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Home My WebLink About04-05-2019 Public Protection & Judiciary Minutes MEETING MINUTES PUBLIC PROTECTION & JUDICIARY COMMITTEE April 5, 2019 7:50 AM County Board Room-Government Center County Board Room - 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived Andy Brinkman St. Croix County Chair Present Lynda Miller St. Croix County Supervisor Present Bob Feidler St. Croix County Vice-Chair Present Roger Larson St. Croix County Supervisor Present Jim Endle St. Croix County Supervisor Present Others in attendance: County Administrator Patrick Thompson, Medical Examiner Patty Schachtner, Clerk of Court Kristi Severson, Sheriff Scott Knudson, Chief Deputy Cathy Borgschatz, Judge Scott Needham, Judge Michael Waterman, Diversion Program Emergency Communications Manager Terry Andersen, District Attorney Michael Nieskes, meeting organizer Janet Smith and other staff. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Public Protection & Judiciary Committee Regular Meeting March 1, 2019 7:50 AM RESULT: ACCEPTED PUBLIC COMMENT BUSINESS ITEMS 1. Financial Report for February 2019 Administrator Thompson reported on the Financials for reporting departments. Should be at 85% with the first 2 months of the year. Emergency Management Charged all Hazard Mitigation Plan Line item does not sustain the line item. Offsetting revenues for that. Medical Examiner Autopsi RESULT: DISCUSSED 2. Consideration of Capital Projects; Correction's Special needs unit, HVAC/controls and the Emergency Communication's Mobile Command Sheriff Scott Knudson explained the mental health and other special needs in the jail. Facilities Jim Elsbury introduced Scott Fedding, Klein McCarthy architects and Maria from KFI. Mr. Fedding explained the proposed changes to the current jail in order to accommodate a special needs area. Sheriff Knudson informed the committee with these changes made in the jail there will be additional staffing needed. Director Elsbury explained the changes to the HVAC system. Emergency Support Services Director Stephen T'Kach and Emergency Communications Manager Terry Andersen explained what the proposed Emergency Communications Mobile Command Vehicle project would include. Administrator Thompson explained this project would require bonding and a vote to approve this project would move it onto the Administration committee and then to County Board. The total project would include $5.3 million for the jail, $2.5 million for the HVAC updates/upgrades and $398,000 for the Emergency Communications Mobile Command Vehicle. A Miller/Larson motion to approve the projects was approved unanimously. Passed RESULT: APPROVED \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: Lynda Miller, Supervisor SECONDER: Roger Larson, Supervisor AYES: Andy Brinkman, Lynda Miller, Bob Feidler, Roger Larson, Jim Endle 3. Community Justice and Collaborating Council and Circuit Court Update Judge Needham spoke on behalf of the CJCC. Subcommittee are busy setting their missions and goals. Needham also spoke on the increase in the number of people claiming to not understand or not be competent to understand the legal proceedings. Tests are given and if the person is determined to not be competent treatment is attempted at the Mendota facility, but space is limited. St. Croix County is attempting to serve that population by providing the jail with special cells. Needham stated he has seen the highest number of mental health issues he has seen in his tenure. RESULT: DISCUSSED 4. District Attorney Diversion Program & Treatment Court update Judge Michael Waterman spoke on the Diversion program as an alternate for jail time for first time or low risk offenders and the Drug Court Program for high risk/high need offenders. The high risk have a 70% probability rate to re commit the crime. Judge Waterman recognized the work performed by Lisa Multhauf and Kim Kitzberger for the success of the two programs. Lisa Multhauf presented on the Diversion program and the Drug Court program. RESULT: DISCUSSED 5. Medical Examiner's Office 8:39 AM Medical Examiner 3.50 an hour 6 full time workers working 12 hour shifts. There to determine cause and manner of the death. Paperwork has quadrupled since she has started as Medical Examiner. 2 -3 hospice registrations a day. last year 7 at this time 18 so far in 2019 We have to have science to say cause/manner of death. LODOX will look help with the future budget issues of autopsies. Full time clerk for paperwork in the office and also the digital autopsy would also help RESULT: DISCUSSED 6. 9-1-1 Infrastructure Phase II Administrator T'Kach reported St. Croix County is completely gone from the Kingstack smoke stack and the Houlton tower is fully operational. Phase II should be wrapped up by early to mid May. Ancillary items will continue to be worked on. RESULT: DISCUSSED REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE Sheriff Knudson thanked those who had attended the awards ceremony last month. Knudson reminded the committee of an Award of Honor given posthumously for an officer who died in 1955 as a result of being shot in the line of duty 1953. This officer will be honored on May 13th in Washington DC as his name will be placed on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. The Sheriff along with the Medical Examiner and four members of the honor guard will be attending the ceremony. There will be a fund raiser held on May 6th to help pay for travel expenses. Director T'Kach reminded the committee April 14 - April 20 is National Telecommunicators week. ADJOURN Meeting is adjourned at 8:55 AM DATE OF NEXT MEETING MAY 3, 2019