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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2008.08.26 - 36290Jeff Potter Chairperson John A. Scott Majority Vice Chairperson Marcia Gershenson Minority Vice Chairperson August 26, 2008 Chairperson Potter called the meeting of the Public Services Committee to order at 1:35 p.m. in Committee Room A, Commissioners’ Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT : Potter Jeff Potter, John A. Scott, Tom Middleton, David W. Potts , Vincent Gregory, Tim Burns, and Karen Spector COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: Marcia Gershenson and Michael Gingell OTHERS PRESENT Sheriff’s Office Dale Cunningham, CFO Major Snarey Ann Russell` Circuit Court Kevin Oeffner, Administrator Board of Commissione rs Lawrence Doyle, Administrative Director Harvey Wedell, BOC Senior Analyst Nancy Wenzel, Committee Coordinator Chairperson Potter led the Committee in the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF THE AUGUST 12, 2008 MINUTES Gregory moved to approve the Minutes of August, 12, 2008 as printed. Supported by Spector. Motion carried on a voice vote. PUBLIC COMMENT None. OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1200 N. TELEGRAPH ROAD, PONTIAC, MI 48341-0470 Telephone (248) 858 -0100 FAX (248) 858 -1572 PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Tom Middleton Michael J. Gingell David W. Potts Vincent Gregory Tim Burns Karen Spector PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 2 August 26, 2008 CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL – EXTEND PILOT TETHERING PROGRAM The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) was created to plan, develop and implement innovative programs to alleviate jail overcrowding. Tethering defendants prior to release from jail has proven to be an effective tool for monitoring their whereabouts and enforcing the conditions of release. It is more cost effective to subsidize a defendant’s participation in tethering or other monitoring programs in lieu of jail. The pilot program has been successful, thirty f our participants have completed the program and five have been returned to jail to complete their sentences. The CJCC is requesting the tethering p rogram be extended for one year; funds have been designated in the budget for jail management. The program is limited to home confinement at this time. Scott moved approval of the attached suggested res olution. Supported by Middleton Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Gershenson and Gingell absent . CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL (C JCC)-EXPANSION OF TETHER PROGRAM AND PILOT PROGRAM FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED POPULATION The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) was c harged with addressing chronic county -wide jail overcrowding issues and has devised and implemented sev eral programs to manage an increasing jail population. The CJCC is requesting expansion of the tether program to include district courts and misdemeanants. This proposal would provide assistance from volunteers in the legal community to help guide individuals through the license reinstatement process. This program would also be directed at incarcerated persons charged and convicted of driving while license suspended or operating a vehicle without a license in one’s possession. Approximately 40 individua ls are in custody on these charges everyday and frequently these are the only offenses for which they have been charged. Commissioner Burns requested the Committee be provided with a list of the judges utilizing the tether program in next six months. Potts moved approval of the attached suggested resol ution. Supported by Spector. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Gershenson and Gingell absent . INFORMATIONAL ITEMS Middleton moved to Receive & File Item A. A. Circuit Court/Friend of the Court – FY 2009 Access and Visitation Grant Application Supported by Gregory. Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT There being no other business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 2:10 p.m. _________________________________ ___________________________________ Nancy Wenzel, Committee Coordinator Lawrence M. Doyle, Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee ap proval.