Law Enforcement Committee

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SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

   MEETING NOTICE/AGENDA

 

To protect and serve the citizens and visitors of Sauk County with professional, responsible and timely law enforcement through the combined efforts of Patrol, Investigative, Administration, Clerical and Security personnel

           

COMMITTEE:         Law Enforcement Committee

DATE:                       Tuesday, May 14, 2013                     TIME:  09:30 A.M.  

PLACE:                     Room D102A, Sauk County Law Enforcement Center 

                                    1300 Lange Court, Baraboo, WI  53913

 

REASON FOR MEETING:                        REGULAR

 

SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION:

 

1.         Call to Order and Certify Compliance with Open Meeting Law.

2.         Adopt Agenda

3.         Approve Minutes of previous meeting(s)

4.         Communications

5.         Public Comment

6.         Appearances               

7.         Sauk County Animal Shelter operations update.

8.         Review and approve April 2013 expenses for Coroner.

9.         Review and approve April 2013 expenses for Sheriff.

10.       Consideration and approval of Resolution Commending William H. Schreiner for Thirty Years of Faithful Service to the People of Sauk County.

11.       Discussion of Wisconsin Counties Association call for resolutions.

12.       Sheriff’s Report.

13.       Adjournment.

 

COPIES TO:

County Clerk B. DeMars

County Board Chair M. Krueger

Committee: D. Stevens/D. Nobs/P. Tollaksen/G. Johnson/F. Halfen

Web Liaison/G. Hahn /Humane Society/Corporation Counsel

 

DATE NOTICE MAILED:                May 7, 2013

PREPARED BY:                                  Sheriff Chip Meister

 

Any person who has a qualifying disability that requires the meeting or materials at the meeting to be in an accessible location or format should contact Sauk County (608-355-3269 or TTY 608-355-3490) between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday, exclusive of legal holidays, at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting so that reasonable arrangements can be made to accommodate each request.

 

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Minutes of Meeting

Sauk County Law Enforcement Committee

May 14, 2013

            The regular meeting of the Sauk County Law Enforcement Committee was held on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 09:30 am, in the Community Room, 1300 Lange Court, Baraboo, Wisconsin.

The meeting was properly posted and all interested parties were notified.

                        Members Present:        Stevens, Nobs, Tollaksen, Johnson, Halfen

Members Absent:        None

                        Members Excused:      None

Others Present:            R. Meister, J. Spencer, J. Tobin, K. Fults, G. Hahn,  R. Zuch, J. Schernecker, W. Weitzel, T. Kriegl

  • Call to Order and Certification of Open Meeting Law: The meeting was called to order and compliance with the Open Meeting Law was certified by Chair Donald Stevens at 9:30 am.

 

  • Agenda:  Motion by Halfen, seconded by Johnson, to adopt the agenda. Motion carried.

 

  • Approve minutes of Previous Meeting(s): Motion by Halfen, seconded by Nobs, to approve the minutes from previous meeting(s) April 9, 2013.  Motion carried.

 

  • Communications:

None

 

  • Public comment :

Bill Weitzel handed out a booklet, "The Victory for State Sovereignty," on the monumental Supreme Court case that restored the Tenth Amendment, abridged, with foreword and summary by Sheriff Richard Mack.  Weitzel hoped that it would help everyone understand our Tenth Amendment.  He also handed out another item on "Sheriff Joe."  He was thanked for the materials.

 

  • Appearances :

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None

  • Sauk County Animal Shelter operations update:

Animal Shelter took in 57 dogs, adopted/reclaimed/transferred 49 dogs.  They also took in 107 cats and adopted out/reclaimed/transferred out 20 cats in the month of April. The Animal Shelter also took in 1 guinea pig, seized 2 goldfish and adopted out 3 parakeets and the 2 goldfish.

The Animal Shelter had a total of 50 calls and picked up 30 cats, 21 dogs, and 2 goldfish

The Animal Shelter dealt with a total of 15 bite cases; 11 dogs and 4 cats.

 

  • Review and approve  April 2013, expenses for Coroner:

There was some discussion as to what happens when no one claims the body of a deceased.  Motion by Tollaksen, seconded by Johnson, to approve payment of the Coroner’s expenses for April 2013, in the amount of $5,699.31.  Motion carried. 

 

  • Review and approve April 2013, expenses for Sheriff:

Bills discussed.  Motion by Tollaksen, seconded by Nobs, to approve payment of the Sheriff’s Department expenses for April 2013 in the amount of $110,334.69.  

 

 

  • Consideration and approval of Resolution Commending William H. Schreiner for Thirty Years of Faithful Service to the People of Sauk County.

 

Motion by Tollaksen, seconded by Halfen.  Motion carried.

 

  • Discussion of Wisconsin Counties Association call for resolutions.

Discussion regarding courthouse security.  Discussion will be continued at next month's Law Enforcement Committee meeting.

 

  • Sheriff’s Report.

Sheriff Meister sent a letter of commendation to Amy Schara at the Baraboo National Bank for helping solve a crime.

Overtime hours are up because of jail in-service held.

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Number of Calls Report handed out. 5952 calls for service in April 2013.

            Overtime hours for April 2013 1,373.25

 

Prisoner Transports for April -151 Transports

 

            17 Juveniles transported for April

            Juvenile Transport cost was $3,685.89

Housing Cost $3,150.00

           

Civil Process Papers served for April 166 papers

 

                                                           

            Jail     

           

EM Report for April - Total of 563 offender days.  Collected $9,571.00 in fees and was invoiced for $2,150.66 for a profit of $7,420.34

 

YTD Housing Billing $254,804.02

 

By having Sgts cover post we have saved 144 hours this year alone.

 

There was some discussion regarding Electronic Monitoring and 911 hang-up calls.

 

  • Adjournment

 

The next regular meeting of the committee was scheduled for June 11, 2013 at 09:30 am. Motion by Nobs, seconded by Tollaksen to adjourn the meeting. Motion Carried.

 

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Fred Halfen, Secretary

(Minutes taken by S. Grossenbacher)