 1 Recommended Waiver to Adult Court: 0 Recommend Serious Juvenile Offender Program: 0 Jurisdiction in Different County/State -Sent Referral: 0 Handled Through Current Court Order: 0 Handled Through Diversion Program: 1 Current Out of Home Placements: 8 TPC (Temporary Physical Custody-JDC): 0 Serious Juvenile Offender Program: 0 Active Capias (warrant): 0 2026 Total Youth Justice Referrals: 3 Total YJ Cases: 35 Melinda Hoyos: 9 Ongoing | 1 Pending Court Kim Lambert: 10 Ongoing | 1 Pending Court Jami Engebretson: 9 Ongoing | 2 Pending Court Amy Thompson: 3 Ongoing Respectfully Submitted, Sarah Inczauskis, CSW Children, Youth, and Families Supervisor Page 15 of 15