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Joint resolution supporting the Administrative Order by the Lake County 19th Judicial Circuit Court creating the Executive Justice Council and further express the commitment of the Lake County Board to cooperate and collaborate in the implementation of a new leadership and governance structure as well as Intensive Case Management.
Staff Summary
· On September 8, 2009, the Lake County Board approved the contract with Francis Cauffman in association with Justice Served and MGT of America to conduct a Phase 1 Study of Operational Efficiencies in the Criminal Justice System.
· In July of 2010, the Phase 1 Report outlined several operational recommendations of which two were identified for further development and implementation. Implementation of a differentiated case management process and a modified leadership and governance structure were recommended as key components to achieving and maintaining operational efficiencies in the Criminal Justice System.
· The Intensive Case Management (ICM) Sub-committee collaborated to further study ICM and developed an implementation guide for Lake County Criminal Courts Division. The recommendations in the implementation guide have been presented to the 19th Judicial Circuit Judges, the Criminal Law Committee of the Lake County Bar Association, and the Judicial Facilities Review Committee.
· In May of 2012, to further the goal of developing an improved leadership and governance structure the Board approved a contract with the National Center for State Courts to work collaboratively with the judicial agencies to develop a report entitled Executive Justice Council of Lake County: Governance Structure and Coordination Guidance.
· The premise of the report is that a sound governance structure is needed to promote strategic planning, coordination and communication amongst the justice agencies as well as with the Lake County Board.
· The recommendations in this report were presented and accepted by the current J-Team, the...
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