MAINE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

July 8, 2009

Maine Department of Public Safety

Augusta, Maine

Council Members present: Chair Neale Adams,Bill Stokes, Guy Desjardins, Lois Galgay Reckitt, Robert Moulton, Ray Bessette, Bud Doughty, Lars Olsen, Ted Glessner, Marty McIntyre, John Rogers, Commissioner Anne Jordan and Heather Putnam

Excused: Wayne McCamish

Staff Members present: Mary Lucia, Elizabeth Dauphinee and Secretary Kathy Chamberlain

Guests present: Attorney General Janet Mills and Jarad Platt attending for Guy Cousins (excused)

Review of the minutes from 3/16/09 and 4/27/09 meetings

Motion: made by Marty McIntyre to accept the minutes

Seconded by Ted Glessner

Unanimous Vote

4.0 and 4.0.1 FY 09 Statewide Priorities, Program Responses and Byrne/Jag Funding Allocation - $1,748,263.

Mary Lucia passed out materials to the board (1) (yellow) a diagram of the total State FY 09 Byrne/Jag Award and how it was disseminated to Public Safety including pass throughs to local government (MDEA included) and police agencies. (2) (blue) handed out to the Board which was FY 09 Byrne/Jag Director Awards to specific counties, cities and towns for a local total of $589,156, state award of $1,748,263 with grand total to Maine of $2,337,419. The applications are due tomorrow from these counties, cities and towns. Elizabeth Dauphinee addressed the board with an (orange) sheet that showed those Counties and Police Depts. that were ineligible initially to receive monies.

4.0.2 – Public Input for FY 09 Strategy

Elizabeth advised the board that 108 communities are eligible. 53% preferred to do an individual application, 42% preferred to do a county wide application

5% preferred a training district application. (These fit in the JAG purpose/criteria areas as described in the 3/16/09 minutes.)

PUBLIC HEARING OPENED AT 10:38 AM

Roy McKinney, MDEA passed out a memo from him, outlining his request for monies that recommended the entire $656,726 variable pass through identified in the FY 2009 Byrne-JagState allocation be set aside for MDEA to be expended in FY 2011. Applying this would reduce what otherwise would be a shortfall for MDEA to $114,619 in 2011. This approach would fund 35 positions through June 30 2011.

Janet Mills, Attorney General’s Office addressed the board and advised that her office had applied for the $502,572 that had been allocated to Maine.

Marty McIntyre and Heather Putnam along with Commissioner Jordan will review the applications for the Byrne/Jag monies.

Motion: Guy Desjardins requesting that the amount shown in the pass through $656,726 be awarded to MDEA and $605,481 awarded to the Prosecutors (AG’s office).

Seconded by John Rogers

Vote: 12-1

5.0 Review of Recovery JAG Program Applications based on 4/27/09 Allocations

Dept of Corrections changed their position from request for Transportation person to a Pre-Trial Director. Lars Olsen explained that after one year, the source of funding will have to come from the Board of Corrections. They did receive $3.5 million from Legislature this year. Question raised about the amount requested seemed high for this one position. Sue Bell, Human Resources explained the fringe benefits that go with state positions i.e. state paid health and dental insurance, retirement etc. that is all built into a position when advertised. Lars will ask the Dept of DAFS to breakdown the fringe benefits etc. for this Pre-Trail position.

Motion: Guy Desjardins motioned that the DOC application be tabled until the next meeting in September. Hold the funding for now.

Seconded by Anne Jordan

Vote: Unanimous vote

Administrative Office of Courts – MICSIS – Ted Glessner. Their request is in modules. Doug Birkfield was present from DOC.

Motion: Lois G. Reckitt motioned to fund it.

Seconded by Robert Moulton

Vote: 12 yes, 1 abstention

MSP – COPS – If we don’t get the COPS grant, which has to be done by 9/30/09, maybe could table this for now, until we know if receiving the grant or not. $8 million requests came in for the $1 million award. Hopefully we will hear something by 7/30. It would be for all 51 positions if we get it all and MSP would receive five positions of the 51.

Motion: To table COPS for now

Seconded by Bill Stokes

Vote: Unanimous

MSP – MIAC Analyst

Motion: by Ray Bessette who proposed to table this until September. Meanwhile try to get an exemption for hiring

Seconded by Lois G. Reckitt

Vote: Unanimous

AG Prosecutor

Motion by Comm. Jordan to accept

Seconded by John Rogers

Vote: 12 yes with 1 abstention

AAG Computer Crimes

Motion: John Rogers to accept

Seconded by Marty McIntyre

Vote: 12 yes with 1 abstention

6.0.0. Recovery JAG Local Initiatives Update – Elizabeth Dauphinee

$195,295.00 expended of $265,761 available. $70,466 remaining.

Motion by John Rogers to transfer $70,466 to the Recovery – Byrne/JAG local initiative to seven agencies listed on both lists: Baileyville, Jay, Hampden, Searsport, FortKent and So. Paris.

Seconded by Rob Moulton

Vote: Unanimous

7.0 Stop Grant

7.0.1. Victim Services RFP Committee Report – Ted Glessner

Received 10 applications – one later withdrew. Recommended five awards. Three to the Discretionary Subcommittee.

Motion: made by Anne Jordan to accept the recommendation as set for by the Committee to fund the Family Violence Project, The Next Step, Sexual Assault Response Services, Pine Tree Legal Assistance and Rape Response Services, Inc.

Seconded by Ted Glessner

Vote: 12 yes with 1 abstention

7.0.2. – Law Enforcement RFP Committee Report – Bill Stokes

Three applications received. The Committee recommended $216,582 out of $250,000 leaving a balance of $33,148 to be held in escrow. This funding would be for two years.

Motion: Marty McIntyre to accept the recommendations of the Committee

Seconded by Anne Jordan

Vote: 12 yes, 1 abstention

7.0.3. Prosecution RFP Committee Report – Marty McIntyre

Four applications received.

Motion made by Lois G. Reckitt to accept the recommendations of the Committee

Seconded by Ted Glessner

Vote: 12 yes, 1 abstention

7.0.4. Discretionary RFP Committee Report – Bill Stokes

Five applications received. Awarded $145,000 out of $178,453 requested.

Motion made by Bud Doughty to accept the recommendations of the Committee

Seconded by Rob Moulton

Vote: Unanimous

8.0.0. Other Business:

8.0.1. FY09 STOP Grant Timeline – If anyone wants to be on a different committee, let Mary know.

8.0.2. Recovery JAG Grant Applications for $500,000 for Local Initiatives

Applications to be reviewed.

Motion: to award the AG’s office the balance of $33,000 left over towards cold case investigation.

Seconded by John Rogers

Vote: 12 yes, 1 abstention

Next meeting on September 30th at 10:00 a.m.

Meeting ended at 1:05 p.m.

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