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Marion County Community Corrections Advisory Board Meeting - January 15, 2026

Other Meetings (A-H) — Thursday, January 15, 2026
BodyIndianapolis, Indiana
SessionOther Meetings (A-H)
DateThursday, January 15, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
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Awesome.

0:02

Good afternoon, everyone.

0:04

Good afternoon.

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My name is Carlette Duffy, and I am the current chair for Marin County Community Corrections Advisory Board.

0:14

And we will open our meeting.

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Happy New Year.

0:19

Happy New Year.

0:20

We are all blessed and highly favored to be here.

0:23

Yes.

0:25

So to begin our agenda, we will have elections for the chair, vice chair, and the third chair and secretary.

0:39

Yes.

0:40

So would anyone like to open elections for or open um suggestions for chair?

0:49

Now any nominations for chair.

0:53

Madam Chair, I'll nominate you.

0:56

Great, thank you.

0:57

Okay, I'll just hear that with it.

1:05

Yes, thank you, ma'am.

1:07

Are there any are there any additional uh nomination nominations for chair?

1:15

Okay, saying I'm can I have a motion to close nominations for chair?

1:21

So moved.

1:22

Second, third.

1:24

Okay, so um all those in, or can I get a motion to vote?

1:29

Motion to vote second.

1:31

Perfect.

1:31

All those in favor of me being chair.

1:36

Any opposed?

1:39

Motion passes.

1:40

Thank you.

1:45

That's so real.

1:47

That's so real.

1:49

I'm gonna tell y'all, we laugh because we laugh through the pain.

1:52

Because this is some this work is is really very close to my heart and is very um it takes strength to do what we all have to do in this space.

2:05

Um now we will open um nominations for vice chair.

2:14

Um I would like to nominate um Judge Marshall in his absence.

2:22

I was gonna say we didn't even hear.

2:24

Second.

2:27

Okay.

2:29

So I would also like to nominate Melanie Kendrick.

2:32

Awesome.

2:34

Judge Kendrick.

2:37

Interesting.

2:38

Okay.

2:39

Um are there any additional nominations?

2:46

Okay.

2:47

So can I get a motion to close nominations?

2:52

So moved.

2:53

Second.

2:54

Um nominations are closed for vice chair.

2:59

Um so can I get a motion?

3:02

Actually, no.

3:03

So we need to take a vote for either one and then do that.

3:08

Judge Kendrick or um Judge Marshall in their absence, which I'm sure both of them will be excited to find out about.

3:19

We're gonna let Judge Snyder tell them about it.

3:21

So all those are you guys okay with an open voice vote?

3:30

Just hands.

3:31

I certainly am.

3:33

Okay.

3:33

All those in favor of um give Marshall a break or all those in for Judge Marshall, raise your hand.

3:43

Okay, all those in favor of Judge Kendrick, raise your hand.

3:50

Okay, so we have uh Judge Marshall.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural█████████████████████████████████████████████54%
Public Safety███████████████████████27%
Youth Programs███████8%
Budget Equity Analysis██████7%
Community Engagement███4%
Summary of Proceedings

Marion County Community Corrections Advisory Board Meeting - January 15, 2026

The Marion County Community Corrections Advisory Board, chaired by Carlette Duffy, held its first meeting of 2026 on January 15, 2026, at noon. The board conducted officer elections, approved the 2026 meeting schedule, reviewed and approved minutes from the November 13, 2025 meeting, addressed juvenile community corrections grant amendments and applications, and approved contract amendments.

Elections

  • Chair: Carlette Duffy was re-elected as chair by acclamation.
  • Vice Chair: Judge Marshall was elected over Judge Kendrick by a vote of 5-2 or similar (the transcript notes two votes for Kendrick and four or five for Marshall; the board decided to keep Marshall as vice chair, with discussion of possibly suspending the election for both to be present but ultimately moved forward).
  • Third Chair: Colonel James Martin (Sheriff's Office) was elected as third chair.
  • Secretary: Jacqueline Coleman was re-elected as secretary.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of Minutes: The minutes from the November 13, 2025 meeting were approved by voice vote without dissent.
  • Approval of 2026 Meeting Schedule: The board approved the proposed schedule for 2026 meetings (third Thursday of each month at noon), noting a potential conflict on June 18 with a court executive committee meeting. The board agreed to keep the date and reassess in May.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were recorded.

Discussion Items

  • Juvenile Community Corrections Grant Amendment (FY2026): Haley Elsie (Director of Community Safety Initiatives) presented a request to transfer $25,500 from personnel and fringes to cover electronic monitoring leasing fees ($11,000) and programming equipment for the Youth Services Center ($14,500), including trust-based relational intervention, social emotional learning, and cognitive behavioral therapy. The board approved the amendment.
  • Juvenile Community Corrections Grant Application (FY2027): The board approved submission of the 2027 JCC grant application to the Indiana Department of Corrections to fund the Community Adjustment Program (CAP). The CAP provides electronic monitoring supervision as an alternative to detention, serving 464 youth in 645 cases from July 2024 to June 2025. The application seeks funding for salaries, monitoring fees, technology, and safe crisis management training. Several members expressed strong support for the program.
  • Contracts:
    • Rapid Financial Solutions (RFS): Amendment to add $50,000 (increasing NTE from $300,000 to $350,000) and extend the contract for one year to continue the banking/debit card program for residents at the DeVolve Work Release Center. Approved.
    • Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV): Extension for one year with no increase in the NTE ($480), as the contract is rarely used. Approved.
  • Marion County Community Corrections Updates: CFO Justin Garcia reported that Director Scott Hall could not attend due to a hearing. The agency's 2025 report is expected to be completed for the next meeting.

Key Outcomes

  • All officer elections were completed by voice votes.
  • The 2026 meeting schedule was approved, with a note to revisit the June date in May.
  • The FY2026 JCC grant amendment was approved to reprogram $25,500 for monitoring and programming.
  • The FY2027 JCC grant application for the Community Adjustment Program was approved for submission.
  • Both contract amendments (RFS and ICADV) were approved.
  • Next meeting scheduled for Thursday, February 19, 2026, at noon in the same room.

Meeting Transcript

Awesome. Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon. My name is Carlette Duffy, and I am the current chair for Marin County Community Corrections Advisory Board. And we will open our meeting. Happy New Year. Happy New Year. We are all blessed and highly favored to be here. Yes. So to begin our agenda, we will have elections for the chair, vice chair, and the third chair and secretary. Yes. So would anyone like to open elections for or open um suggestions for chair? Now any nominations for chair. Madam Chair, I'll nominate you. Great, thank you. Okay, I'll just hear that with it. Yes, thank you, ma'am. Are there any are there any additional uh nomination nominations for chair? Okay, saying I'm can I have a motion to close nominations for chair? So moved. Second, third. Okay, so um all those in, or can I get a motion to vote? Motion to vote second. Perfect. All those in favor of me being chair. Any opposed? Motion passes. Thank you. That's so real. That's so real. I'm gonna tell y'all, we laugh because we laugh through the pain. Because this is some this work is is really very close to my heart and is very um it takes strength to do what we all have to do in this space. Um now we will open um nominations for vice chair. Um I would like to nominate um Judge Marshall in his absence. I was gonna say we didn't even hear. Second. Okay. So I would also like to nominate Melanie Kendrick. Awesome. Judge Kendrick. Interesting. Okay. Um are there any additional nominations? Okay. So can I get a motion to close nominations? So moved. Second. Um nominations are closed for vice chair. Um so can I get a motion? Actually, no.

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