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Douglas County CJCC to hold meetings in person for 2025; members debate lunch and hosting logistics
Summary
The Douglas County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council agreed to discontinue hybrid meetings and hold in-person meetings in 2025 using the newly renovated Mission Chambers. Members also debated lunch arrangements, with staff offering to coordinate individual orders and a council member offering to have his office coordinate April logistics.
The Douglas County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council voted to shift its 2025 meeting schedule to in-person sessions at the renovated Mission Chambers and discontinue the hybrid meeting format, citing improved participation and the availability of meeting space.
Jessica Glendening, chair of the CJCC, announced the change and said the council would still try to accommodate members with scheduling constraints on a case-by-case basis. She confirmed the next CJCC meeting is scheduled for April 8 at 11 a.m. in Mission Chambers.
Members used the logistics discussion to raise related operational points. Pam Wiegand asked whether lunch was necessary and said she preferred selecting individual lunches instead of receiving a general tray of sandwiches. Katie Fitzgerald, the county criminal justice coordinator, said she can arrange individual orders when capacity allows but that trays are sometimes used when staffing for orders is limited. “I could go either way, whatever you all prefer,” Fitzgerald said.
Dakota Loomis offered his office’s assistance with coordination, proposing that his executive assistant handle meal orders for the April meeting to reduce staff burden on county coordinators. Fitzgerald said she would work with Carrie Britt, the county public information officer, and county IT to update the CJCC website with the membership and meeting schedule and noted that ongoing construction at the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center can make parking difficult for future meetings.
The council also discussed experimenting with rotating hosts for meetings and asked members to propose future agenda items, including a suggested summertime post‑legislative session update. No public comment was offered during the meeting; the chair reminded the public that written comments may be submitted to cjcc@dgc0ks.gov.
The decision to emphasize in-person meetings ties to the CJCC’s adoption of the strategic plan earlier in the session and the council’s desire for fuller participation in committees that will be created to carry out plan objectives.
