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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Protection 09-08-10 AMENDED NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA ST. CROIX COUNTY PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER 8, 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 — October 13, 2010 Old and New Business Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting — August 11, 2010 1. Medical Examiner Department Report a. Bill Approval b. 2011 Budget Review c. Child Death Review Cases d. Chief Medical Examiner Resignation e. Restructure Proposal for Medical Examiner Department 2. Child Support Department Report a. Review Bills b. 2011 Budget 3. District Attorney Department Report a. Review Bills b. 2011 Budget 4. Sheriff/Jail Department Report a. Review Bills b. Disbursement from Jail Assessment Fund c. Capital Outlay d. 2011 Budget e. Resolution Concerning Workers Compensation Issue* 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 — September 1, 2010 Items for County Board approval must be submitted to the County Clerk's office by Wednesday morning preceding a County Board meeting. 9/1/2010 2:30 PM T ST. CROIX COUNTY PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE MEETING September 8, 2010 Official Minutes MEMBERS PRESENT: Roger Larson, Fred Horne, Steve Hermsen, Roger Rebholz, Joe Hurtgen, Robert Shearer and James Stauffer. ABSENT/EXCUSED: None. STAFF PRESENT: Medical Examiner Casey Swetlik, District Attorney Office Manager Cathy Halverson, Child Support Director Katy Kapaun, Sheriff Dennis Hillstead, Chief Deputy John Shilts, Lieutenant Jeff Klatt, Accountant/Office Manager Mary Martell, County Board Chair Daryl Standafer, Administrative Coordinator Chuck Whiting, Human Resources Administrator Tammy Funk and Recording Secretary Amy Geurkink. OTHERS PRESENT: None. Meeting called to order at 7:00am by Chair Larson. Motion by Horne, 2 by Stauffer to adopt the agenda. Carried unanimously. The next meetings will be held September 22, 2010 at Sam (special meeting) and October 13, 2010 at lam (regular meeting). Motion by Horne, 2nd by Rebholz to approve the minutes of the August 11, 2010 meeting. Carried unanimously. MEDICAL EXAMINER'S REPORT: Review of Bills Swetlik presented August 2010 bills in the amount of $1,695.00 and clarified various expenses. Motion by Stauffer, 2 by Shearer to approve the bills as presented. Carried unanimously. Swetlik presented the year -to -date activity and budget report and summarized the budget is on track. Child Death Review Cases Swetlik presented a child death review report and explained it is a national effort to organize data concerning child deaths, and study and mitigate specific types of cases. Swetlik reported he supports this program and noted it is a demand on his department; discussion regarding necessity and benefits of the program. Chief Medical Examiner Resi station Discussion regarding Swetlik's resignation letter dated July 23, 2010 and his resignation effective the end of the year. Swetlik presented a handout suggesting three various options concerning the future structure of the Medical Examiner office. Swetlik provided a history and outlined aspects of the Medical Examiner office. Discussion regarding amount of hours involved, secretarial support, how other counties structure their ME /Coroner offices, committee reporting, death certificate documentation and sharing ME functions with neighboring counties. Discussion regarding a merger of the Medical Examiner office with the Emergency Support Services Department, thus combining functions and consolidating workflow. Discussion regarding additional time for study; the committee determined to hold a separate /special meeting for this issue on September 22, 2010 at 8:00am; Swetlik suggested the Sheriff and the District Attorney attend this meeting. CHILD SUPPORT DEPARTMENT REPORT: Review of Bills Kapaun presented August 2010 bills in the amount of $2,943.70. Motion by Hermsen, 2 by Shearer to approve the bills as presented. Carried unanimously. Kapaun presented the budget status report and explained the accounting and auditing line item expense; brief discussion regarding the extent of the audit and confidentiality issues. Kapaun reported approximately $990,000 in collections for the month of August; discussion regarding enforcement cases and other measures utilized to collect funds. DISTRICT ATTORNEYNICTIM WITNESS REPORT: Review of Bills Halverson presented August 2010 bills in the amount of $4,585.79 and reported investigation services are up a bit. Motion by Stauffer, 2 by Hermsen to approve the bills as presented. Carried unanimously. Brief discussion regarding subscriptions and legal resources available on -line. REPORTS OF THE SHERIFF DEPT /JAIL /PATROL CAPTAIN: Review of Bills Hillstead presented August Jail bills in the amount of $71,256.05 and clarified various expenses. Brief discussion regarding fake identity scenarios, high school equivalency testing and jail spoon count. Motion by Horne, 2 by Hermsen to approve the bills as presented. Carried unanimously. August Sheriff Department bills in the amount of $22,792.02 were presented. Motion by Hermsen, 2nd by Horne to approve the bills as presented. Carried unanimously. Discussion regarding Jail and Huber numbers; Hillstead reported there are fewer incarcerations state- wide. Brief discussion regarding aspects of Huber sentencing and loss of Huber privileges. Resolution Concerning Workers Compensation Issue: Motion by Stauffer, 2 by Hermsen to take the motion (from the September 7` meeting) off the table and move to the floor. Carried unanimously. Discussion regarding worker's compensation payments, tax liability issues, overtime, PTO /sick bank accrual and contract specifics. Motion by Horne, 2 by Hurtgen to approve the resolution following Article 17 of the contract, and revise the resolution to accommodate the six month clause. The employee will turn over the worker's compensation check to the county and the county will compensate the employee at his regular pay rate. Carried unanimously. 2011 Budget Review Hillstead reported he received notice from Finance Director Pietrick to cut from the 2011 proposed budget and indicated the revised budget will be provided at the upcoming Committee of the Whole meeting. Meeting adjourned at 9:43am. Steve Hermsen, Secretary Amy Geurkink, Recording Secretary Approved 0912212010 -2-