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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Protection 01-13-10 NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE JANUARY 13, 2010 - 8:30AM ST. CROIX COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ROOM 1281 1101 CARNIICHAEL ROAD HUDSON, WISCONSIN CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: DECEMBER 11, 2009 DATE OF NEXT MEETING: TO BE DETERMINED OLD AND NEW BUSINESS 1. Bills, Vouchers — Review Procedure* 2. Motel/Hotel/Travel Expenditures* 3. Medical Examiner — Casey Swetlik 4. Child Support Administrator — Katy Kapaun 5. District Attorney Eric Johnson/Office Manager Cathy Halverson; Victim/Witness Coordinator Pam Belhichard 6. 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. /Approval of disbursement from 2009 Jail Assessment Fund for purchase of electrical unit in Jail and water heater in Huber* * b. Huber Medical Costs c. Discussion of policy review ** 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: December 28, 2009; amended January 7, 2010 Copies to: County Board office News Media County Clerk Committee Members Respective Department Heads i Items for County Board approval must be submitted to the County Clerk's office by Wednesday morning preceding a County Board meeting. 1/7/2010 1:47 PM ST. CROIX COUNTY PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE MEETING January 13, 2010 Official Minutes MEMBERS PRESENT: Julie Speer, Roger Larson, Laura Gunderson and John Borup. Cindy Leonard arrived at 8:37am. ABSENT: None. STAFF PRESENT: Sheriff Dennis Hillstead, Chief Deputy John Shilts, Patrol Captain Scott Knudson, Jail Captain Karen Humphrey, Accountant/Office Manager Mary Martell, Deputy Medical Examiner Patty Schachtner, Child Support Administrator Katy Kapaun, District Attorney Eric Johnson, Administrative Coordinator Chuck Whiting and Recording Secretary Amy Geurkink. OTHERS PRESENT: County Board Chair Roger Rebholz. 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 Gunderson to approve the minutes of the December 11, 2009 meeting. Carried unanimously. The next regular meeting will be February 10, 2010 at 8:30am; the March meeting will be held on Monday the Stn MEDICAL EXAMINER'S REPORT: Swetlik was not present due to his attendance at a state conference. Deputy Medical Examiner Patty Schachtner presented December 2009 Medical Examiner bills in the amount of $4,443.00 and the year -to -date budget summary. Schachtner reported Swetlik has been working toward implementing a post -H1N1 testing procedure in St. Croix County and intends to introduce it at the state conference. Motion by Borup, 2 nd by Gunderson to approve the bills as presented. Carried unanimously. CHILD SUPPORT DEPARTMENT REPORT: Kapaun presented December 2009 bills in the amount of $2,120.61 and clarified various expenses. Discussion regarding process service and inter- state case action. Motion by Borup, 2 nd by Larson to approve the bills as presented. Carried unanimously. Kapaun presented the budget status report thru December and reported there are some outstanding invoices and summarized the 2009 budget remains stable. Kapaun indicated some counties are suffering with their collections but noted performance standards remain solid in St. Croix County. Kapaun reported $942,000 in collections last month and noted tax intercept will be a positive factor. Kapaun presented a Process Service Analysis handout and summarized she averaged costs based on attempts; discussion regarding recovery of process service fees. REVIEW OF BILLS: Discussion regarding the process for reviewing bills and whether it should be done prior to committee meetings. Speer noted the committee often receives beneficial information from Department Heads when reviewing bills. No action taken. DISTRICT ATTORNEYNICTIM WITNESS REPORT: Johnson presented December 2009 District Attorney bills in the amount of $5,036.86 and clarified the expense with regard to the forensic science conference. Motion by Leonard, 2 by Borup to approve the bills as presented. Johnson reported the winning stop -drug poster will be on a billboard along Interstate -94 and will eventually be passed on to the school. Carried unanimously. Johnson presented an authorization to exceed hotel expense in the amount of $167.78. Motion by Leonard, 2 by Larson to approve as presented. Carried unanimously. Johnson reported on a conference regarding dealing with shortages and provided various suggestions from his staff on improving office efficiency. Johnson reported on the recent animal abuse case in which a dog had to be euthanized and noted his office received many calls from citizens requesting charges be filed and indicated the case has generated some national attention. Brief discussion regarding on -line blogs and comments posted. Johnson provided an update concerning the recent shooting in the City of Hudson. Short break taken at 9:25am; reconvened at 9:34am. REPORTS OF THE SHERIFF DEPT /JAIL /PATROL CAPTAIN: December 2009 Jail bills in the amount of $12,570.78 were presented. Hillstead/Martell reported there are some outstanding 2009 invoices. Motion by Borup, 2nd by Leonard to approve the bills as presented. Carried unanimously. November 2009 Sheriff Department bills in the amount of $52,732.01 were presented and expenses concerning ammunition purchase and air science expense were clarified. Motion by Larson, 2nd by Leonard to approve the bills as presented. Carried unanimously. Hillstead reported the 2009 overall budget for both the Jail and Sheriff's Department should come in at or a bit under budget. Approval of Disbursement from the 2009 Jail Assessment Fund: Shilts provided information regarding the replacement of the electrical unit (bridge software system) in the Jail and the water heater in the Huber facility. Discussion regarding total estimated cost; Hillstead indicated he will provide a total dollar amount next month and Martell noted there is money available in the 2009 Jail Assessment Fund. Motion by Speer, 2 by Borup to approve disbursement from the 2009 Jail Assessment Fund to replace the electrical unit in the Jail and the water heater in the Huber facility in the amount of no more than an estimated total of $14,000 (or no more than a reasonable cost and any concerns addressed with the committee chair). Carried unanimously. Hillstead presented two authorizations to exceed hotel allowance; one for canine training in Duluth and another concerning a background investigation in northern Minnesota. Motion by Larson, 2nd by Borup to approve the hotel authorization in the amount of $358.28 for the canine training. Carried unanimously. Motion by Leonard, 2 "d by Gunderson to approve the hotel authorization in the amount of $98.24 for the background investigation. Carried unanimously. Hillstead reported the new patrol officer position has been filled by Officer Eric Dunn who previously worked with the City of River Falls. -2- t Humphrey reported there were some issues with the electronic jail doors and manual keys had to be used for a period of time. Humphrey reported Ryan Thompson has been appointed as the new Program Director in the Jail and outlined program aspects and efforts to streamline the teaching and in -house training. Hillstead reported the upcoming annual awards ceremony will be held at WITC in New Richmond and noted it is an opportunity to recognize a number of officers who have gone above and beyond as well as to acknowledge those that continue to do a very good job each day. Huber Medical Costs Hillstead reported the contract with HPL clarifies the requirement to provide medical care to Huber inmates who are indigent; discussion regarding defining those inmates. Humphrey reported they will meet with HPL on a quarterly basis to discuss any issues that may arise. Policy Review Hillstead reported he and Speer attended a meeting in which an agreement was reached to have Assistant Corporation Counsel Don Gillen review department policies. Hillstead/Martell reported a twenty -five percent (25 %) increase in foreclosure sales from last year and noted more real estate developers' properties are being affected. Hillstead thanked the committee members for their support in 2009 and looks forward to working with them in the year to come. Meeting adjourned at 10:15 am. Cindy Leonard, Secretary Amy Geurkink, Recording Secretary Approved February 10, 2010 -3-