HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Protection Committee 09-09-03I
CALL TO ORDER
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING:
ACTION ON MINUTES OF:
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE
September 9th, 8:30 a.m.
October 7th, 8:30 a.m.
August 6th and 27th
1. Web Browser /Computer Services [Visions]
2. Public Safety /Health Sanitarian, Lori Diaby - Gassama [Dan
Raebel]
3. Traffic Tickets Collection Update/ ATM Machine [Chuck Mehls]
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Bills and Vouchers*
2. Budgets*
NOTE CHANGE IN ROTATION
3. Sheriff, Chief Deputy, Patrol Captain, Jail Captain and
Office Manager
a. Jail Assessment
b. Expenditures: Drug Fund /Confiscated Account
4. Medical Examiner Report
5. Child Support Administrator
6. District Attorney /Victim Witness
7. Resolutions from Douglas, Eau Claire and Outagamie Counties
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
1. PRESENTATION OF BUDGETS to the Finance Committee scheduled
for SEPTEMBER 24th, approximately 9:00 a.m.
ADJOURNMENT
[Agenda not necessarily presented in this order]
SUBMITTED BY: Julie C. Speer
DATE: August 12
COPIES TO: Respective Department Heads, County Board Chair,
Administrator Coordinator, County Clerk, Public Protection Committee,
News Media and News Board.
* These will be presented by each department at their scheduled time.
PROTECTION COMMITTEE MEETING
September 9, 2003
MEMBERS PRESENT: Julie Speer, Mary Louise Olson, Denise
Gunderson, Dan Raebel, and Chuck Mehls.
STAFF PRESENT: Sheriff Dennis Hillstead, Chief Deputy Ron
Volkert, Patrol Captain Bob Klanderman, Administrative
Assistant Mary Martell, Child Support Administrator Katy
Kapaun, District Attorney Eric Johnson, DA's Office Manager
Jane Esbensen Moore, Victim Witness Coordinator Ann
Gustafson, Medical Examiner's Deputy Casey Swetlik, Finance
Director Michelle Pietrick, Administrative Coordinator
Chuck Whiting and Renee Carufel.
Meeting called to order at 8:30 a.m. Motion by
Gunderson /Raebel to approve the agenda. Carried. Date of
the next meeting will be October 7th at 8:30 a.m. and the
November meeting is scheduled for 12th at 8:30 a.m. The
committee will meet with Finance on September 24 for
budget review at 8:30 a.m.
Motion by Gunderson /Olson to approve the Aug 6 th minutes.
Carried. Motion by Mehls /Gunderson to approve the Aug 27
minutes. Carried.
MEDICAL EXAMINER'S REPORT Swetlik explained the bills as
presented. Motion to approve the bills of $6228.23 by
Gunderson /Olson. Carried. He also presented the mission
statement for the medical examiner's office, which is to
serve the living through the investigation of sudden,
unexpected, unexplained, suspicious, and all violent deaths
within St Croix County. Motion by Raebel /Olson not to
accept the mission statement because of the word living.
Roll call vote Raebel and Olson voted to accept the motion.
Mehls, Gunderson and Speer voted to deny the motion.
Motion denied.
Swetlik reported on how the salaries were figured. The
final budget figure he presented was $132,499.50. Motion by
Mehls /Gunderson to approve this amount. Carried.
VICTIM WITNESS REPORT Gustafson explained the increases
in her budget. She needs a new phone and printer. Motion
by Gunderson / Mehls to approve the budget with a new phone
and printer. Carried.
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The County has received a VOCO grant of $8065.80 from the
State for April 1 through June 30 This is a
reimbursement for Victim Witness program.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT A budget report was handed out
again with the salaries included as the only change from
last month. Motion by Gunderson / Mehls to approve the
budget of $465,397.95 for the District Attorney's office.
Roll call vote, Yes- Mehls, Gunderson and Speer; No- Olson
and Raebel. Committee would like to have the percentage of
increase this budget represented from last year. The
opposing votes did not reflect opposition to the budget but
the need to know the percentage amount of increase. Motion
by Raebel /Speer to approve the bills of $1,119.50 for the
DA's office. Carried.
CHILD SUPPORT REPORT Kapaun presented the caseload
tracking report. The number of cases is actually
declining. She also presented a budget status report.
Motion by Mehls to approve the expenses of $1086.05, second
by Gunderson. Carried. $913,000 was collected in the
month of August for child support, some of which was
federal tax intercept.
SHERIFF'S REPORT Hillstead explained some of the Visions
changes. There seems to be old reoccurring problems with
the bookkeeping process in the Jail. If these cannot be
worked out using Visions we will simply create a new
software program to handle this.
Martell handed out the new budgets for the Sheriff's
Department and Jail. Total amount for the proposed
Sheriff's Department 2004 budget is $4,590,316.55. Speer
expressed the frustrations of trying to understand the new
format of the budget. Whiting and Pietrick explained the
new system. Discussion was held as to how the increases
are figured into the budget. As with any new computer
systems, the transition is never smooth. Whiting stated we
are working on creating reports that give better
information to committees. This committee is looking at
the operation of each department and not the salaries and
fringes.
Martell reported the phone revenue from the Jail was put
back in the budget for an amount of $19,200.
BILLS & VOUCHERS Discussion was held of hospital bill in
the Jail account. Motion to approve $64,111.99 for the
Jail by Mehls /Speer. Carried. Sheriff explained possible
error in one bill presented for his department. Motion by
Gunderson /Olson to accept the bills of $25,098.65 for the
Sheriff's department. Carried. Revenues for the month of
August were $44,105.47 of which 93.4% went into the general
fund or specialized accounts = $ 41,177.63.
Hillstead reported we have hired one new nurse and have
interviewed two more. We should have two part -time
nurses in place shortly. He also reported on the status of
new personnel in the department. He feels there is no need
at this time for more patrol personnel or investigators.
He does see a need for more supervisors.
RESOLUTIONS Resolutions reviewed. Motion by Olson / Mehls to
support Douglas County's resolution 20 to support Assembly
Bill 252 to allow Wisconsin county jails and /or houses of
correction to house out of state county inmates. Carried.
No action was taken on Outagamie County's resolution 32.
Motion by Mehls /Raebel to support Outagamie County's
resolution 21 supporting legislation, which would allow
County Boards to establish a higher sheriff's fees for
seizure of property and evictions. Carried.
TRAFFIC TICKETS Mehls reported he met with Clerk of Court
Lori Meyer and Kristi Severson on past -due traffic tickets.
There might be a possible pool of people to help call these
delinquent traffic offenders. The efforts seem to be
paying off.
Meeting adjourned at 11:45.
Mary Louise Olson, Secretary
Renee Carufel, Recording Secretary