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ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING AND AGENDA
TO: Clarence Malick, County Board Chair
FROM: Julie C. Speer, Chair
COMMITTEE: PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITEE
DATE: March 7, 2006
TIME: 8:30 A.M.
LOCATION: Government Center, Hudson, WI
ROLL CALL:
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES: February 10th, 2006
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: April 13, 2006
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1. Web Browser/Visions Updates
2. Traffic Ticket Intercept Resolution
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Bills and Vouchers*
2. Capital Outlay/Maintenance Items*
3. Springsted Study/Personnel*
4. Interim Medical Examiner Casey Swetlik
a. Contract
5. Child Support Administrator Katy Kapaun
a. Child Support Position vacancy
6. Closed session per WI Stat. 19.85 (1)(c) for the performance evaluation of an employee,
the Child Support Administrator. Reconvene in open session.
7. District Attorney Eric Johnson/Victim Witness Ann Gustafson
8. Sheriff Hillstead, Chief Deputy Bob Klanderman, Patrol Captain John Shilts,
Jail Captain Karen Humphrey, Office Manager Mary Martell.
a. Expenditures: Drug Fund /Confiscated Acc't/ Jail Assessment
b. Drug Court/Meth Committee /AODA
c. Special Events Programs, Patrol Captain John Shilts
d. Animal Shelters
* *9.Closed session pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes sec. 19.85 (1)(e) at 1:30pm for the
purpose of conducting interviews with persons proposing to provide medical examiner
services under a contract for services. Reconvene in open session.
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
* These items will be heard by each Department
** Additions /Changes /Corrections
[Agenda not necessarily presented in this order.]
SUBMITTED BY: Julie C. Speer
DATE: March 3, 2006
COPIES TO: County Board Office News Media/Notice Board
County Board Clerk Committee Members
Respective Department Heads
PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE MEETING
March 7, 2006
Official
MEMBERS PRESENT: Julie Speer, Mark Erickson, Chuck Mehls and Denise Gunderson.
Absent and excused: Lori Bernard.
STAFF PRESENT: Sheriff Deputy Robert Klanderman, Interim Medical Examiner Casey
Swetlik, District Attorney Eric Johnson and Office Manager Cathy Halverson, Child Support
Administrator Katy Kapaun and Amy Geurkink.
OTHERS PRESENT: None.
Meeting called to order at 8:30 a.m. by Chairperson Speer. Next regular meeting will be April
13 at 8:30am.
Motion by Gunderson, 2nd by Mehls to approve the minutes of February 10, 2006. Carried
unanimously.
MEDICAL EXAMINER'S REPORT: Swetlik presented February Medical Examiner bills in
the amount of $1.89. Motion by Gunderson, 2 by Mehls to approve the bills. Carried
unanimously. Swetlik provided the budget summary and reported there are two outstanding
autopsies, one of which will be costly. Swetlik reported the three fire - resistant filing cabinets
have arrived and are installed. Building services offered used office equipment and those items
were used to redesign the medical examiner's office. Discussion regarding file retention and
previous file purging process.
RESOLUTION REGARDING DELINQUENT FINES: Mehls presented the Resolution
Requesting Legislation to Prohibit Issuance of State Recreational Licenses Pending Payment of
Delinquent Forfeitures and Fees. Motion by Mehls, 2nd Gunderson to present the resolution as
drafted to the county board and to make every effort possible to collect the fines. Carried
unanimously. Mehls will also bring this subject up at the spring goal setting session.
CHILD SUPPORT REPORT: Child Support Administrator Kapaun presented February bills
in the amount of $1,216.45. Motion by Erickson 2„d by Gunderson to approve the bills as
presented. Carried unanimously. Kapaun presented the budget status report and stated there
are no surprises, collections remain strong. Kapaun reported the process service is going well.
The department uses the St. Croix County Sheriff's Department when possible and Kapaun
indicated they are doing a nice job.
Kapaun reported she met with the state concerning the Children First Program and they came to
a resolution. A letter of support was submitted for 2006 and they preserve the right of first
refusal to operate in 2007.
Kapaun reported a part-time person (twenty -five hours per week) resigned and indicated she will
postpone filling the position until July I' when a full time person can be hired. Kapaun
indicated a trained person from Rock County has already accepted the position and will start July
3 Discussion regarding future training procedures, in house training, case -load, future case-
load and staff necessary, etc.
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Motion by Speer, 2nd by Gunderson to move in closed session pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes
19.85 (1)(c) for evaluation of the Child Support position. Carried unanimously (the committee
moved to closed session at 9:06am).
Motion by Mehls, 2 by Erickson, to reconvene in open session. Carried unanimously (the
committee reconvened in open session at 9:18am).
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT: Office Manager Cathy Halverson presented February
bills in the amount of $6,469.33. Motion by Mehls, 2 by Erickson to approve the bills. Carried
unanimously. Halverson reported their department hit the cap for professional expenses, mostly
due to medical doctor testimony. Discussion regarding the hardship in budgeting for research
and testimony concerning such cases. Discussion regarding liability insurance numbers,
Halverson will obtain the figure from Ziliak.
Johnson reported in November 2003 his department lost 1.3 staff persons and indicated the work
concerning juvenile cases in particular is suffering. Johnson stated the state is preparing a report
and there is some criticism regarding the juvenile issues. Johnson outlined how the juvenile case-
load is currently dispersed and also outlined his proposal regarding designating one person for
the juvenile cases and making that a full -time position. Discussion concerning one prosecutor is
best for the kids and the relationship with the juveniles and their families is crucial. Johnson
reported he needs a 3/10 person of a position to make the current person full -time. Discussion
regarding the solution seems simple but it takes money to get it done. Discussion regarding
county monies. Johnson would propose the county fund the 3/10 position then go to the state for
approval and it would be a grant position from the county (a check would come from the state
and the county would be billed). Discussion regarding the argument of the county funding a
state position. Discussion regarding pursuing grants. Johnson will further examine the issue and
asked for the committee's support concerning his proposal.
Speer presented a letter from the state submitted by Ann Gustafson regarding the Voca Grant in
the amount of $8,949.00
SHERIFF'S REPORT: No February bills were presented due to the new visions software
implementation.
Klanderman reported a person resigned in February and the process to fill the position has begun.
He also reported the Sheriff moved a patrol officer into the computer system implementation (for
the time being) with filler persons doing patrol. Klanderman reported the matron position has
not yet been filled but there are quite a few applicants. Klanderman explained the matron
position functions and indicated approximately three out of ten inmate transfers are female
transports and a matron is required on such transports.
Klanderman reported the department was offered a promotion to prepay for squad car oil
changes up to seven years in advance. They have signed up eight or nine cars for service for a
two -three year time frame and the estimated savings are roughly forty -eight to fifty -two percent.
Discussion regarding the budget numbers. Discussion regarding warranties, etc. Klanderman
also reported a car purchase will take place for one of the investigators.
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Klanderman reported the police dog Deuce is no longer with the department; the dog was
transferred to a canine unit in St. Paul. St. Croix County will receive a new dog and the training
will be free. However, the next training is not until 2007 so the department is without a dog in
2006.
PATROL CAPTAIN'S REPORT: Speer reported Patrol Captain John Shilts is in Milwaukee.
Speer reported Corporation Counsel indicated it will be another thirty days to review the special
events issue.
JAIL REPORT: No February bills were presented. Speer read the fire inspection report
submitted by Jail Captain Humphrey. Klanderman reported the new dryers have been installed
and are working well.
Klanderman reported inmate grievances have dropped. Klanderman indicated the jail has been
quite full with the inmate count (the week prior) at one - hundred nineteen.
MEDICAL EXAMINER POSITION: Motion by Gunderson, 2 by Erickson to recess (at
11:20am) and pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes section 19.85 (1)(e) reconvene in closed session at
1:30pm for the purpose of conducting interviews with persons proposing to provide medical
examiner services under a contract for services.
Timmerman and Speer noted the committee reconvened in open session at 4:OOp.m. and reported
a motion was made by Erickson, 2nd by Speer to negotiate a contract with Casey Swetlik for
medical examiner services. Carried unanimously.
Julie Speer, Acting Secretary (in Lori Bernard's absence)
Amy Geurkink, Recording Secretary