HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Protection Committee 07-09-02ST CROIX COUNTY
PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE
Amended
TO: C. W. Malick
FROM: Julie Speer
DATE: July 9, 2002
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
LOCATION: Government Center
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING:
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1. Visions*
2. Large Assembly Ordinance*
3. Traffic Tickets Collection Ordinance /Tax refund checks*
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Bills & Vouchers*
2. Budgets 2003*
a. Budget expenditures as of June 2002*
3. Medical Examiner's Report
4. District Attorney /Victim Witness Reports
5. Administrator of Child Support Report
6. Sheriff, Chief Deputy, Patrol Captain, Jail Captain and
Office Manager
a. Expenditure from Drug Fund
b. Jail Assessment
c. Approval of Job Description
*These will be presented by each department at the time
of their report
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
SUBMITTED BY: Julie Speer
DATE: 06/20/02 & 06/26/02
COPIES TO: County Clerk
Notice Board /News Media
Committee Members
* *ADDITIONS /CHANGES /CORRECTIONS
PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE MEETING
July 9, 2002
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Julie Speer, Charles Mehls, Denise Gunderson,
Dan Raebel, and Mary Louise Olson.
STAFF AND OTHERS PRESENT Sheriff Dennis Hillstead, Chief Deputy
Ron Volkert, Patrol Captain Bob Klanderman, Adm. Assistant Mary
Martell, Jail Captain Karen Humphrey, District Attorney Eric
Johnson, Computer Services Director Tom Boron, Corporation
Counsel Greg Timmerman and Renee Carufel.
Meeting called to order at 8:30 a.m. Motion by Olson / Mehls
to adopt the agenda. Carried. Date of the next meeting will be
August 7 th at 8:30 a.m. Review of last month's minutes, under the
Victim Witness report, Motion by Olson to amend the motion to
approve the request that the grant must be issued for the full
time position by adding a sunset clause depending on the issuance
of the grant. Gunderson seconded. Carried. New motion to read:
Motion by Speer /Gunderson to approve this request changing this
position from part time to full time in 2003 with a sunset clause
if the grants are not available the position will not be full
time. Motion carried with Olson and Raebel opposed. Under the
large assembly ordinance let the minutes reflect that we asked
Corporation Counsel to draw up something concerning this
ordinance. Under Large Assembly Ordinance: delete affects the
concerts in Somerset. Under discussion on the position
reclassification for Adm. Assistant change increase in wage
differential to committee approved this going to the Hay study
committee. Motion to approve the minutes of June 7 th by
Mehls /Raebel with the above corrections. Carried.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT Motion by Mehls /Raebel to approve
the bills of $961.81. Carried. Johnson presented a bill from an
expert witness that Clerk of Court refuses to pay because she
said this expense was not court ordered. Since it has been a
policy in the past that these bills be paid out of the Clerk of
Court budget motion by Speer /Gunderson to have the Clerk of Court
pay this bill. Carried. Olson wants the department heads under
Public Protection to report in person to this committee what is
happening in their departments.
MEDICAL EXAMINER'S REPORT The new Medical Examiner, Cynthia
Litzell was unable to attend this meeting. She called Chair
Speer to tell her she is working with Rich Loney in presenting
the bills and is working with the State in getting up to speed
with this position. She is requesting a new pager at a cost of
$400 so everyone has a pager. Motion by Mehls /Gunderson to
approve the purchase of a new pager. Carried.
VISIONS: Boron informed the committee of what they learned in
Coon Rapids with Visions. Visions has set up a web browser to
make it more user friendly. Boron has talked to other counties
that are using this program. This is an enhancement of the old
program. Boron explained how this enhancement would benefit the
county and the municipalities. Greg Timmerman explained the
contract with Visions along with the warranty of the Visions
software program. We agreed to pay the off the shelf package
price of $115,000/ $96,000 and a $45,000 annual maintenance fee.
We are not paying the full $45,000 because all of the parts of
this software are not being used. We have the Wisconsin version
but not the complete version. The framework is strong but how
the information is put in and taken out is less than desirable.
LaCrosse is using the new browser. Martell and Boron expressed
the desire to go there and see how this is working. If LaCrosse
is satisfied with the improvements, it would be favorable for us.
We will wait until a report from that meeting. We should keep
the municipalities more informed as to what is happening with
Visions.
LARGE ASSEMBLY ORDINANCE: Raebel asked Timmerman to get copies of
other counties large assembly ordinances. He will also ask
Zoning to see if any violations are happening with campgrounds or
other gatherings. It might be possible to get Public Health
involved with inspections of campgrounds.
TRAFFIC TICKETS: Mehls reported he talked to GPS, the credit card
company, and they will meet with the Sheriff and Clerk of Court
on using credit cards to pay for traffic tickets. He also
informed the committee Kristi Severson received the new position
to handle the delinquent traffic tickets. He explained there
might be a tax refund interception in the fall for persons who
had extensions for filing their income taxes.
SHERIFF REPORT Hillstead reported the decision on who is placed
on electronic monitoring is up to him. He does talk to the
Judges to see who would be good candidates for this type of
incarceration. He also explained why we should have more court
security. If we get approval for the three more cops, we will be
able to increase the security coverage in the courts. We are
seeing more emotional and dangerous people being brought to
court.
Hillstead reported we are down four people in the Sheriff's D
ept. due to retirement and medical issues which is putting a
real strain on the overtime budget.
PATROL CAPTAIN'S REPORT Klanderman reported St. Croix County has
the second highest traffic fatalities in the State. Brown County
is first. We have 11 fatalities at this time.
Klanderman played a tape of a phone call complimenting Tammy
Doeing who responded to a dog bite. The caller was very
impressed with the way Doeing handled this situation.
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Construction site burglaries are continuing. The County has had
a rash of stolen cars this past month also. Meth is still a real
problem. Hillstead reported on sexual assaults. We do not have
the proper manpower to meet the needs of public safety. By
changing the shifts, we could possibly cut down on overtime for
patrol.
Klanderman reported we received $23,500 from grants. If this
grant money was put back into the department's budget, we would
not be so overbudget in overtime.
JAIL CAPTAIN'S REPORT Humphrey passed out State inspection
reports from the Jail. No violations were cited at this time.
For the month of June we had an average daily population of 109
in the Jail of which 16 were paying inmates, 67 county inmates,
and 26 Huber inmates.
BILLS & VOUCHERS the committee questioned some of the bills.
Motion by Mehls /Olson to approve $125,492.54 for the Jail.
Motion by Raebel /Gunderson to approve $28,104.92 for the
Sheriff's department. Carried. Revenues for the month of June
were $87,583.01. 85% of the revenues went into the general fund
or specialized accounts, ($73,637.13).
APPROVAL OF JOB DESCRIPTIONS: Discussion of approval of job
descriptions. Speer read a letter from Personnel Director Deb
Kathan explaining the procedure for approving job descriptions.
Martell will meet with Kathan to resolve this issue.
EXPENDITURE FROM DRUG FUND: Motion by Olson / Mehls to approve the
purchase of a 16 camera color multirecore processor for $1425.95.
Carried. Hillstead explained the need to purchase a new rifle at
cost of $690, we can trade in the old one for $350. Motion to
approve up to $400 for a new rifle for the Emergency Response
unit by Gunderson /Speer. Carried. Motion by Mehls /Raebel to
spend $79 for ten pair of heavy duty shears for the swat team.
Carried.
Delete: (per August 7, 2002 meeting)
Mehls informed the committee EMT's should not have to pay for
their own renewals of certification. Should read: Personnel
CPR /AED certification training should not have to be paid for if
they are Count employees. Risk Management and Emergency
Management are working on a schedule for training.
Motion to adjourn by Raebel / Mehls at 12:20 p.m.
Mary Louise Olson, Secretary
Renee Carufel, Recording Secretary