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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Safety AprApril 24.v 2014 3:30 pome $T• LUCIE COUNTY ADMINIMAT1ON ANNEX BOARD OF COUNTY COMMI$$IONERf CONFERENCE ROOM 3 1• Call to Order Chairman Tod Mowery 20 Roll Call 3• Approval of Minutes- January 30, 2014 Meeting 40 sheriff's Office Update- Major Tighe, Vrivate Insurance and Affordable Care" s• Update by Criminal justice Coordinator- Mark Godwin 6• judicial Update- Chief fudge Levin To Old Business So New Business: - Veteran's Court speaker, lana $hiffert 90 Adjournment Members: Suzanne Caudell Janet Collins, State Attorney Bruce Colton Commissioner Tod Mowery Public Defender Diamond Litty John Thompson Sheriff Ken Mascara Chief Judge Levin John Romano Major Pat Tighe Judge Philip Vacucci PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATING COUNCIL Minutes of Meeting April 24, 2014 ®nueneds 3:34 p.m. Adlourne& 4:41 p.m. Commissioner Mowery called the meeting to order at 3:34 p.m. in Conference Room # 3, 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida. Roll call was taken. Members Presents Members Absent: Others Presents Commissioner Tod Mowery Judge Philip). Yacucci, 19th Circuit John Thompson, Florida Department of Corrections Chief Deputy Gary Wilson for Ken Mascara, Sheriff of SLC Major Pat Tighe, SLSO Lisa Fonteyn for Diamond Litty, Public Defender Janet Collins, Bail Association John Romano, New Horizons Bruce Colton, State Attorney Chief Judge Steve Levin,19th Circuit Suzanne Caudell, CORE Program Marler Godwin, SLC Criminal Justice Coordinator Broderlckr Underwood, CJIS Analyst Allison Duffy, SLC Drug Lab Luis Diaz, SLC Pretrial Program Clint Sperber, FL Department of Health SLC Jana Shiffert, VA West Palm Beach Kerr! Boyd, VA West Palm Beach )aclq Miller, Magellan Behavioral Health Chris Harris, Magellan Behavioral Health George Landry, Human Resources SLC BOCC Michelle Derrico, Public Defenders Office Pamela Stierwalt, Mental Health Court Trevor Morganti, SLSO Captain William Lawhorn, SLSO Public Safety oor in tin ouncil April z4va Page The minutes from January 30, 2014 were unanimously approved. UPDATE by SLC Sherriff's Office- Major Tighe on behalf of Sheriff Mascara: Major Tighe reported the inmate population at 1206 and the average population for the year is 1191. George Landry from the County HR Department gave an update on a meeting he recently attended at the SLC Sheriff s Office. The meeting was comprised of service agencies around the County that would be able to assist inmates to get on the right tracks after being released from jail. Mr. Landry has been working on a list of the type of services and how inmates can get enrolled. Major Tighe added that the meeting was also about The Affordable Care Act and how to go about getting inmates signed up upon their release from jail. He spoke about an email Commissioner Hutchinson sent to him regarding Oregon's new law. The legislators in Oregon passed laws that enable the County to go after the inmates insurance if they have medical issues. There are five people referred to as navigators in St. Lucie County who are assigned to designated agencies to sign up eligible persons. Major Tighe has requested one to be assigned to the Jail. Seventy Eight percent of the inmate populations are between ages 18 and 44. Major Tighe said, "I asked Corizon since people in the community are signing up for affordable care and people under the age of 26 are covered under their parents insurance to, not that they haven't, they have constantly been doing this (scanning to see if people have insurance) the fact is up until now about 95% don't. But, focusing on the 26 and younger, we might have some luck in being able to leverage that if they have a hospital bill or some other catastrophic event". He continued; the hospital cost from the jail is the biggest expenditure the tax payers and County Commission is required by statue to pay directly. The average is about 3.2 million a year and continues to rise and that is why they are trying to looks at every aspect they can leverage to lower that liability. Mr. Landry clarified some questions by explaining that upon being booked into the jail if the inmate has medical insurance and needed outside medical treatment the county would not be liable for that cost. If they do not have insurance then the County would be liable. The goal is if they can be signed up upon release and connect with the outside agencies to help them along they may not return as some do just for medical care. Judge Vacucci remarked it would be scary to think: about what the medical costs could be if it weren't for the Pretrial Program working with the Classification folks at the jail to handle the catastrophic cases. Major Tighe mentioned that Corizon, the jails medical provider has leveraged people's auto insurance or Workman's Comp if they didn't have health insurance so the cost would not be passed on to the County. There are twelve single cell housing units at the jail which have been at capacity. Censes of the medical unit was passed out and discussed (see attached). Public Safety Coordinating Council April 24,v 2014 Page The contract that Corizon has with Lawnwood Hospital is 250% of the Medicaid rate. George Landry confirmed on a national level that is indeed the going rate for counties because there is no legislation to mandate the hospitals fees. Mr. Landry stated the 3.2 million that the county paid this past year did not include the Sheriffs budget for "in house" care that Corizon provides. Commissioner Mowery suggested working with Representive Harrell through the Family Committee next session to works on lowering the percentage hospitals can charge to the County. Mr. Godwin noted that Representative Hooper from Pinellas County has filed every year to get the costs lowered, but did not think he filed this year. Mr. Landry thanked Major Tighe for working with him besides his daily responsibilities with the jail to try and reduce costs on the medical side. UPDATE by Criminal justice Coordinator- Mark Godwin: Mr. Godwin went over the Monthly Detention Population report. Luis Diaz, Pretrial Supervisor was introduced along with Allison Duffy, Manager of the St. Lucie County Drug Screening Lab. Ms. Duffy had Dan Nippes from the Crime Lab preform a review of the Drug Screening Lab operations to be sure we meet the highest standards possible. There was no cost to the County for that visit. The Lab has been doing well and continues to grow. Mr. Godwin thanked the Mental Health team for their attendance and added that it is a cost savings measure to the County anytime we can keep the mentally ill out of the jail and into treatment. Lisa Fontaine from the Public Defender's Office works with the mentally ill through client services. On average they have 180 cases at all times regardless of graduations from the program. The mentally ill get assistance from community services and receives health benefits through Medicaid 95% quicker than those on who try on their own. The recidivism rate is between 7 and 13% compared to 78% for those who are in State and Federal Prison. Pamela Stierwalt is the Mental Health Program Manager for New Horizons which is contracted with the County. Her team also works to make sure benefits are obtained for her clients before they complete the program as well. Mr. Godwin mentioned some of the folks in the program are Veteran's. Commissioner Mowery added that St. Lucie County is working on a request for a Veteran's nursing home in Tradition; we are one of four counties to be considered for funding. JUDICIAL UPDATE- Judge Vacucci on behalf of Chief judge Levin Judge Vacucci spoke about the opportunity he's had covering Mental Health Court on occasion and highly praised the Mental Health staff for the amazing job they do. He acknowledged Luis Diaz, Pretrial Supervisor (who was in attendance) by saying he has seen him working off hours and non-stop as everyone does in that division. The Judge went on to say that the Pretrial Staff does not know what type of cases they are dealing with until First Appearance. Judge Vacucci suggested that the St. Lucie Pretrial Program should be used as a canvas for other counties in the state to use. It amazes him how they keep the offenders out of jail, yet under control. Judge Vacucci mentioned that all the Judges and members of the bar recently attended a Bench Bar Conference in Port St. Lucie and all went well between the Public Safety Coordinating Council April z4,,m14 Page meetings and exchanges. He closed by saying he spore with Chief Judge Levin and there were no issues that needed to be addressed. OLD BUSINESS- None NEW BUSINESS- lana Shiffert, Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist for the 19th Judicial Circuit gave a brief presentation about Veteran's Court. Please see the attached power point. Her contact information is: jana.shiffert@va.gov and her phone is 561-422-8262 ext. 2046. ADJOURNMENTs Commissioner Mowery adjourned the meeting at 4:41 p.m. Submitted by, Carlene Busse THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD July 31, 2014 St. Lucie County Criminal Justice System Detention Center Population Summary -2011 2012 2013 0 o e 2014 1450 Average Daily Population Excluding Federal Inmates 1350 1250 1158 39 1174 1 1150 «1 1117 T 4p,. 01�0 o Q o 00 1166 1138 1050 950 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Veterans Treatment Courts have evolved out of the growing need for a treatment / resolution court model designed specifically for justice -involved Veterans. r ,�ofaA hk Mawe.4n mhuaA avuu,ru Hvdred MUNe bul admMul SwtKa [nkxM1e.. ' tR, aarM Pr Vtpin kp�w�dr Mtlylan,anVw [uveal befY,4le YrUunt,gm.dyr wtluwulM wldn! ex ry [rinbJ6lMr, Wir gmiK rwu[ b mmW hr,#h d oa•v akk+l vn'�r.U,s.ed ewad! 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VIO Specialists' T• Provide direct outreach, assessment, and, often, coordinate services ferjustice•involved Veterans In local courts and jails. • Provide or coordinate training for law enforcement personnel on Veteran specific Issues such as PTSD. • Assist in eligibility determination and enrollment • Function as members of court treatment teams • Use evldenee•based interventions appropriate for the justice. Involved veteran population • Refer and link Veterans to appropriate VA and community services r NT. ., Because a Veteran's contact with the justice system will often begin with a law enforcement encounter, V10 Specialists often provide training and consultation on Veteran -specific Issues to community law enforcement agencies, As part of a joint national Initiative to promote positive resolutions of crisis encounters with law enforcement, V10 Specialists and other VA mental health providers at each medical center serve on local training teams with VA Police officers. By the end of 2015, all VA Police Officers will have received this two day skill - enhancement training. - �. , iia•. • Expediteaccesstoveteran-specificresources(benefitsand treatment) • Ease the. burden on valuable commvnityresources • Allow veterans to go through the treatment court process with people who are similarly situated and have common past experiences • Provide volunteer veteran mentors (meet regularly with veteran in a non -clinical, non•adversarymanner) • Promote veteran accountability . 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