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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Protection 07-09-08 NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE JULY 9, 2008 - 8:30AM ST. CROIX COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ROOM 1281 1101 CARMICHAEL ROAD HUDSON, WISCONSIN CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: June 18, 2008 DATE OF NEXT MEETING: July 23, 2008 (budget -only meeting) August 5, 2008 (regular meeting) OLD AND NEW BUSINESS 1. Web Browser/Visions Update 2. Bills, Vouchers, Capital Outlay* 3. Motel/Hotel/Travel Expenditures* 4. 2009 Budgets* 5. Mission Statement/Goals 6. Medical Examiner — Casey Swetlik 7. Child Support Administrator — Katy Kapaun 8. District Attorney Eric Johnson, Victim/Witness Coordinator Ann Gustafson 9. Sheriff Dennis Hillstead, Chief Deputy John Shilts, Patrol Captain Scott Knudson, Jail Captain Karen Humphrey, Accountant/Office Manager Mary Martell a. Expenditures: Drug Fund /Confiscated Acct. /Jail Assessment b. Rifle Range Update c. Public Comments 10. Collection of Fines ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE ADJOURN (Items may be taken in different order) * These items may be heard by each Department ** Additions /Changes /Corrections Submitted by: Julie Speer Date: June 24, 2008 Copies to: County Board office News Media County Clerk Committee Members Respective Department Heads Items for County Board approval must be submitted to the County Clerk's office by Wednesday morning preceding a County Board meeting. 6/24/2008 12:47 PM ST. CROIX COUNTY PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE MEETING July 9, 2008 Official Minutes MEMBERS PRESENT: Julie Speer, John Borup, Laura Gunderson and Roger Larson. Cindy Leonard arrived at 8:33am. Absent: None. STAFF PRESENT: Sheriff Dennis Hillstead, Chief Deputy John Shilts, Patrol Captain Scott Knudson, Accountant /Office Manager Mary Martell, Jail Captain Karen Humphrey, Medical Examiner Casey Swetlik, Child Support Director Katy Kapaun, District Attorney Eric Johnson, Law School Intern Brandon Kuhl, Victim Witness Coordinator Ann Gustafson and Amy Geurkink. OTHERS PRESENT: Administrative Coordinator Chuck Whiting (arrived at 8:42am) and County Board Chair Roger Rebholz (arrived at 9:02am). Meeting called to order at 8:30am by Chair Speer. Motion by Borup, 2 nd by Larson to adopt the agenda. Carried unanimously. Motion by Larson, 2 nd by Borup to approve the minutes of June 18, 2008. Carried unanimously. The budget -only meeting will be held on July 23, 2008 at 8:30am. The next regular meeting will be August 5, 2008 at 8:30am and the September meeting will be on the 10 at 8:30am. MEDICAL EXAMINER'S REPORT: Swetlik presented June Medical Examiner bills in the amount of $2,229.39 and distributed the year -to -date budget summary. Motion by Borup, 2 nd by Larson to approve the bills as presented. Carried unanimously. Swetlik reported he received a survey from the State Division of Public Health in Madison concerning cancer death reporting. Swetlik described aspects of the survey and the state's request for information beyond what is listed on the death certificate. Swetlik indicated he will have the intern work on this; Borup suggested Swetlik notify the County Public Health Department. Discussion regarding the 2009 budget report and timeline for the committee to review prior to the July 23 meeting; Swetlik will provide his report to the committee by July 18 Swetlik summarized he expects no problems for the 2009 budget. CHILD SUPPORT REPORT: Child Support Director Katy Kapaun presented June bills in the amount of $3,403.35 and noted there is reimbursement forthcoming for a portion of the hotel invoice. Motion by Borup, 2 nd by Larson to approve the bills as presented. Carried unanimously. Kapaun presented the budget status report and summarized her department is under budget (overall) at this point in time. Kapaun reported she received a contract amendment from the state for performance rewards and explained it is contract allocation based on percentages and is designed to reward counties based on performance and case loads. Discussion regarding maximum duration of active cases. Kapaun reported $967,000 in collections for the month of June and noted her department should exceed the eleven million dollar mark by the end of the year. Discussion regarding budget report preparation; Kapaun will have her report to the committee prior to the July 23` budget -only meeting. Kapaun described aspects of how budget cuts result in loss of revenue. Speer reported she will be in attendance at Senator McCain's campaign stop in Hudson; Kapaun will submit a written report for Speer to present at that meeting. DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT: Johnson introduced Brandon Kuhl, a law school intern who will be with the District Attorney's office for ten weeks. Discussion regarding the budget -only meeting on July 23 d and budget preparation; Johnson will provide his report to committee members in advance. Discussion regarding this year's budget preparation requirements, meeting the objective, sorting out priorities, the difficulty for departments whose budgets are primarily staff, revenue sources, etc. Johnson described areas that have been previously cut from his budget and the challenge of keeping up with the workload; Johnson summarized they do not have the option not to take on the work. Discussion regarding the changing economy, this being an extremely difficult budget process and departments are to provide options within the confines of the County Board directive. Discussion regarding unfunded state mandates and the revenue affects of budget cuts. Johnson presented June 2008 District Attorney bills in the amount of $406.15. Motion by Borup, 2 11d by Larson to approve the bills as presented. Carried unanimously. Gustafson reported they are in need of another staff position as well as a copy machine contract for the new Victim Witness office space as they no longer have the assistance of the DA office for reception, copy machine, etc. They are proposing to have the added staff person act as front desk reception, office assistant and restitution specialist. Discussion regarding this position should have been addressed in the 2008 budget at the time positions were implemented with respect to the implementation of the Fourth Judgeship. Gustafson outlined aspects of state funding. Gustafson will provide documentation to Speer for her attendance at Senator McCain's visit to Hudson. REPORTS OF THE SHERIFF DEPT /JAIL /PATROL CAPTAIN: June 2008 Jail bills in the amount of $38,342.94 were presented and specific expenses were clarified. Martell and Humphrey explained the payment procedure with respect to Health Professionals LTD. Motion by Larson, 2 by Leonard to approve the bills as presented. Carried unanimously. Sheriff Department bills for the month of June 2008 in the amount of $69,152.12 were presented. Martell clarified the highway department charges. Motion by Borup, 2nd by Leonard to approve the bills as presented. Carried unanimously. -2- r Hillstead submitted authorizations to exceed hotel lodging to the amount of $65 per night for three officers to attend training and to the amount of $92.00 for one officer to attend canine officer training. Motion by Leonard, 2 nd by Larson to approve the authorizations as presented. Carried unanimously. Discussion regarding lake and river patrol and use of boats through a DNR program. Hillstead reported they have entered into a contract with Ramsey County for the duration of the September Republican Convention in which St. Croix County agrees to hold up to thirty inmates during that time; discussion regarding reciprocity. Hillstead and Knudson reported things went smoothly for law enforcement during a recent concert at Rivers Edge in which approximately 19,000 people attended. Hillstead reported incidences on the Apple River are down citing a stronger officer presence has made a difference. Hillstead reported one of the jail personnel has been deployed overseas again, the third deployment in four years. Humphrey outlined medical and mental health watches in the jail and described staff time involved. Humphrey reported Wisconsin is in critical need for mental health bed space and patients tend to end up in jails where they do not have access to proper treatment. Discussion regarding negotiating with the agency for providing food service for the jail and the food cost increases. Martell presented a chart outlining the number of foreclosures from 2006 -2008 and noted Sheriff sales are currently booked through September. Discussion regarding the considerable staff time involved with the foreclosures. Martell reported in St. Croix County, currently one out of every sixty -eight homes is in foreclosure and she described the hardships involved with people dealing with the foreclosure process. Hillstead reported on the recent drowning in the St. Croix River; discussion regarding extremely treacherous swimming areas. Hillstead reported they are in the process of filling patrol positions and explained the domino affect when filling positions. Discussion regarding the implementation of the Fourth Judgeship, its affect on transporting criminals to /from court, video conferencing for initial appearances and implementing use of the AODA room for video conferencing. Hillstead submitted a request for committee approval of no more than $15,000 from the Jail Assessment Fund for video equipment. Discussion regarding use of funds from the Jail Assessment Fund and whether this request ought to be listed as a specific agenda item; this item will be placed on the July 23 meeting agenda. Discussion regarding the increasingly high fuel cost; Shilts reported he will attend a joint meeting in Washington County concerning a seven county consortium for the purpose of buying power in numbers. Shilts indicated he will provide more information at the next meeting. -3- Hillstead and Knudson provided statistics with regard to patrol: there have been three traffic fatalities so far this year, a drastic drop from previous years; the number of tickets issued is three hundred ahead of last year at this time; and there have been eighty -eight OWI arrests compared to eighty seven last year. Discussion regarding Interstate 94 surveillance. Rifle Range Update: No discussion Public Comments: Speer reported she received some comments regarding storage sites. COLLECTION OF FINES OPTIONS: Discussion regarding the report received from Clerk of Court concerning progress on the collection of fines. Whiting reported the Finance Committee has reviewed the report and views it as an improvement. Whiting reported there is a state statute that allows the county to tack on a 12% interest rate on some receivables and the Clerk of Court office is looking into possibly incorporating that interest rate. GOAL SETTING SUMMARY: No discussion Meeting adjourned at 11:17am. Cindy Leonard, Secretary Amy Geurkink, Recording Secretary ,zlpproi 5, 2008 -4-