Douglas County committee moves to closed session to discuss Chapter 980 supervised-release placements

The Douglas County Chapter 980 Ad Hoc Committee voted on Sept. 5 to adjourn its open session and convene in closed session to deliberate supervised-release placements. The motion, made by Zach DeVoe and seconded by Meghan Carey, invoked Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(g) to confer with legal counsel and Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(f) to consider financial, medical, social or personal histories of specific persons; the committee applied statutory placement factors under Wis. Stat. §980.08(4)(dm). A roll-call vote was taken and all present committee members voted yes; the open session adjourned at 1:25 p.m. The minutes record that the committee reconvened open session at 1:42 p.m.