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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Protection Committee 10-12-07 NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE OCTOBER 12, 2007 - 8:30AM ** (NOTE DATE CHANGE) 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 — September 11, 2007 DATE OF NEXT MEETING — November 13, 2007 OLD AND NEW BUSINESS 1. Web Browser/Visions Update 2. Bills, Vouchers, 2008 Budget and Capital Outlay* 3. Storage Facility* 4. Motel/Hotel/Travel Expenditures* 5. Medical Examiner — Casey Swetlik a. Letter of Resignation 5. Child Support Administrator — Katy Kapaun a. DNR Records 7. District Attorney Eric Johnson, Victim/Witness Coordinator Ann Gustafson 8. Sheriff Dennis Hillstead, Chief Deputy John Shilts, Patrol Captain Mike Winberg, Jail Captain Karen Humphrey, Accountant/Office Manager Mary Martell a. Expenditures: Drug Fund/Confiscated Acct. /Jail Assessment 9. Human Resources/Personnel Issues* 10. Survey* 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: September 19, 2007 (amended September 24, 2007) 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. i 9/24/2007 9:34 AM ST. CROIX COUNTY PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE MEETING October 12, 2007 Official Minutes MEMBERS PRESENT: Julie Speer, Denise Gunderson, John Borup, Chuck Mehls and Tom Dowd. Absent: None. STAFF PRESENT: Sheriff Dennis Hillstead, Chief Deputy John Shilts, Jail Captain Karen Humphrey, Medical Examiner Casey Swetlik, Medical Examiner Intern Nicole Luebker, Child Support Director Katy Kapaun, District Attorney Eric Johnson and Amy Geurkink. OTHERS PRESENT: Bill Crammer. Meeting called to order at 8:30am by Chairperson Speer. Motion by Gunderson, 2 by Borup to adopt the agenda. Carried unanimously. Next regular meeting will be November 13, 2007 at 8:30am. The December meeting will be held on the 13 at 8:30am. Motion by Mehls, 2 by Borup to approve the minutes of September 11, 2007. Carried unanimously. MEDICAL EXAMINER'S REPORT: Swetlik introduced Nicole Luebker, the fall Medical Examiner intern from UW -River Falls. Swetlik presented September Medical Examiner bills in the amount of $2,243.87; motion by Gunderson, 2 by Mehls to approve the bills as presented. Carried unanimously. Swetlik reported the budget is currently on track. Discussion regarding Swetlik's letter of resignation. Motion by Mehls, 2 by Gunderson to acknowledge the fact that the letter of resignation is a moot point due to the County Board resolution concerning multiple employment positions. Carried unanimously. Discussion regarding any person holding the Medical Examiner position would likely have additional employment commitment(s). Speer presented a copy of a letter from Cullen Crea Funeral Home in support of Swetlik in the Medical Examiner position; discussion regarding positive comments from other funeral directors as well. CHILD SUPPORT REPORT: Child Support Director Katy Kapaun presented September bills in the amount of $1,931.93 and summarized there is nothing unusual. Motion by Gunderson, 2nd by Borup to approve the bills as presented. Carried unanimously. Kapaun presented the current budget status report and reported the overall budget is on track. Discussion regarding past due fines, withholding recreational licenses, collection efforts in the Clerk of Court office and an ordinance lowering the cost of fines. Mehls presented a handout outlining steps for collection of fines; discussion regarding collection tactics from other counties. Discussion regarding contacting the Sheriff, District Attorney and Judges for a meeting to discuss collection options. Kapaun indicated there may be some opposition from the DNR. Kapaun reported the recently implemented debit card payment program is a success and the system will save a considerable amount of money. Kapaun reported performance results were received from the state and St. Croix County performed very well; Kapaun commended her staff as caseload is up and it has not impaired the performance results. Kapaun reported St. Croix County has the largest increase in the state for case load. Discussion regarding an application fee requirement for enforcement services; Kapuan recommends a twenty dollar application fee for income assignments. DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT: Brief discussion regarding unpaid fines; Johnson indicated the high price of traffic tickets is a factor for some instances of unpaid fines. Johnson presented September bills in the amount of $4,969.55. Discussion regarding possibly increasing the budget amount with regard to the expert witness category. Motion by Mehls, 2nd by Borup to approve the bills as presented. Carried unanimously. Discussion regarding the state budget; Johnson described possible impact of the state budget on District Attorney offices throughout the state. Discussion regarding the limited space for the District Attorneys office; discussion concerning the space needs study and the status of utilizing the large lunchroom. Discussion regarding having the Finance Committee readdress the space needs study; Johnson will send a letter to the Administrative Coordinator. Johnson indicated if the county budget is approved and the Assistant Corporation Counsel position is added he would propose that portions of the District Attorney workload be handled by the Corporation Counsel office; discussion regarding inviting both offices to discuss at the next meeting. REPORTS OF THE SHERIFF DEPT / JAIL / PATROL CAPTAIN: September Jail bills in the amount of $62,162.88 were presented. Hillstead explained the fees involving Spanish classes. Motion by Gunderson, 2nd by Borup to approve the bills as presented. Carried unanimously. Sheriff Department bills for the month of September in the amount of $54,575.78 were presented. Shilts reported the current gas price is at $2.65. Motion by Mehls, 2 by Borup to approve the bills as presented. Carried unanimously. Hillstead reported the end-of- year- bottom- line will be very close to budget. Discussion regarding past due fines, issuing warrants and focusing on the time frame just prior to deer hunting season. Discussion regarding officer time involved; Hillstead indicated he would need to look at manpower availability and overtime, etc. Hillstead reported he is requesting $17,606.37 from the jail assessment fund for upgrades required to the security system in the jail. Shilts explained the upgrades and Hillstead described the problems with the current system. Motion by Gunderson, 2„d by Mehls to authorize the request. Carried unanimously. -2- Hillstead reported the Animal Care Center donated $1,000 toward Sheriff's Department canine care. Hillstead reported the jail death investigation has been completed. The committee determined to hold a closed session for this issue; Speer will request the closed session language from Corporation Counsel for agenda preparation. Humphrey reported the numbers are up somewhat in the jail. Discussion regarding inmate mental health issues, suicide watches and the limited mental health resources available. Shilts explained aspects of a new program to be implemented to locate missing children entitled "A Child is Missing" and described specific aspects of the program. Hillstead explained aspects of the "Find a Child Program ", a tracking device system for children with autism as well as adults with dementia. HUMAN RESOURCES /PERSONNEL ISSUES: No discussion. SURVEY: Speer reported she presented a summary of the survey results to the Administration Committee and will also present to the Finance Committee. Discussion regarding open communication; employees should know they could come to the committee. GOAL- SETTING/MISSION STATEMENTS: No discussion. Meeting adjourned at 11:30am. John Borup, Secretary Amy Geurkink, Recording Secretary , pproved 1110612007 -3-