IPRTF amends Village REACH recommendation, removes proposed reporting location for full‑time data role

The Incarceration, Prevention, and Reduction Task Force on Sept. 22, 2025 approved an amendment to a prior recommendation supporting the Village REACH proposal by removing a sentence that suggested the full‑time data position “may best reside within the county executive’s office.” The amendment replaces that sentence with language recommending the role be structured to operate with a high degree of autonomy.

Why it matters: the change clarifies where a proposed full‑time data position should sit administratively. Work‑group members said the edit was intended to preserve the data role’s independence and remove a prescriptive placement in the executive office.

The data work group’s chair proposed the amendment and the motion was seconded. After a brief, non‑substantive discussion the task force chair called for a virtual show of hands. Co‑chair Peter Frazier read the names of members who raised their hands in favor. No hands were recorded in opposition or as abstentions; the chair declared the motion passed.

The text removed read (as shared in the meeting packet): “This position may best reside within the county executive's office.” The approved motion instead begins: “It is strongly recommended that the role be structured to operate with a high degree of autonomy…” The task force’s action preserves the broader recommendation for a full‑time data position while withholding a formal assignment to a specific county office.

What’s next: committee chairs and staff were asked to incorporate the amended language into the action plan and packet materials for the October meeting. The motion was recorded in the meeting minutes and will be reflected in the IPRTF’s annual materials.