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AMENDED
NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
ST. CROIX COUNTY PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE
JULY 14, 2010 — 7:00 A.M.
ST. CROIX COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER, COMMUNITY ROOM
1101 CARMICHAEL ROAD, HUDSON, WISCONSIN
Call to Order
Roll Call
Adoption of Agenda
Date of Next Meeting — August 11, 2010
Old and New Business
Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting — June 9, 2010
1. Medical Examiner Department Report
a. Review Bills
b. Capital Outlay
c. Goal Setting
d. Vehicle repair /replacement
e. Cot replacement
2. Child Support Department Report
a. Review Bills
b. Goal Setting* *
c. 2011 Budget*
3. District Attorney Department Report
a. Review Bills
b. Goal Setting
c. 2011 Budget
4. Sheriff/Jail Department Report
a. Review Bills
b. Disbursement from Jail Assessment Fund
c. Capital Outlay **
d. Goal Setting **
Adjourn
NOTE: The Public Protection Committee may recess to meet as the Emergency Management
Committee. At the conclusion of the Emergency Management Committee meeting, the Public
Protection Committee meeting will resume.
NOTE: A quorum of the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors (County Board) may be present
at this meeting. Therefore, this notice also serves as notice of a meeting of the County Board for
the purpose of obtaining information relating to subjects listed above for use at future County
Board meetings.
(Items may be taken in different order)
* * Additions /Changes /Corrections
Submitted by: Roger Larson, Chair — July 7, 2010
Items for County Board approval must be submitted to the County Clerk's office by Wednesday morning preceding a
County Board meeting.
7/13/2010 8:39 AM
ST. CROIX COUNTY PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE MEETING
July 14, 2010
Official Minutes
MEMBERS PRESENT: Roger Larson, Fred Horne, Steve Hermsen, Roger Rebholz and James
Stauffer. Joe Hurtgen arrived at 7:42am. ABSENT/EXCUSED: Robert Shearer.
STAFF PRESENT: Sheriff Dennis Hillstead, Chief Deputy John Shilts, Jail Captain Karen
Humphrey, Patrol Captain Scott Knudson, Lieutenant Jeff Klatt, Accountant/Office Manager Mary
Martell, Medical Examiner Casey Swetlik, Child Support Administrator Katy Kapaun, District
Attorney Eric Johnson, District Attorney Office Manager Cathy Halverson, Victim Witness
Coordinator Pam Bellrichard, Administrative Coordinator Chuck Whiting and Recording Secretary
Amy Geurkink.
OTHERS PRESENT: Julie Speer.
Meeting called to order at 7:00a.m. by Chair Larson. Motion by Horne, 2nd by Rebholz to adopt the
agenda. Carried unanimously.
The next meeting will be held August 11, 2010 at 7a.m.
Motion by Horne, 2 by Hermsen to approve the minutes of the June 9, 2010 meeting. Carried
unanimously.
MEDICAL EXAMINER'S REPORT:
Review of Bills Swetlik presented June 2010 bills in the amount of $4,212.02 and clarified various
expenses. Motion by Rebholz, 2 by Stauffer to approve the bills as presented. Carried unanimously.
Swetlik presented the year -to -date activity and budget summary reports; brief discussion regarding
private requests for autopsies.
Vehicle Repair/Replacement Swetlik presented a cost analysis concerning the Medical Examiner van
and summarized the need for a replacement vehicle in 2011. Discussion regarding costs savings of
owning the vehicle, factors concerning chain of evidence, costs associated with repairs and issues
concerning the extremely tight budget. Motion by Rebholz, 2 by Larson to replace the vehicle in
2011. Discussion regarding tabling this issue. Roll call vote on motion: Rebholz -yes, Hermsen -no,
Horne -no, Stauffer -no and Larson -yes ( Hurtgen not present for the vote). Motion failed. Motion by
Horne, 2 by Hermsen to repair the Medical Examiner vehicle in the amount of $1,000. The
committee will review the need for a new vehicle at a later date.
Cot replacement Swetlik reported Risk Management made the recommendation to replace the cot and
noted it comes at no cost to the budget (funded through Risk Management).
Goal Setting Swetlik presented a handout regarding 2011 goals and outlined the various items.
CHILD SUPPORT DEPARTMENT REPORT:
Review Bills Kapaun presented June 2010 bills in the amount of $1,806.07 and clarified various
expenses. Motion by Horne, 2 nd by Hermsen to approve the bills as presented. Carried unanimously.
Kapaun presented the budget status report and expenditure /reimbursement reports and explained state
funding and performance incentives.
Kapaun reported $1,042,665.43 in collections for the month of May and presented the collection report
from the state of Wisconsin.
Goal Settine Kapaun provided a handout and outlined her department's 2011 goals.
2011 Budget Kapaun presented the budget analysis for 2011 and outlined various items.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY/VICTIM WITNESS REPORT:
Review of Bills Johnson presented June 2010 bills in the amount of $1,423.70. Motion by Hermsen,
2n by Horne to approve the bills as presented. Carried unanimously.
Johnson introduced volunteer lawyer Cass Cousins and volunteer law student Manish Jain.
2011 Budget Johnson presented the 2011 preliminary budget and noted the salary figures are not yet
in. Johnson reported the court reporter transcript billing will now be allocated to his office instead of
to the Clerk of Court (transfer item for budget purposes).
Johnson/Bellrichard outlined the 2011 Victim Witness budget and summarized there are no new
positions and nothing new in capital outlay.
2011 Goals Johnson presented his department's 2011 goals and outlined various items.
REPORTS OF THE SHERIFF DEPT /JAIL /PATROL CAPTAIN:
Review of Bills Hillstead presented May and June Jail bills totaling $143,850.08 and noted the cost
associated with the glass replacement in the visiting booth. Motion by Horne, 2 by Hermsen to
approve the bills as presented. Carried unanimously.
May and June Sheriff Department bills totaling $159,353.85 were presented. Motion by Hermsen, 2n
by Hurtgen to approve the bills as presented. Carried unanimously.
Martell provided a Sheriff Sale Statistic report and noted foreclosures are on the increase; she will
provide the committee with a breakdown per municipality.
Disbursement from the Jail Assessment Fund Hillstead presented a request for disbursement from the
Jail Assessment Fund in the amount of $1,203.29 to replace another window in the Jail. Motion by
Horne, 2n by Stauffer to approve the disbursement. Carried unanimously.
Hillstead presented an authorization to pay for an officer's training at Chippewa Valley Technical
College (CVTC) in the amount of $63.53. Hillstead explained this bill was delayed and it now
requires committee approval. Motion by Rebholz, 2n by Horne to approve the authorization. Carried
unanimously.
Hillstead presented a request to exceed hotel allowance for an officer and police dog to attend out -of-
state K -9 training in the amount of $91.33 per night (total of $273.99) and another for an investigator
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to attend Drug Court training in Boston in the amount of $279.26 per night (total of $1,117.04).
Motion by Rebholz, 2 nd by Horne to approve the authorizations; Hillstead explained Vlack's office will
reimburse the Drug Court attendance expense. Carried unanimously.
Goal Setting A handout concerning 2011 goals was provided; Hillstead outlined the various items.
Hillstead/Knudson reported the death rate from traffic accidents is down this year even though accident
numbers remain high. Hillstead cited a higher quality of care from trained first responders as well as
better vehicle safety features as factors for the lower fatality rate.
Horne left the meeting at 9:26am.
Capital Outlay - Sheriff's Dent Hillstead presented the preliminary capital outlay report for 2011 and
highlighted various line items.
Shilts outlined aspects of the Net - Motion Software and summarized it is recommended by IT for
security.
Shilts provided a handout concerning the Cop Logic Website. He explained the benefits of utilizing
this website and described the various types of allowable cases.
Capital Outlay Jail Humphrey described aspects of a debit card machine to be implemented so that
inmates may access their funds as soon as they are released.
Motion by Rebholz, 2nd by Hermsen to present the preliminary budget as information to the
Administration Committee. Carried unanimously.
Discussion regarding aspects of the COPS grant and a new position contingent on funding; this item
will be added to next month's meeting agenda.
Meeting adjourned at 10:50 a.m.
Steve Hermsen, Secretary
Amy Geurkink, Recording Secretary
Approved 0811112010
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