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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Protection Committee 10-08-02ST CROIX COUNTY PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE TO: C. W. Malick FROM: Julie Speer DATE: October 8, 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 Update 2. Public Safety Ordinance update 3. Traffic Tickets Collection update NEW BUSINESS: 1. Brian Ayres 9:00 a.m. 2. Bills & Voucher 3. Budgets 2003* 4. Medical Examiner's Report 5. District Attorney /Victim Witness Reports 6. Administrator of Child Support Report 7. Sheriff, Chief Deputy, Patrol Captain, Jail Captain and Office Manager a. Expenditure from Drug Fund b. Jail Assessment *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: 09/18/02 COPIES TO: County Clerk Notice Board /News Media Committee Members * *ADDITIONS /CHANGES /CORRECTIONS J PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE MEETING October 8, 2002 Unofficial 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, Jail Captain Karen Humphrey, Adm. Assistant Mary Martell, Child Support Administrator Katy Kapaun, Brian Larson, Mark Vanasse , Rita Lawson and Renee Carufel Meeting called to order at 8:30 a.m. Motion by Gunderson/ Mehls to adopt the agenda. Carried. Date of the next meeting will be Nov . 7 th at 8:30. The meeting for December will be 5 th at 9:00 a.m. Motion by Gunderson/Raebel to approve the minutes of September 6 Carried. Mike Sime contacted Daryl Standafer to see what the county policy is regarding towing for the County. Daryl suggested we postpone this discussion to a later date so Sime can come better prepared. Mehls explained what we would use as holding areas in case of mass fatalities. Mark Vanasse and Rita Lawson appeared before the Committee. They requested to be on the agenda next month regarding the situation on the Apple River. They would like to talk to the Sheriff and see what can be done. They feel fees should be set for those responsible for cleaning up the morality on the river. They will be on the agenda for November to discuss this problem. Vanasse will send a letter to Hillstead to get some help with this endeavor. CHILD SUPPORT REPORT Kapaun passed out the revised budget to the committee. The only change was the decrease in the health insurance premiums. She met with the auditor from the State. There are no finds or problems with the 2001 audit. Staff attended a session on workplace violence, which was very beneficial. Sharon Balcerek and Don Gillen just returned from the fall conference in Milwaukee. They reported on the new changes in the Child Support laws. By the of the year, we will have to have a policy to deal with low - income payers. Kapaun explained other changes regarding how child support has to be paid. Shared placement and liens placed on personal property or vehicles are other new changes. She also informed the committee of her specific goals for 2003 and explained how she wants the office to run. DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT After the review of the bills, motion by Raebel/Gunderson to approved the bills for $651.53 for the DA's office. Carried. The committee would like a report of the office activities such as how many cases they are handling each month. MEDICAL EXAMINER'S REPORT Chair Speer will talk to Litzell to have her present the monthly bills to the committee. Motion by Gunderson/Raebel to pay the livery service for $135. Carried. HUBER FACILITY: Brian Larson from Ayres met with the Committee. They asked him to consider adding a basement and second floor to the original Huber facility plan. Designing a building for vertical expansion has a foundation investment. It is wise to plan for the future. We do have enough land to expand. Hillstead said Pierce County would rent space for at least six Huber inmates on a regular basis. As of last week, the next available date for Huber is December 21 Larson explained some other features we might consider. A shooting range in the basement of the new Huber facility was discussed. The committee would like to see an estimate of how much it would cost to add a basement and possible second floor. A special meeting was set with Larson on Oct. 22nd at 8:30 a.m. for a revised plan for the Huber dorm with cost estimates. Continued discussion on how to expand. It is very difficult to estimate just how much space will be needed in the future. VISIONS UPDATE Still waiting for LaCrosse to finish their program and then we will decide what to do. We still owe Visions about $120,000, which we shall not pay until we are satisfied with the program. PUBLIC SAFETY ORDINANCE Raebel reviewed the old large assembly ordinance. He reported we should have an ordinance for public safety not to control the size of the crowds. We have some new guidelines to approach and will work with all departments involved. TRAFFIC TICKET COLLECTION UPDATE Mehls reported the Finance Committee approved the County paying the surcharge for each traffic ticket. If the charge card Company will not go along with this maybe we should look for a different company. SHERIFF'S REPORT Hillstead reported we have had a lot of burglaries in the Hudson area this summer. Fingerprints from one of the sites were sent to the FBI and as a result the burglar was arrested in Missouri. He explained HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) which is the electronic transfer of patients information. Barb Shrank had a stroke and will not be able to return to work. Terms of her retirement were discussed. We have hired two more people in the Jail, but we will need two more, one to replace Barb Schrank and one to replace Bob Widiker who will be the process server. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT'S REPORT Martell reported that we should increase our civil process fees before the end of the year. PATROL CAPTAIN'S REPORT Klanderman reported on the 16 traffic fatality in the County. Last year's grants were finished on Sept. 30 We should be getting new grants shortly. JAIL CAPTAIN'S REPORT Humphrey reported we have applied for a grant in the Jail and we have not heard anything yet. She requested $3170 to upgrade the electronic system to interface with the new cameras. Motion by Mehls /Gunderson to approve this amount from the Jail Assessment fund. Carried. Hillstead explained how the rotation of the towing companies works. Discussion: if a policy is in place and should we change it. It depends on need, victim request and other factors. Mehls reported of the danger to traffic at construction sites if equipment is left on the roads. Klanderman reported if equipment does not have proper signs or lights it will be towed. BILLS & VOUCHERS Motion to approve the bills for the Jail of $37,015.80 by Mehls/Raebel. Carried. Motion to accept the bills of $39,615.35 for the Sheriff's Department by Raebel /Olson. Carried. Last month's bills have been received, reviewed and approved by the Chair. Motion to adjourn by Raebel /Gunderson at 12:20 p.m.