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AMENDED
ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING AND AGENDA
TO: Clarence Malick
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Julie Speer, Chair
COMMITTEE TITLE: Public Protection Committee
DATE: February 11, 2005
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
LOCATION: St Croix County Government Center, Hudson, WI
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: Regular Meeting March 11, 2005 at 8:30 a.m.
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES *January 6 and Febluaf A and Fey.,.,,af I!t
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1. Web Browser
2. Traffic Ticket Collections
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Bills and Vouchers **
2. Medical Examiner Cindy Litzel * **
3. Child Support Administrator, Katy Kapaun * **
4. District Attorney Eric Johnson * * *, Victim Witness Ann Gustafson
5. Sheriff Dennis Hillstead * * *, Chief Deputy Ron Volkert, Patrol Captain Bob
Klanderman, Jail Captain Karen Humphrey, Office Manager Mary Martell
a. Expenditures: Drug Fund/Confiscated Acct/Jail Assessment
b. Inmate Debts
c. Storage Building **
d. Policies
6. Closed Session per Wisconsin Statute 19.85(l)(c) for employee evaluation.
7. *Reconvene into Open Session
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda not necessarily presented in this order.)
SUBMITTED BY: Julie Speer
Date: January 19, and January 24, 2005
COPIES TO: County Board Office News Media/Notice Board
County Clerk Committee Members
Respective Dept. Heads Tom Boron
Clerk of Court
*Additions /Changes /Corrections ** These reports to be given by each Dept. Head * ** To be
coordinated between these two departments
1/26/2005
PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE MEETING
February 11, 2005
MEMBERS PRESENT: Julie Speer, Lori Bernard, Mark Erickson, Chuck Mehls and Denise
Gunderson.
STAFF PRESENT: Sheriff Dennis Hillstead, Medical Examiner Cindy Litzel, County Board
Chairman Clarence Malick and Renee Carufel.
Meeting called to order at 8:30 a.m. by Chairperson Speer. Motion by MehlsBernard to
approve the agenda. Carried. Next regular meeting will be March 1 lth at 8:30 a.m. The
meeting in April will be on the 8 Motion by Bernard/Erickson to approve the minutes of
January 13th. Carried.
MEDICAL EXAMINER'S REPORT Litzell presented the bills to date along with an
expenditure detail report according to budget. Discussion of the phone bill was held. Litzell will
explore ways to lower the long distance charges. Motion by Gunderson/Speer to approve the
bills of $8312.34. Carried.
Motion to go into closed session per WI Statute 19.85 (1) (c) for employee evaluation by
MehlsBernard at 9:00 am. Roll call vote, all yes. Committee reconvened into open session at
10:00 am.
CHILD SUPPORT REPORT Speer reported on the budget status as of 1/31/05.
Motion to approve the bills for the Child Support office of $1936.63. Carried.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT Committee reviewed the bills as presented. Motion
by MehlsBernard to approve the DA bills of $24,860.05, which included $1563.84 for Eric
Johnson's meth conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Carried.
Speer reported the Victim Witness department received a VOCA grant for $9,144.00 for the
expenditures for the period October 1 through December 31, 2004. This represents
reimbursement of 80% of the total cost of the program during that time.
Discussion was held on the problem of meth in the County and anything that could be done to
make the public more aware of the gravity of the problem.
SHERIFF'S REPORT: Hillstead reported how the new policies have been adopted and how
changes are made all the time. Each staff member will be made aware of any changes in all
policies.
Hillstead reported he met with State Representative Kitty Rhoades and State Senator Sheila
Harsdorf concerning the meth problem. They are going to introduced new legislation to control
the sale of ingredients for making meth. Labs are tapering off in this area but the Mexican mafia
is bringing in a more pure product. This is a mainstream drug and is very serious problem.
Hillstead reported five applicants for chief deputy position have been selected. He also reported
he is in the process of creating a new requirement list for jailer positions. He stated he will have
at least four if not five retirements this year.
Hillstead purchased an honor guard flag for funerals for $63.75. Motion by Speer/Bemard to
approve the cost of the law enforcement flag from the Confiscated Asset fund. Carried. The
department has created an honor guard from the deputies in the Sheriff s Department to represent
the County at funerals.
Hillstead reported he talked with Tom Boron regarding the amount of computer problems the
department is having, and the possibility of having a computer tech in the Sheriff's department.
Instead of hiring additional staff for this position, the Sheriff's Department could use present
staff if they have special training.
No fatalities for the year to date.
BILLS & VOUCHERS: Motion by Bernard/Erickson to approve the late bills of 2004 in the
amount of $ 39,274.23 for the Sheriff department. Carried. Motion by Gunderson/Mehls to
approve the 2005 Sheriff Department January bills of $103,226.67. Carried. Motion by
Mehls /Gunderson to approve the 2004 Jail bills $37,777.64. Carried. Motion by
Gunderson/Speer to approve the 2005 January bills for the Jail of $26,398.06. Carried.
Hillstead reported he had to rent storage space in the Village of No. Hudson to store confiscated
tools.
He also reported the average daily population for the Jail is 104. The Huber dorms are full at this
time.
Meeting adjourned at 11:30 am
Lori Bernard, Secretary
Renee Carufel, Recording Secretary