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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Protection Committee 12-06-2000 X ST CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Thomas Dorsey FROM: Julie Speer COMMITTEE TITLE: Public Protection DATE: December 6, 2000 TIME: 9 : 00 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, Cameras, Budgets 2 . Humane Society NEW BUSINESS: 1 . Sheriff, Chief Deputy, Patrol & Jail Captain, Office Manager A. Expenditure from Drug Fund B. Jail Assessment C. Jail Maintenance Projects to be Completed D. Discussion of Automatic External Difibrillators i E. Line Item Transfer for Sheriff ' s Department F. Nurses Services; Human Services or Private G. Chippewa Resolution-Truth in Sentencing H. Corp. Council Greg Timmerman Res . Re : Public Safety 2 . Bills and Vouchers 3 . Medical Examiner' s Report 4 . Child Support Report 5 . District Attorney' s Report 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: 09/08/00, COPIES TO: County Clerk Notice Board/News Media Committee Members *ADDITIONS/CHANGES/CORRECTION PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE MEETING December 6, 2000 MEMBERS PRESENT: Julie Speer, Chuck Mehls, Esther Wentz, Tom Rose and Bob Gunderson. Meeting called to order by Chair Speer at 9 : 00 a.m. Gunderson made the motion to adopt the agenda as presented with a second by Mehls . Carried. STAFF PRESENT: Sheriff Dennis Hillstead, Administrative Assistant Mary Martell, Jail Captain Karen Humphrey, Chief Deputy Ron Volkert, Patrol Captain Robert Klanderman, Medical Examiner Marty Shanklin, District Attorney Eric Johnson and Renee Carufel . Date of next meeting will be January 9th at 9 : 00 a.m. Motion by Wentz/Gunderson to approve the minutes of November 9, 2000 as corrected. Carried. Motion by Gunderson/Mehls to amend the minutes of the last meeting to strike the sentence about Timmerman was not in favor of drafting an ordinance regarding large assemblies . Should read Timmerman would draft an ordinance for large ordinances if it is possible to write one that is legal . Rose questioned why Klanderman requested equipment when this has been budgeted. Discussion was held. Minutes should reflect Klanderman informed the committee of these purchases . MEDICAL EXAMINER'S REPORT: Shanklin reported on one autopsy for the month of November. Motion by Wentz/Speer to approve the bills of $3996 . 91 . Carried. Rose asked if he was within his budget . He answered in the affirmative and said he might be a little over in the on-call hours . DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT: After review of the bills, motion by Mehls/Wentz to accept the bills of $796 . 50 . Carried. Speer requested a report from each department as to where they are according to budget . Martell reported she would like to have a computer program that would be able to tell you where you are according to budget . The committee would like to have this in place as on Jan. 1, 2001 . Motion by Mehls to have the Finance Department make available the accounts 7800 and 6500 on the computer in the Sheriff department so that they can keep track of where they are according to budget for review and printing. Rose seconded the motion. Carried. VISIONS, CAMERAS & BUDGETS: Hillstead reported Martell listed all the problems we are having with Visions . They were presented to Chuck Whiting and Tom Boron to see what can be fixed. We do not have any answers as of yet . We have to wait until the 3/0 version comes out to see what corrections will be made, which should be in February. Other counties that have this network are having problems also. Visions agreed to leave the additional 16 hours of training available . Humphrey reported some cameras have been replaced. Hillstead reported we have about $216, 000 in the Jail Assessment fund. The committee questioned if the cameras should come out of that fund. We should probably replace all the cameras over a four year period so we do not have to borrow from the general fund. There are seven monitors that should be replaced all at once. Johnson appeared before the committee to report on the Drug Poster contest . The winner in each grade gets a $50 savings bonds . About 300 people attended the presentation of awards at the Hudson High School . This is the tenth year we have had this contest . We received about 1600 posters. Johnson informed the committee about the pyramid scheme and what recourses are available. He reported on the meth rave that is going on right now. We are still the highest arresting County in making arrests on this problem. There is talk that the State is going to build a meth lab but located in Superior. This is very disappointing as this will not help St . Croix County being so far away. Johnson suggested contacting our State Legislators about this problem. HUMANE SOCIETY: Speer reported she and Hillstead have received several calls regarding what kind of a resolution would have to be adopted to name who would actually be humane officers . The county would have to draft a new ordinance to appoint humane officers . Enforcement action would still have to come from law enforcement officers . At the present time we use veterinary services if we have a real neglect case . The committee ' s consenus is this position is important . We will budget in 2001 to send one of our officers to this training. SHERIFF' S REPORT Hillstead reported on some statistics . There has been a big increase in arrests mainly due to underage drinking violations . Snowmobile violations have increased as well as boat violations . There is about a 24% increase in traffic citations . Overall the citations increase has been around 62% . We receive grants based on the traffic volume and accident rates in this County. The TSR pager company we use is going bankrupt . The Federal government intervened and ordered them to still help their customers . Motion by Speer/Wentz to purchase new pagers from the Confiscated Drug fund. We have 17 pagers at this time . Carried. Hillstead reported we have a contract with Ameritech to furnish the pay phones in the Jail . We will receive 26% of the collect call fees . This company will provide us with a new fingerprint system. LINE ITEM TRANSFER: Humphrey reported in the past if the department needs something she had to come before the committee with line items transfers . She is requesting a transfer of up to $7500 for a new computer and additional equipment for the Huber officer and nurse from line item #294 to #813 . Motion by Mehls/Rose to approve up to $7500 transfer and to accept the best bid for this equipment . Carried. AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS: Mehls reported on the need for automatic external defibrillators in squad cars and on the cost of equipping all of these cars. He also reported on the possibility of receiving grants or help from United Way for this equipment . The training cost could possibly come from Emergency Government office. NURSES SERVICES : Hillstead said it would be better to hire our own nurse to provide medical service in the Jail . We presently get 16 hours a week of service for $36, 000 a year from the Human Services nurse. He said we will need to go to a full time nurse in the Jail . The State has mandated more nursing services . Humphrey reported maintaining a 75 non-paying inmates population in the Jail for the past month. In the future we will probably not have any room for boarding any non-county inmates. CHIPPEWA RESOLUTION-TRUTH IN SENTENCING: A resolution will go before the County Board on this issue . RESOLUTION REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY: Corporation Counsel Greg Timmerman is working on writing a Public Safety Ordinance. BILLS & VOUCHERS : Motion by Wentz/Speer to approve $29, 597 .23 for the Jail . Carried. Discussion was held on the medical bills for the Jail . Motion by Rose/Wentz to approve the bills for the Sheriff ' s Department for $13 , 131 . 94 . Carried. Revenues for the month of November were $79, 230 . 67 . 99% of the Revenues went into the general fund or specialized accounts totaling $121, 371 . 30 . CHILD SUPPORT: Speer reported Child Support will not be 17% of income anymore but a set rate . Carufel informed the committee the new laptop she was using came from the Child Support office. Motion to adjourn at 11 :45 a.m. by Wentz/Rose. Tom Rose, Secretary Renee Carufel, Recording Secretary UNOFFICIAL. RECORD PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE MEETING December 6, 2000 MEMBERS PRESENT: Julie Speer, Chuck Mehls, Esther Wentz, Tom Rose and Bob Gunderson. Meeting called to order by Chair Speer at 9 : 00 a.m. Gunderson made the motion to adopt the agenda as presented with a second by Mehls . Carried. STAFF PRESENT: Sheriff Dennis Hillstead, Administrative Assistant Mary Martell, Jail Captain Karen Humphrey, Chief Deputy Ron Volkert, Patrol Captain Robert Klanderman, Medical Examiner Marty Shanklin, District Attorney Eric Johnson and Renee Carufel . Date of next meeting will be January 9th at 9 : 00 a.m. Motion by Wentz/Gunderson to approve the minutes of November 9, 2000 as corrected. Carried. Motion by Gunderson/Mehls to amend the minutes of the last meeting to strike the sentence about Timmerman was not in favor of drafting an ordinance regarding large assemblies. Should read Timmerman would draft an ordinance for large ordinances if it is possible to write one that is legal . Rose questioned why Klanderman requested equipment when this has been budgeted. Discussion was held. Minutes should reflect Klanderman informed the committee of these purchases . MEDICAL EXAMINER'S REPORT: Shanklin reported on one autopsy for the month of November. Motion by Wentz/Speer to approve the bills of $3996 . 91 . Carried. Rose asked if he was within his budget . He answered in the affirmative and said he might be a little over in the on-call hours . DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT: After review of the bills, motion by Mehls/Wentz to accept the bills of $796 .50 . Carried. Speer requested a report from each department as to where they are according to budget . Martell reported she would like to have a computer program that would be able to tell you where you are according to budget. The committee would like to have this in place as on Jan. 1, 2001 . Motion by Mehls to have the Finance Department make available the accounts 7800 and 6500 on the computer in the Sheriff department so that they can keep track of where they are according to budget for review and printing. Rose seconded the motion. Carried. VISIONS, CAMERAS & BUDGETS: Hillstead reported Martell listed all the problems we are having with Visions. They were presented to Chuck Whiting and Tom Boron to see what can be fixed. We do not have any answers as of yet . We have to wait until the 3/0 version comes out to see what corrections will be made, which should be in February. Other counties that have this network are having LINE ITEM TRANSFER: Humphrey reported in the past if the department needs something she had to come before the committee with line items transfers. She is requesting a transfer of up to $7500 for a new computer and additional equipment for the Huber officer and nurse from line item #294 to #813 . Motion by Mehls/Rose to approve up to $7500 transfer and to accept the best bid for this equipment . Carried. AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS: Mehls reported on the need for automatic external defibrillators in squad cars and on the cost of equipping all of these cars . He also reported on the possibility of receiving grants or help from United Way for this equipment . The training cost could possibly come from Emergency Government office. NURSES SERVICES : Hillstead said it would be better to hire our own nurse to provide medical service in the Jail . We presently get 16 hours a week of service for $36, 000 a year from the Human Services nurse. He said we will need to go to a full time nurse in the Jail . The State has mandated more nursing services . Humphrey reported maintaining a 75 non-paying inmates population in the Jail for the past month. In the future we will probably not have any room for boarding any non-county inmates . CHIPPEWA RESOLUTION-TRUTH IN SENTENCING: A resolution will go before the County Board on this issue. RESOLUTION REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY: Corporation Counsel Greg Timmerman is working on writing a Public Safety Ordinance. BILLS & VOUCHERS : Motion by Wentz/Speer to approve $29, 597 .23 for the Jail . Carried. Discussion was held on the medical bills for the Jail . Motion by Rose/Wentz to approve the bills for the Sheriff' s Department for $13, 131 . 94 . Carried. Revenues for the month of November were $79, 230 . 67. 99% of the Revenues went into the general fund or specialized accounts totaling $121, 371 . 30 . CHILD SUPPORT: Speer reported Child Support will not be 17% of income anymore but a set rate. Carufel informed the committee the new laptop she was using came from the Child Support office. Motion to adjourn at 11 :45 a.m. by Wentz/Rose. Tom Rose, Secretary Renee Carufel, Recording Secretary