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Kansas Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Meeting

January 1, 2021 · Grant, KS
Source: KCJCC Minutes - October 2019 (PDF)
Retrieved April 25, 2026 from www.grants.ks.gov ↗
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Attendees

✓ Clay Britton (Governor Designee and Vice-Chairperson)
✓ Steve Karrer (Representing Attorney General and Acting Chairperson)
✓ Colonel Herman Jones (Superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol)
✓ Amber Smith (Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Designee)
✓ Kirk Thompson (Director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation)
✓ Jeff Zmuda (Acting Secretary of Kansas Department of Corrections)
✓ Juliene Maska (Kansas Governor's Grants Program Staff)
✓ Jill Stewart (Kansas Governor's Grants Program Staff)
✓ Jocelyn Scott (Kansas Governor's Grants Program Staff)
✓ Jamie Bowser (Kansas Governor's Grants Program Staff)
✓ Kim Gerety (Kansas Governor's Grants Program Staff)
✓ Erica Haas (Kansas Governor's Grants Program Staff)
✓ Ed Klumpp (Representing Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police, Kansas Sheriffs' Association, and Kansas Peace Officers Association)
✓ Eric Montgomery (Office of the Attorney General)
✓ Victor Hercules (One Heart Project)
✓ Steve Riach (One Heart Project)
✓ Jim Clark (One Heart Project)
✓ Lisa Hyten (Jackson County Sheriff's Office)
✓ Darrel Chapman (Jackson County Sheriff's Office)
✓ Audrey Cress (Office of Victim Services, Kansas Department of Corrections)
✓ Desiree Monize (Avenue of Life)
✓ Matt Thomas (Avenue of Life)
✓ Randy George (Village Initiative)
✓ Chanelle McKinley (Village Initiative)
✓ Carl Hughes (Brothers in Blue Reentry)
✓ John Calhoon (Horton Police Department)
✓ Terry Clark (Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribal Police Department)
✓ John Hurla (Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribal Police Department)
✓ Present: 28/28

Decisions

#Approval of July 29, 2019, Minutes

APPROVED unanimous

#Preliminary approval of law enforcement applications

APPROVED unanimous

#Preliminary approval of non-law enforcement applications

APPROVED unanimous

#Approval of applications with special conditions

APPROVED unanimous

#Denial of applications

APPROVED unanimous

Agenda Items

#1

Approval of July 29, 2019, Minutes

Minutes of the previous meeting were approved.
#2

Discussion of Fiscal Year 2020 JAG Grant Applications

The council discussed the available funding and the federal allocation requirements for the JAG grant program.
#3

Preliminary Approval of Law Enforcement Applications

The council made preliminary approvals for various law enforcement applications.
#4

Preliminary Approval of Non-Law Enforcement Applications

The council made preliminary approvals for various non-law enforcement applications.
#5

Approval of Applications with Special Conditions

The council approved applications with special conditions, such as submitting missing information or rewriting grant goals and objectives.
#6

Denial of Applications

The council denied several applications.

Public Comments

6 speakers
Steve Karrer · Topic: Introduction of attendees

The acting chairperson introduced the attendees and welcomed them to the meeting.

Jill Stewart · Topic: JAG grant program

The Kansas Governor's Grants Program staff provided an overview of the JAG grant program and the available funding.

Jill Stewart · Topic: Application review process

The staff explained the application review process and the ranking system used by outside reviewers.

Steve Karrer · Topic: Supplanting

The acting chairperson asked about supplanting and the staff clarified that it is not supplanting if a position is allowed from one grant year to the next.

Carl Hughes · Topic: Application 14 - Brothers in Blue Reentry

The executive director of Brothers in Blue Reentry responded to questions about the application and the proposed project.

Desiree Monize · Topic: Application 35 - Avenue of Life

The chief executive officer of Avenue of Life assured the council that the grant-funded positions would not engage in grant writing.