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PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE
October 7, 2003, 8:30 a.m.
CALL TO ORDER
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: November 12th, 8:30 a.m.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1. Web Browser /Computer Services [Visions]
2. Traffic Tickets Collection Update /ATM Machine
[Chuck Mehls]
3. Resolution WCA Convention - clarification
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Bills and Vouchers*
2. Budgets 2004*
3. Medical Examiner
4. Child Support Administrator
5. District Attorney /Victim Witness
6. Sheriff, Chief Deputy, Patrol Captain, Jail
Captain and Office
Manager
a. Jail - Kitchen steamer
b. Jail Bookkeeper Position
c. Jail Assessment
d. Expenditures: Drug Fund /Confiscated Account
e. Meals Contract
f. Jail /Small Claims
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE:
1. Float -Rite Park /Towers
2. Department Reports:
a. November 18th, [tentative] /Sheriff and
Medical Examiner
b. December 16th, Child Support, District
Attorney and Victim Witness. Plus Public Protection
Committee Report.
ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda not necessarily presented in this order.]
SUBMITTED BY: Julie C. Speer
DATE: September 22, 2003
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.
STAFF PRESENT: Sheriff Dennis Hillstead, Chief Deputy Ron Volkert, Administrative
Assistant Mary Martell, Jail Captain Karen Humphrey, District Attorney Eric Johnson,
District Attorney's legal secretary Heidi Gutting and Renee Carufel.
eting called to order at 8:30 a.m. Motion by Gunderson/Mehls to approve the agenda. Carried.
e of the next meeting will be November 12th at 8:30 a.m. and the December meeting is scheduled
the 10th at 9:00 a.m.
by Gunderson/Mehls to approve the September 9th minutes. Carried.
is nothing new to report on the resolutions that were discussed at the last meeting.
EDICAL EXAMINER'S REPORT Speer reported on the expenses of $5327.65 for the Medical
aminer's department. Motion by Gunderson/Olson to approve the vouchers as presented. Carried.
is department received $1040 for cremations fees and $50 for legal fees in September.
LD SUPPORT REPORT Motion by Mehls /Olson to approve the bills of $2,569.14. Carried.
budget status report was also reviewed.
Speer requested the Finance Committee give the Public Protection Committee information on the final
budget before the October 30th County Board meeting.
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT Johnson introduced Heidi Gutting. She works on the Stop
Drugs program and is a legal secretary to the assistant District Attorneys. She reported they have had
( good response from the surrounding schools with the drug calendar. $5000 has been collected from
local businesses to fund the Stop Drugs program. This is the 1P year of the program. j
of the bills: Johnson explained how the surrounding counties are charging for service of
as and judgment of convictions services they never used to charge for. Motion by
,on/Mehls to approve bills of $1459.75 for the DA's office. Carried.
new legal secretary position will begin on April 1, 2004 instead of Jan. 1, 2004.
nson reported he and Sheriff Hillstead are going to Green Lake to make a presentation on
hamphetamine on Oct. 10` to a group of law enforcement people. Johnson reported on the recent
arrests that were made and the clean up of hazardous waste process. He also said the education of
medical effects of this drug should be emphasized.
WEB BROWSER/COMPUTER SERVICES (VISIONS): Hillstead reported there is no new
information at this time on the web browser. The Visions program, in the Jail, has the same problems
as before. He sent two persons from the office to LaCrosse to see if their system was working. It is not
working and they are using another system for the bookkeeping entries in their Jail. We will have to
develop another system for our Jail bookkeeping and use the parts of Visions that are working. Martell
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' MEMBERS PRESENT: Julie Speer, Mary Louise Olson, Denise Gunderson, and Chuck
I Mehls. Dan Raebel was excused.
]suspects.
TICKET COLLECTIONS Mehls reported Personnel was going to have part-time
> call the people who have delinquent traffic tickets for collections. Clerk of Court is
the credit card machines for the patrol cars to charge tickets on the road.
ORT Hillstead reported his department has been very active with
arrests. He explained how the anhydrous is used to make meth.
{ JAIL- KITCHEN STEAMER Hillstead reported the kitchen fixed the steamer but it is still not
;working properly. This should be an insurance issue and Dawn Budrow is looking into the possibility
of having the insurance company replace it.
!Hillstead had a meeting with Best Inc., who previously provided the Jail meals. Best offered a five -
j year contract in which the first year the County would save 70 cents per meal or $108,000. The
!contract has expired with the present provider. The Best contract is being reviewed by Corporation
!Counsel.
I The County hired two nurses for the Jail. One is working out and the other decided she did not want to
work in the Jail. We will contact another nurse to hire. Kelly Zenkowich, the new bookkeeper is
starting today to work in the Jail.
!Discussion was held on using vending machines for the inmates for personal supplies. This idea was
(rejected, as there are a lot of problems using vending machines in the Jail.
.ite Towers: Hillstead reported there might be a zoning issue with the towers. The towers are
;e to the river. This will be resolved between the tubing parks and the municipalities involved.
:laims: Discussion on when to take inmates medical bills to small claims. The cost to file small
is $85. No decision was made at this time. This will go back on the agenda at a later date when
iformation is available.
of the Huber building progress was made. The contractors are about one month behind.
Jail Inspector, is coming on Oct. 28 to check the progress.
Scott
'Humphrey reported our medical budget is 95% spent at the present time.
Motion by Mehls /Speer to accept the Jail bills of $72,315.95. Carried. Motion by Gunderson/Speer to
accept the Sheriff bills of $25,515.08. Carried. 95.3% of the revenues went into the general fund or
specialized accounts in the amount of $57,494.59.
Motion to adjourn Mehls /Gunderson at 10:55. Carried.
Mary Louise, Secretary
Renee Carufel, Recording Secretary