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WELD COUNTY COUNCIL
May 20, 2024
The Weld County Council met in regular session in full conformity with the Weld County Home
Rule Charter at 6:30 p.m„ Monday, May 20, 2024, at the Weld County Administration Building,
1150 0 Street, Greeley, CO.
ROLL CALL:
The meeting was called to order by President Nancy Teksten. Councilmembers Cindy
Beemer, James Welch and Trent Leisy were present, constituting a quorum of members. Elijah
Hatch had an excused absence. Also present was Council Secretary Linda Kane.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA :
Counciirnernher Leisy made a motion to approve the agenda, seconded by Councilmember
Beemer and carried.
APPROVAL OF DOCUMENTATION:
Approval of April Minutes
Councilmember Beemer made a motion to approve the April 15 minutes, seconded by
Councilmember Leisy and the motion carried.
1st quarter Report to the People
Councilmember Beemer made a motion to approve the 1st quarter RTTP , seconded by
Councilmember Welch and the motion carried.
REVIEW PROGRAM:
Doug Erler, Justice Services
Mr. Erler and his Deputy Director Dianna Campbell gave an overview of the Justice Services
Department,
The department was created in 2008. It currently has 39 staff and 3 operational locations
throughout the county. An estimated 2,550 defendants/offenders are under the department's
collective watch.
The Community Corrections and Administration division serves two types of adult defendants;
those halfway out of prison and those halfway into prison.
The department organizes the community corrections board; manages program performance
standards/compliance; handles contract and fiscal reporting; data management and technical
assistance.
The appeal is it's less expensive than prison. Offenders can work, go through treatment and
pay restitution and child support. The program budgets their paychecks.
The facility has 155 beds and receives $4 million in state funding, of which the department
keeps 4 percent for administration.
Offenders are typically in the program from 18 months to 16 years.
The department has a good relationship with NorthRange for substance and behavioral health
issues and it also has in-house clinicians.
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Pretrial services:
1)Objective - risk assessment collect info an analyze new arrestees to
determine their level
of risk to the public or failure to appear in court.
2)Setting and enforcing court -ordered conditions on defendants who are
monitoring for compliance.
released from jail and
Risk Assessment and Supervision: daily staff screen new arrestees at the main Jail for daily
bail/bond hearings; currently 1,398 risk assessments completed and 303 domestic violence
s defenders.
d by the program. 1,671
screening reports completed for the courts, district attorney and public
Supervision: currently 2,227 cases/defendants overall being tracks
defendants currently ordered to/on pretrial release community
supervision.
Alternative Sentencing Programs: work release and electronic home monimoni
For more information, see Addendum 1. toring
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Bill naconflict.
of Greeley expressed concern with the county commissioners
personal onflact. and their handling of
OLD BUSINESS:
As a reminder, the next meeting is June 24.
NEW BUSINESS:
There were none.
Coordinator Reports/Councilman Reports
Councilmember Leisy made a motion to apBills
prove bills, it was seconded by Councilmember
Welch and carried. The bills were paid as follows:
o Weld County Phone Bill for April $25.06
o Prairie Mtn. Media, quarter RTTP $132.00
AdJ'CURNMENT:
By acclamation, the meeting was adjourned at 7:57 p.m.
Council Secretary, Linda Kane
Council P esident, Nancy Teksten
Weld County Council presentation
O5/2p/2024
-Dianna Campbell &t Doug Erler
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Some Basics
• BOCC resolution to create Justice
Services Department in 2009
• Development of Pretrial Services
and Alternative Sentencing
Programs
Currently, 39 staff; three (3)
operational loc
ations
Today, 2 550 defendants/offenders the department's
p meat's collective
watch
Community Corrections £r
Administration
• "Community Corrections" is a network
°f public, private and non-profit
service providers serving the State and their local communities to:
• Provide a sentencing option to Courts for
short of prison - Diversion clients
adult criminal conduct
is - "halfway into" prison
• Provide a step-down level of su ervisi
than Probation or Parole - Transitionp on less than prison but more
clients - "halfway out" of rison
• Condition of Parole Placements p
• Condition of Probation Placements
• Overall, provide rehabilitative servi
of reoffending ces to offenders to reduce their risk
• State of Colorado regulates and allocates funds to local County
in their community subcontract or directly deliver these services
Appeal of Community
Corrections
• Community corrections supervision is less
expensive than prison but more expensive than
Probation or Parole,
• In many cases, community corrections offenders
(clients) are employed, and defray the costs of
their placement and treatment services.
• Many clients earn mone to .a child su• •ort or
restitution to their victims, which would be
impossible if they were held in jail or prison.
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Pretrial Services
Statutory Functions
I. Objective Risk Assessment - Collect information and
analyze new arrestees(defendants). to determine
level of risk to the . their
public or failure to appear
if released fromjailpp �n court,
pretrial; and
2. Setting Et enforcing c
ourt-wrdered conditions on
defendants who are released
fo fromjail and monitoring
r compliance.
Risk Assessment and Supervis
Risk Assessment: daily, staff screen new arrestees bail/bond restees at the main fail for
risk assessments ; � hearings; today, current rate from 1/1/2024 is 1,398
Bail Reports) completed Et 303 Domestic Violence
Screening Instrument (DVSI) reports
Attorney and p completed for the Courts, District
Public Defender offices.
Supervision: currently, 2,227 cases/defendants overall being tracked
by the program, 1,671 defendants curre
ntly ently ordered to/on pretrial
release community supervision; 7 -days a week.
• Statutory requirement
• Meets Master Strategic Plan Objectives:
collaborative, cosh. avoiBest practice for innovative,
dance/effec:tiveness and enhances r
and protects the health and safety , p omotes
Y of citizens
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WORK RELEASE: Alternative sentencing option for the
Courts in lieu of using the main jail for s P
misdemeanants and traffic violators, and/or d
as a
condition of some felony
Offenders (clients) work ip the community non offenders.
satisfying a jail sentence. Clients pay a daily fee for
living at the facility, their employment is verified,
their whereabouts are monitored while outside f and,
facility. Most clients participate in rehabilitativeeof the
eir
programming, and all are subject to substance use
monitoring and search of their person and/or
belongings. Failure to comply may result in personal
transfer to the main jail to serve the remainder lternative
their sentence. 70 - 100 clients (ADP)
ELECTRONIC HOME MONITORING: sentencing option for the Courts n which offenders
fen
(clients) are ordered to and fitted with GP. ffen
devices that can provide monitoring of their tracking
whereabouts and to detect unauthorized active
confining the clients to their home unless 't '•
to participate in work, school and/or
authored
activities, Weld County currently contracts for tiered
services, with our department then
assistance at the Work Release providing
for nein-kw
i
intakes. The department oversees the yday-to-dayew c ient
operations of this program. ram.
P g 40 - 50 clients (ADP)
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• Statutor
y provision
• BOCC Resolution
• Meets Master Strategic
Plan Objectives:
® Best practice for
innovative, collaborative,
cost avoidance /
effectiveness
• Enhances, promotes and
protects the health and
safety of citizens
uture Considerations....
Juvenile
Transports
Assistance /
WCSO
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