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Butler County Criminal Justice Board presents strategic plan to guide corrections work through 2027
Summary
The Butler County Criminal Justice Board and consultant Baumann Consulting Group presented a multi‑year strategic plan focused on board development, data‑driven decision making and countywide collaboration; commissioners were asked to place the plan on an upcoming agenda for adoption.
The Butler County Criminal Justice Board on Sept. 30 presented a strategic plan intended to guide countywide community corrections work through 2027, board members and the consultant said.
Larry Bruchaber, a long‑time resident and member of the Criminal Justice Board, described the plan as an implementation phase following an earlier update to the county's comprehensive community corrections plan. "This plan hopefully will maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of our Butler County criminal justice system," Bruchaber said.
Ashley Payne, president of Baumann Consulting Group, said the planning effort followed a four‑phase process — organizing, analysis, strategizing and implementation — built from stakeholder interviews, document review and shared data. "We set some broad goals, as well as some very specific strategies," Payne said, adding the board revised its mission and vision and established three strategic priorities through 2027: board development, data‑driven decision making, and countywide collaboration.
The plan calls for three work groups, one for each strategic priority, and the appointment of a coordinator to facilitate the work groups and provide regular updates to the Criminal Justice Board and the commissioners. Payne said the work groups are expected to begin implementation next month if the board proceeds.
Commissioners asked how they should act on the plan. County Administrator Judy Boyko told the board the presentation was an opportunity to discuss and that the Criminal Justice Board is prepared to present the draft for the commissioners' "approval and adoption at one of your upcoming meetings." Commissioner Carpenter asked whether adoption could occur that day; Boyko replied that formal adoption typically is scheduled for a subsequent meeting.
The presentation emphasized that the plan is not intended to change current operational criminal justice practices immediately, but rather to establish shared metrics, data protocols and governance improvements to guide future initiatives and improve competitiveness for grants. Bruchaber and Payne thanked the commissioners for prior support and urged the county to place the plan on a future agenda for formal adoption.
The board did not take a vote on the plan during the Sept. 30 meeting; commissioners were asked to consider placing the item on a future agenda for formal action.
