Judiciary & Public Safety Committee

June 1, 2005 9:00 am

DRAFT MINUTES

Members Present: Scott Elston, Chairman; Merwin Armstrong, Vice Chairman;

Kurt Behrenfeld, Kay Breed, Ron VanDee – Larry Cornell & Tom Hartnett: ABSENT

Others Present: Scott Steve, Scott Schrader, Angie Wyatt, Lee Price, Dave Hartnett, Bob Duell, Nick Wagner, Dave Tanner, Tricia Hansen, Brian Liberatore

The meeting was called to order by Chairman, Scott Elston at 9:00a.m.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE MAY 4, 2005 MADE BY MERWIN ARMSTRONG – 2^ND BY KURT BEHRENFELD – ALL VOTED IN FAVOR - PASSED

1. Authorize Agreement, Sheriff’s Agreement (NYS Security Services to Cortland

Discussion: No other discussion other than including the amount of the contract being included in the Resolution (see above change).

• PINS Law Changes (Jane Goldner) Jane explained the changes in the law that went into affect on April 1, 2005. This law allows for mandated diversion services to youth at risk of becoming the subject of a PINS petition. This law could save the County money if efforts are made to avoid PINS cases going to Family Court and ending up in a Detention Home which costs the County approximately $350.00 per day. Jane Goldner and Kristen Monroe have been working on creating a program to accomplish this. DSS and Probation are planning to develop a staff team to work together to provide PINS intake and diversion services. This team would involve a Senior Probation Officer and a Senior Caseworker. A request will be made in future months to create a new Senior Caseworker and Senior Probation Officer to handle this process without it being absorbed by other duties of both departments. The State reimbursement rate for these positions are better for DSS than they are for the Probation Department. Jane and Kristen have been also meeting with the Youth Bureau, Liberty Resources, staff at the Mental Health Department involved with the Family Wraparound Program and Jane further indicated that the Goodhope Youth Home will be starting a new program called the "Dale House" which will be a 24/7 facility.

• Reverse 911 – Call back system – Nick Wagner and Dave Tanner from the 911 Center explained how the Call Back System works. Nick distributed information regarding the calls made to JPS Committee members last Friday to test the program. Another call will be placed prior to the next JPS meeting in July. Scott Elston asked if there was a written policy as to who could activate this system. Nick Wagner indicated that there is no written policy and it would probably depend on the situation (i.e. a lost child). Who should be notified should come out of the County Administrator’s Office to Rob Corpora, Director of Information Technology. Cell phones will be able to be located with the new hardware/software from New World Systems.

• T1 Line – It is up and operating and they only have problem when it rains.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:45a.m.

Minutes prepared by Angie Wyatt, Secretary to Scott Schrader

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