HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/20/2012 01/19/2012 Special Council Meeting follow-up letterCOUNTY COUNCIL
JAY FURFARO, CHAIR
JOANN A. YUKIMURA, VICE CHAIR
TIM BYNUM
DICKIE CHANG
KIPUKAI KUALI'I
NADINE K. NAKAMURA
MEL RAPOZO
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
Council Services Division
Elections Division
RICKY WATANABE, County Clerk
JADE K. FOUNTAIN-TANIGAWA, Deputy County Clerk
4396 RICE STREET, SUITE 209
IJ1HU'E, KAUAI, HAWAII 96766
E-mail: cokcouncil@kauai.gov
January 20, 2012
TO: Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr., 1\
FROM: Jay Furfaro, Council Chair
SUBJECT: JANUARY 19, 2012, SPEC
MEETING
Telephone: (808) 241-4188
Facsimile: (808) 241-6349
This is to inform you of the action taken by the Council at its
January 19, 2012 Special Council Meeting at 1:30 p.m. and any follow-up that was
requested:
COMMUNICATION:
C 2012-08 Communication (12/06/2011) from the Council Vice Chair, requesting
the presence of Shaylene Iseri-Carvalho, Prosecutor, to provide the
Council with an update on the status of the Victim Witness Program
and Office of the Prosecuting Attorney as it relates to:
1) Case backlog caused by furloughs.
2) Funding — how utilized and whether sufficient to address
concerns.
3) Levels of staffing and level of service for the Victim Witness
program.
4) Caseload open, closed and pending.
(Received for the record.)
Thank you for following up as appropriate, including confidential routing to
any appropriate parties, and please do not hesitate to contact me or Council
Services staff if you need further information. Please note that this memo presents
a summary of the action taken, and reference should be made to the official minutes
for a complete record.
Copy: Council
via e-mail: KCT Department Heads
KCT CCs
Staff
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