Amended 3/31/05

JUDICIARY

February 10, 2005

Minutes

Members Present:         Dianne Holman, Tina Weatherwax-Grant, Deb Nolan, Chris Swope, Randy Schafer, Steve Dougan and Board Chairperson Mark Grebner

Members Absent:         None

Others Present:             John Neilsen, David Easterday, Nervy Oliver, Sue LeDuc, Jeff Venn, Don Reisig and others

The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Holman at 7:09 p.m. in the Personnel Conference Room of the Human Services Building, 5303 S. Cedar, Lansing.

Approval of the January 27, 2005 Minutes

MOVED BY COMM. SCHAFER, SUPPORTED BY COMM. SWOPE, TO APPROVE THE JANUARY 27 MINUTES AS SUBMITTED.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

Additions to the Agenda

4.         Friend of the Court NACo Application

5.         Circuit Court Request – Change in Position

6.         Long Term Financing for Areas of Priority Emphasis 2005-2010

Limited Public Comment

Ms. LeDuc stated she was present this evening in her capacity as Chair of the Friend of the Court Advisory Committee.

1.         Interviews – Friend of the Court Advisory Committee

The Committee interviewed Dr. Gene Westervelt for a vacant position on the Friend of the Court Advisory Committee.

MOVED BY COMM. DOUGAN, SUPPORTED BY COMM. WEATHERWAX-GRANT, TO RECOMMEND THE APPOINTMENT OF DR. GENE WESTERVELT TO THE FRIEND OF THE COURT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

2.         Integrated Justice Information Systems – Resolution to Accept a Criminal History Records Improvement Grant from the Michigan Office of Drug Control Policy for a LIVE Scan Fingerprinting, Archival and Computer Network Communication System and to Authorize Subcontracts with Agency Partners

MOVED BY COMM. SCHAFER, SUPPORTED BY COMM. WEATHERWAX-GRANT, TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT A CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS IMPROVEMENT GRANT FROM THE MICHIGAN OFFICEOF DRUG CONTROL POLICY FOR A LIVE SCAN FINGERPRINTING, ARCHIVAL AND COMPUTER NETWORK COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TO AUTHORIZE SUBCONTRACTS WITH AGENCY PARTNERS.

Comm. Schafer explained that digital fingerprints would be obtained through this contract.  This process will reduce staff time which is currently devoted to the fingerprinting process.

In response to Comm. Dougan, Mr. Neilsen explained the financial implications of this contract.  Jurisdictional amounts are determined by the equipment they require for this process.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

3.         Board Referral – Letter from the State of Michigan, Family Independence Agency Forwarding the Report Resulting from the On Site Program and Fiscal Review of the Ingham County Circuit Court’s Child Care Fund

(language deleted)  All concerns contained in the audit have been addressed and a responsive letter will be sent to the State.  This Committee will receive a copy of the response letter. 

A brief discussion was held regarding CASA and the Child Care Fund.  The Board Referral was received and placed on file.

4.         NACo Application – JASP Program

MOVED BY COMM. SCHAFER, SUPPORTED BY COMM. SWOPE, TO APPROVE THE SUBMISSION OF THE NACO ACHIEVEMENT AWARD APPLICATION.

Mr. Neilsen stated this matter is before this Committee as required by the Board Rules.  The Application is due tomorrow. 

Mr. Reisig provided a brief history of the JASP program.  Efforts are ongoing to expand the current Program. 

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

5.         Resolution Authorizing a Change in the Circuit Court Position #CIRCRTC02

MOVED BY COMM. SCHAFER, SUPPORTED BY COMM. DOUGAN TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CHANGE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT POSITION #CIRCRTC02.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

6.         Long Term Financing of Areas of Priority Emphasis 2005-2010

Mr. Neilsen stated the liaison committees are receiving this information as part of the normal budget process.  He then reviewed information contained in the memorandum.  Passage of the Juvenile Justice Millage (JJM) has stabilized funding for juvenile justice programming which allows programming and staffing levels to continue without reduction while other parts of County government have been faced with program reductions and hiring freezes.

As long as the JJM remains in place and the County General Fund support remains constant, and the State continues to match Child Care Fund expenses on a 50% basis, the financial resources for an improved system should be stable over the next five years.  Renewing the JJM is a critical component.

Mr. Neilsen stated this information will be before this Committee again as part of the normal budget process.

Announcements:           None

Public Comment:          None

The meeting adjourned at 7:58 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Debra Neff