Law Enforcement Committee Meeting

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Minutes of Meeting
Sauk County Law Enforcement Committee

September 11, 2012
The regular meeting of the Sauk County Law Enforcement Committee was held on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 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, Johnson, Halfen, Tollaksen. Nobs
Members Absent:
Members Excused:
Others Present: R. Meister, J. Spencer, J. Tobin, K. Fults, J. Fry, G. Hahn, R. Zuch, D. Madalon, T. Kriegl, D. Dietz, Turnquist, C. Held, R. Dawson, M. Krueger, K. Schauf, Media

1. 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.

2. Agenda: Motion by Tollaksen, seconded by Halfen, to adopt the amended amended agenda. Motion carried.

3. Approve minutes of Previous Meeting(s): Motion by Halfen, seconded by Johnson approve the minutes from previous meeting(s) August 14, 2012 and August 21, 2012. Motion carried.

4. Communications:

-Letter from US Dept of Transportation FAA thanking us for the assistance provided during the hot balloon crash.
-Letter from Tom & Darlene Hoffman thanking Deputy I Hanson for his assistance in their case.

5. Public comment :
Jim Schnecker reference the training of VisionAir. States the software doesn’t provide the financial and operational data. He believes we should send citizens not employees.

6. Appearances :
None

7. Sauk County Animal Shelter operations update:
Animal Shelter took in 57 dogs and adopted/reclaimed 44 dogs. They also took in 152 cats and adopted out/transferred out 31 in the month of August. The Animal Shelter also took in 1 rabbit, 1 goose and 4 opossums.

The Animal Shelter had a total of 66 calls and picked up 45 cats and 26 dogs
The Animal Shelter dealt with a total of 10 bite cases; 4 cats, 4 dogs, 2 bats.

2013 Budget request presented with a $4,000 increase for 2013.

Motion by Tollaksen seconded by Johnson to approve the animal shelter budget request and forward to Finance.

8. Presentation of 2013 Budget request by Disabled Parking Enforcement.
Steve Pribbneow would like additional information on drivers and vehicles.
Motion by Tollaksen seconded by Halfen to pass budget on to Finance.

9. Review and approve August 2012, expenses for Coroner:
Motion by Tollaksen, seconded by Johnson, to approve payment of the Coroner’s expenses for August 2012, in the amount of $7,337.21. Bills discussed. Motion carried.

10. Discussion and possible consideration of Coroner’s fees.
Motion by Tollaksen, seconded by Halfen, authorizing the charge for cremation fees in the amount of $125.00. Motion carried.

11. Review and approve August 2012, expenses for Sheriff:
Motion by Johnson, seconded by Tollaksen, to approve payment of the Sheriff’s Department expenses for August 2012 in the amount of $125,842.11. Bills discussed. Motion carried.

12. Resolution and Authorization to Purchase 2013 Ford Explorer Replacement Squad Under Emergency Procedures.
Motion by Tollaksen, seconded by Halfen to purchase a 2013 Ford Explorer. Motion carried.

13. Approval to attend training in San Diego, CA for VisionAir Conference.
Motion by Halfen seconded by Tollaksen to approve travel in excess of 300 miles for training in San Diego, CA. Motion carried.
14. Discussion and consideration of 2013 Budget.
Sheriff Meister advised the committee that he has made some recommended accounts reductions based on the Committee members suggestions. He asked the Committee to stand behind the Department if the revenue projections fall short in 2013.

Chairperson advised the Law Enforcement Committee that they must stand behind the Sheriff if he raises revenue for housing and it falls short.

D. Stevens stated that there will be a lot of unknowns.

F. Halfen states that he appreciates the diligence by the staff. He believes the Sheriff has worked hard on this.
G. Johnson states he is worried about decreasing the field supply accounts.
P. Tollaksen asked the Sheriff if he was comfortable.

Motion by Halfen seconded by Nobs to pass the budget onto Finance with a 0% tax levy increase. Motion Carried.

15. Sheriff’s Report.
Number of Calls Report handed out. 7,051 calls for service in August 2012.
Overtime for August 2012– 1,770.25 hrs.
There was 98 Prisoner Transports in August 2012.
Prisoner Transport cost for 10 Juveniles was $1,985.06 for transport. Housing bill for August was not received.
DOC inspection report was handed out.
Civil Process papers served for August was 184
Housing Year to Date billing handed out. $307,853.44
EM Report for August – Total of 447 offender days. Collected $7,599.00 in fees and was invoiced $1,721.13 for a profit of $6,277.02.
Average daily population for August was 162.
Year to date Housing billing was $307,853.44
Discussion of hiring a consultant for reconfiguration in the Jail.
M. Krueger suggested the Request for Proposal be placed on the October LEC agenda

16. Adjournment

The next regular meeting of the committee was scheduled for October 9, 2012 at 9:30 am. Motion by Tollaksen, seconded by Halfen to adjourn the meeting at11:25 am. Motion Carried.
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Fred Halfen, Secretary
(Minutes taken by J. Fry)