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Public Safety Commission June 24, 2009 Attending: Commissioner Kerns, Commissioner Allen, Commissioner Bredenbeck, Commissioner Kelly, Commissioner Tollefson, Commissioner Woods, Director Jacobson, Mr. Bill Snoke — Allina Medical and Ms. Kate Richtman — Ramsey County Attorney's Office, Juvenile Law Absent: Commissioner Elwell, Commissioner Schumann, Mayor Larson Roll Call/Call to Order Commissioner Kerns called the meeting to order at 6:34 pm. May Meetinp_Minutes The May meeting minutes were reviewed. Commissioner Tollefsan motioned to accept the minutes; Commissioner Kelly seconded. ;Motion carried. Public Hearine / Presentations Ms. Kate Richtman, Ramsey County. Attorneys Office,; attended the meeting to give an overview presentation on the Juvenile Justice System. When looking at the adult system vs. the juvenile system, the difference is the juvenile system tries to rehabilitate the respondent. For petty misdemeanor and misdemeanor offenses, juveniles go through a diversion program. For a gross,'misdemeanor or a felony offense, the respondent goes through a court proceeding. In Ramsey County, the, juveniledivision sees about 4,300-4,600 cases/referrals a year. Through May 2009, theyhave had 2,000 cases/referrals. New Brighton usually has about 150 juvenile cases/referrals a year. For juveniles, a court "disposition" is the consequence and programs ordered by the court. Some examples are: the juvenile is ordered to attend school, ordered to attend counseling, ordered to pay fines, ordered to do community service or ordered to pay restitution. When a juvenile commits an offense, they go through the juvenile court process in that county until the court disposition; then their case is transferred to the county of residence to complete services, probation, etc.