HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Protection 09-10-04 ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Chair Clarence Malick
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Julie Speer, Chair
COMMITTEE TITLE: Public Protection Committee
DATE: September 10, 2004
TIME: 8:300 a.m.
LOCATION: St Croix County Government Center Room 1281
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: Regular Meeting October 8 th , 8:30 a.m.
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES August 11 and 16
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1. Web Browser
2. Traffic Ticket Collections
3. Video Conferencing with Polk County, 11:30 a.m.
4. a. Judges, Clerk of Court, Child Support Administrator, District Attorney,
Sheriff's Department, Computer Services
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Bills and Vouchers*
2. 2005 Budgets*
3. Medical Examiner Cindy Litzel 9:00 a.m.
4. Child Support Administrator, Katy Kapaun
5. District Attorney Eric Johnson, Victim Witness Ann Gustafson
6. 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. Huber Facility
d. Automatic Pawn Shop System Resolution
e. Storage Building
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA TIEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda not necessarily presented in this order.)
SUBMITTED BY: Julie Speer
Date: August 30, 2004
COPIES TO: County Board Office News Media/Notice Board
County Clerk Committee Members
Respective Dept. Heads Tom Boron
Clerk of Court
*Additions /Changes /Corrections
8/30/2004
MINUTES
PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER lo, 2004
. MEMBERS PRESENT: Julie Speer, Denise Gunderson, Chuck Mehls,
Lori Bernard and Mark Erickson.
STAFF PRESENT: Sheriff Dennis Hillstead, Chief Deputy Ron Volkert, Patrol
Captain Bob Klanderman, Office Manager Mary Martell, Child Support Administrator
Katy Kapaun, Victim Witness Coordinator Ann Gustafson, Legal Secretary Lisa Dahl,
Emergency Communications Supervisor Casey Swetlik, Judge Ed Vlack, Director of
Computer Services Tom Boron and Renee Carufel.
Meeting called to order at 8:30 a.m. by Chairperson Speer. Motion by Gunderson/Mehls to
approve the agenda. Carried. Next meeting will be October 8th at 8:30 a.m. Next regular
meeting is November 12 at 8:30 am. Tentative Finance Committee 2005 Budget review
schedule is Wednesday, September 22 °d , Public Protection departments: 8:30am Medical
Examiner; 8:45 Sheriff & Jail; 10:15 Child Support; 10:30 District Attorney, Victim Witness.
Motion to approve the minutes of August 11th, by Gunderson/Erickson. Carried. Motion to
approve the minutes of August 16 by Mehls /Speer. Carried.
MEDICAL EXAMINER'S REPORT Swetlik handed out the budget summary for the
Medical Examiner's department. He explained the need for an intern from the UW of River
Falls to enter data on the new software the department would like to purchase. Overall the
budget is reduced by 21 % from last year. Motion by Mehls to approve the budget for the
Medical Examiner's department with a second by Bernard. Carried. Motion by
Bernard/Gunderson to approve the bills of $2831.25. Carried.
SHERIFF'S REPORT Martell explained the changes in the budget. The Jail budget is
increased by 13.32 %. Hillstead explained the new Paul Coverdell Forensic Science
Improvement grant. Projected plan is to use $22,750 in the 2004 budget and $17,000 in the
2005 budget.
He reported the old Huber dorm is full of female Jail inmates at this time. Motion by
Gunderson/Erickson to approve the Sheriff /Jail budget with removing $5000 from the capital
outlay for the boat and adding the new grant. Carried. Hillstead informed the committee on the
coverage of President Bush's visit to Hudson.
Bills: Expenses were reviewed. Motion by Mehls /Gunderson to approve the bills for the
Sheriff's department for $43,869.25. Carried. Motion by Gunderson/Speer to approve the Jail
bills of $58,786.32. Carried.
The fatality rate for the County now stands at ten.
CHILD SUPPORT REPORT Kapaun went over the budget. Budget total is $557,129.31.
Sixty -six percent of this cost is reimbursed by the State. The increase is 3.8 %. Motion by
Gunderson/Erickson to approve the Child Support budget for 2005 as presented. Carried.
Kapau reported the department has collected over 7 million in child support as of the end of
August 2004. Budget status report was reviewed. She reported she will be receiving about
$8,000 more from the State and she will use this to have training for more collections.
VICTIM WITNESS REPORT Gustafson presented the final budget. Final figure is 6.3%
increase over last year. Total budget is $135,912.76. Motion by Erickson/Mehls to approve
this budget for 2005. Carried.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT Dahl presented the bills for the month of August in
i the amount of $1897.66. Motion by Gunderson/Bernard to approve the vouchers as presented.
; Carried.
Johnson has hired a new office manager, Kathy Halverson, who will start on Oct. 1, 2004.
Reviewed the budget as presented. Increase over last year is 9.18 %. Gustafson explained the
drug prosecution grant. The committee had other questions about the budget but as long as
District Attorney Eric Johnson was not in attendance the committee will meet on September 21
at 8:30 a.m. to go over the DA's budget.
VIDEO CONFERENCING Judge Vlack, Katy Kapaun, Ron Volkert, Tom Boron and the
Public Protection committee were present for a demonstration of video conferencing with Polk
County. Judge Vlack asked if this could be used with inmates in the Jail. Vlack asked what
the cost of using this system would be. Advantages of the system were discussed. There
appears to be interest in the video conferencing possibilities.
STORAGE BUILDING Mehls reported that Polk County is building a storage building and
we will invite the advisor to come to the next meeting with cost estimates.
Meeting adjourned at 12:20 p.m.
Lori Bernard, Secretary
Renee Carufel, Recording Secretary