Public Safety Committee — Agenda Packet

1 Sawyer County Public Safety Committee Meeting Thursday, August 6, 2026 @ 9:00 AM Sawyer County Board Room AGENDA 1. ZOOM LINK a. To view or participate in the virtual meeting from a computer, iPad, or Android device please go to https://zoom.us/j/97074807611. You can also use the dial in at 1-312-626-6799 with the Webinar ID: 970 7480 7611. Use *9 to Raise/lower hand and *6 to Unmute/mute. If you are on a computer, click the "Raise Hand" button and wait to be recognized. If you are on a telephone, dial *9 and wait to be recognized. If additional assistance is needed please contact the County Clerk's Office at 715- 634-4866 prior to the meeting. This meeting will be recorded and will be available on our website at: https://sawyercountygov.org. 2. CALL TO ORDER 3. ROLL CALL 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 5. CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW 6. MEETING AGENDA 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS At this time, members of the public will be given the opportunity to address the Committee. Please adhere to the following when addressing the Committee: • Comments will be limited to 3 minutes or less per individual. • Comments should be directed to the Committee as a whole and not directed to individual Committee members. • The Committee cannot respond to your comments during this time. • Please sign in and fill out a public comment sheet if you wish to speak and hand it to the County Clerk (please respect the signs and do not approach Board members at the table). 8. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING a. Draft Public Safety Meeting Minutes 7.2.26 9. CLERK OF COURTS a. Clerk of Court/Probate Registrar Report Page 1 of 38 2 b. Preliminary 2027 Department Budget Request 10. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT a. Patrol Report b. Jail Report c. Communications Report d. Emergency Management Report e. Preliminary 2027 Department Budget Request 11. CODE ENFORCEMENT a. Code Enforcement b. Preliminary 2027 Department Budget Request 12. CHILD SUPPORT a. Child Support Report b. Preliminary 2027 Department Budget Request 13. EMERGENCY SERVICES a. Ambulance Report b. Preliminary 2027 Department Budget Request 14. RADIO TOWER UPDATE 15. CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL UPDATE 16. BOARD APPOINTED COMMITTEE UPDATES 17. CORRESPONDENCE, REPORTS FROM CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS 18. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 19. FINALIZATION OF BUSINESS 20. NEXT MEETING DATE /TIME: SEPTEMBER 3, 2026 AT 9:00AM 21. ADJOURNMENT Page 2 of 38 3 DISCLAIMER: A quorum of the County Board of Supervisors or of any of its committees may be present at this meeting to listen and observe. Neither the Board nor any of the committees have established attendance at this meeting as an official function of the Board or committee(s) or otherwise made a determination that attendance at the meeting is necessary to carry out the Board or committee’s function. The only purpose for other supervisors attending the meeting is to listen to the information presented. Neither the Board nor any committee (other than the committee providing this notice and agenda) will take any official action with respect to this noticed meeting. Copy sent via email to: Committee Members, Associated Staff and News Media. Note: Any person wishing to attend whom, because of a disability, requires accommodation should call the Sawyer County Clerk’s Office (715.634.4866) at least 24 hours before the scheduled meeting so appropriate arrangements can be made. Mission Statement: The Sawyer County Board of Supervisors will strive to provide excellent services and responsible leadership to protect and enhance Sawyer County citizens, businesses, and resources, while preserving our unique heritage. Page 3 of 38 Minutes of the July 2, 2026 meeting of the Sawyer County Public Safety Committee of the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors Board Room; Sawyer County Voting Committee Members Present: Others Present: Ron Buckholtz Mike Markgren John Froemel Marc Helwig- Absent Liz Klein Chaz Ann Olson Jeff Hoehne Bryan Deyo Kristi Kare Marshal Savitski Sheriff Mrotek Miranda Strenke Jim Evans Marge Kelsey Nicole Ripczinski Greg Rpiczinski Leslie Strapon Call to Order –Chair Buckholtz called the meeting to order at 9:00 am. Roll Call taken. Quorum was met. Certification of Compliance with the open meeting law was met. Meeting Agenda- Set Public Comment – None Minutes from the previous meeting dated: June 4, 2026 Motion to approve made by: Mr. Evans Second by: Mr. Hoehne Motion carried without negative vote. Clerk of Courts/Register in Probate Reports - Ms. Kelsey presented a written report and updated the committee on short-staffing challenges and thanked Kristi Kare for stepping in to clerk civil cases. A new Criminal Clerk is starting July 27th. Sheriff’s Department Report – Sheriff Mrotek stated that the receptionist/Sheriff’s secretary position has been filled, and that the department is supporting LCO with a recent homicide investigation that occurred. Patrol Report – Lt. Ripczinski reviewed the written patrol report: there were 714 calls in June, 28 traffic citations issued and 15 crashes- 2 with injury, zero deaths. Jail Report –Chief Deyo reviewed a written jail report for June with arrest data by race and gender. There was an average of 59 inmates incarcerated with a 68% unemployment rate at the time of booking, 1 on electronic monitoring. Dispatch and Emergency Management – Dispatch- Dir. Ripczinski reviewed a written report with updates on staffing, grant-funded upgrades to dispatch and jail consoles, upcoming events and the numbers and types of calls received in June. Emergency Management- Dir. Ripczinski reviewed a written report with updates on testing new weather and fire detection programs. The department will assist with Cops n’ Bobbers on August 8 at DJ’s Dockside Resort and cohost National Night Out on August 4 from 5-7 pm behind Hayward Intermediate School. Page 4 of 38 Radio Towers Update- Mr. Markgren updated the committee on productive meetings with the Tribal Governing Board on the WOJB tower. The Meadowbrook tower cost came down since the June Public Safety meeting; the increase now is just the cost of connecting electricity to the site (approx. $40,000). Mr. Buckholtz stated that the Meadowbrook project was approved at the Zoning Committee. Code Enforcement- Ms. Olson reviewed her written report on dog licenses and a dog bite quarantine in the pound. There were three TRH complaints investigated in June, and one potential human health hazard (with two ongoing investigations from May). Child Support Department Report – Written reports for May and June were provided. Emergency Services— Mr. Froemel introduced his assistant Miranda Strenke. A written report was provided showing ambulance call volume, location and run times. Mr. Froemel shared that LCO will offer an advanced EMT course this fall and stated that the Sawyer crew has been working well with Birchwood. Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Update –Mr. Markgren reported the June CJCC meeting highlights: Aura Lea Carrell of Northwood Tech works with inmates ten hours a week on diplomas and access to tech school training for a grant-funded program that has reduced recidivism by 47% statewide. Judges Isham and Smith have seen good results from the Youth Justice efforts, and Dave Dixon at Timber Bay provides weekly youth programs that are well- attended. Board Appointed Committee Updates—None Correspondence, Reports from Conferences and Meetings— None Future Agenda Items – Radio Tower Update Meeting Date/Time – The next meeting of the Public Safety Committee will be August 6, 2026 at 9:00 am in the Board Room. Meeting adjourned at 9:28 am Minutes recorded by Liz Klein, Sawyer County Clerk Page 5 of 38 Phone 715-634-4887 ~ Fax 715-638-3297 Clerk of Court /Probate Registrar Marge Kelsey saw CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT REGISTER IN PROBATE 10610 Main Street, Suite #74, Hayward WI 54843 sawyer.clerk@wicourts.gov Clerk of Court’s Report for August 2026 Public Safety Committee: Unfortunately, the Civil/Small Claims clerk has submitted her resignation. I wish her all the best with her new baby. With that, I have requested and began the application process to fill that position full time. On the upside, Miss Kelsy Schultz has started working with us. It’s going to be a while before the criminal processes start to make sense but I’m sure she’ll get there. We are also cross training her from the get go with Civil/Small Claims cases. Jury trials currently scheduled for August: Date Judge # of Days New Cases filed from 06/23/26 – 07/28/26 22 Felony (CF) 20 Misdemeanor (CM) 5 Criminal Traffic (CT) 85 Traffic & Forfeiture citations (CX, TR, FO) 41 Civil, Small Claims, Family & Paternity (CV, SC, FA, PA) 6 Probate, Guardianships, Adult Adoptions, Informal Probate & Civil Commitment (PR, GN, AD, IN, ME) 15 Juvenile Adoptions, Juvenile CHIPS, Juvenile Ordinance, Juvenile Delinquency & Juvenile Guardianships (JA, JC, JO, JV, JG, JM) REVENUE collected through SDC (State Debt Collection) and TRIP/DOR (Tax Intercept): 06/23/26 – 07/28/26 = $6082.91 Wage Income Assignment receipted 06/23/26 – 07/28/26 = $361.44 8/5/2026 3186 1 8/6/2026 3186 1 8/6/2026 3186 1 8/7/2026 3186 1 8/10/2026 3186 1 8/20/2026 2636 1 8/24/2026 3186 1 Page 6 of 38 Page 2 COC Report for Public Safety Committee Number of Sawyer Co. cases with individuals involved in Treatment/Drug/Recovery court in other counties: 1 = Polk County 2 = Washburn County Judicial Report: Court Security Assessment Walk-through, took place on Wednesday, July 29 @ 11:00 AM with Corporal Kyle Krusick, Court Protection Unit, Wisconsin State Capitol Police. Recovery Court: Three participants continue in the program, currently in Phase 2, 3, and 4. Need referrals. Respectfully submitted by, Marge Kelsey Clerk of Court/Probate Registrar Page 7 of 38 July 28, 2026 Patrol Total CAD Calls Report- Attached. • Patrol call volume increased from last month’s report for July 2026 to 859, the three-month trend shows: May’26 was 723, while June ‘26 was 714. This month was steady from July ’25, which was 861 calls for service. • For July ’26, Sawyer County Deputies in this period have issued 27 Citations for traffic offenses, 13 DNR Citations, 42 written warnings and 1 Non-Traffic Citations. Per Community Maps: there have been 24 Total Crashes, 5 with Personal Injury, and 0 Fatalities in our County for this time period. • In comparison: May 2026 June 2026 and July 2025 UTC Citations: 34 28 37 Written Warnings: 36 36 30 NTC Citations: 1 0 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Crashes: 14 15 28 Personal Injury: 2 2 6 Fatalities: 0 0 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Crashes to date: 159 Crashes 50 Personal Injury 0 Fatalities Total Crashes from 2025: 303 Crashes 70 Personal Injury 3 Fatalities Total Crashes from 2024: 361 Crashes 84 Personal Injury 3 Fatalities • July served as the main summer events, from 4th of July, Lumberjack, Honor the Earth Pow Wow, and a host of over local events, our patrol staff was present for most. All events showed a excellent community engagement and underlayed the safety message from us and our law enforcement partners. • In the coming weeks we will begin planning for August to include the Sawyer County Fair, Radisson Harvestfest and the Seely Lions Pre-Fat Tire Race. • A heartfelt thanks to our many patrol staff who have been speading our traffic safety message this year. No small coincidence that we have seen below average crash data being reported county wide compared to past years. • With the impeding school years starting in the coming months, we will again be looking at the various school districts in the county and checking in with their bus routes and pick up zones to address any concerns they might have. Page 8 of 38 Page 9 of 38 Page 10 of 38 Page 11 of 38 Nature of Call Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Total 911 HANGUP 13 7 7 20 8 14 36 105 ACCIDENT DEER VS CAR 8 3 10 4 8 5 9 47 ACCIDENT FATAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ACCIDENT INJURY 16 6 4 4 5 7 10 52 ACCIDENT PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY 14 9 10 13 12 20 9 87 AIRCRAFT PROBLEMS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ALARM 26 21 10 10 14 19 16 116 ANIMAL 30 25 21 35 38 33 32 214 ASSAULT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ASSIST OTHER AGENCY 13 12 15 16 15 13 19 103 ASSIST CITIZEN 22 18 15 17 21 17 13 123 ASSIST MOTORIST 6 4 3 3 8 4 12 40 ATV COMPLAINT 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 10 ATV ACCIDENT W/INJURY 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 ATV PROP DAMAGE ONLY 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 BAR CHECK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTERY 3 2 2 4 2 3 4 20 BOAT ACCIDENT W/INJURY 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 BOAT ACCIDENT PROPERTY DAMAGE 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 BOMB THREAT 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 BOND VIOLATION 1 0 2 3 2 1 4 13 BUILDING/AREA CHECK 6 0 8 10 8 6 10 48 BURGLARY 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 9 BUS PASSING COMPLAINT 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 CAMPGROUND CHECK 0 0 0 0 3 4 3 10 CARBON MONOXIDE 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 5 CHILD ABUSE NEGLECT 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 CHILD CUSTODY 4 5 1 4 4 6 3 27 CIVIL MATTER 4 2 2 5 6 4 7 30 CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY 9 0 2 2 6 3 8 30 DEATH INVESTIGATION 5 4 4 1 5 2 4 25 DIRECT TRAFFIC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 DISABLED VEHICLE 26 19 20 17 11 13 21 127 DISORDERLY CONDUCT 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 4 DISTURBANCE 26 6 13 14 12 14 37 122 DNR COMPLAINT 6 3 1 4 5 2 3 24 DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE 8 2 8 4 5 1 11 39 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DRIVING COMPLAINT 4 4 3 10 10 11 12 54 DRUG COMPLAINT 7 6 8 5 5 7 7 45 EMERGENCY DETENTION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EMS REQUEST 37 16 32 29 41 35 35 225 EMS TRANSFER ALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EMS TRANSFER BLS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Extra Patrol Request 3 0 84 7 0 1 3 98 FAIL TO REPORT 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 4 FAMILY TROUBLE 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 FIGHT 0 1 1 1 2 1 7 13 FIRE ALARM 2 3 1 1 2 1 3 13 FIRE REQUEST 9 3 4 8 6 6 8 44 Page 12 of 38 FIREWORKS 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 7 FORGERY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FOUND ITEM 2 2 1 3 3 0 5 16 FRAUD 10 3 7 7 4 2 4 37 GAS DRIVE OFF 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 GUNSHOT COMPLAINT 1 0 1 5 2 1 4 14 HARASSMENT 6 3 1 9 3 2 4 28 HAZ MAT INCIDENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HIT AND RUN 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 7 HUBER CHECKS 2 0 1 0 1 2 5 11 INTELLIGENCE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 INTOXICATED DRIVER 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 5 INTOXICATED PERSON 6 1 3 1 0 0 4 15 JAIL COMPLAINT 12 4 12 8 7 13 8 64 JUV ALCOHOL 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 JUV RUNAWAY 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 JUVENILE ISSUE 7 2 4 7 11 7 6 44 KEEP PEACE 4 1 5 2 6 3 4 25 LITTERING 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 LOST ITEM 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 MENTAL HEALTH 10 12 3 12 9 4 11 61 MISCELLANEOUS 2 1 6 1 4 2 5 21 MISSING ADULT 2 2 1 1 3 5 3 17 MISSING JUVENILE 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 NEIGHBOR DISPUTE 2 0 0 1 3 3 0 9 NOISE COMPLAINT 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 10 NON LICENSED DRIVER 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 OPEN DOOR 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 8 ORDINANCE VIOLATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OWI ARREST 3 3 4 2 9 3 3 27 PAPER SERVICE ATTEMPT 43 37 49 51 51 49 52 332 PARKING COMPLAINT 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 PERSON WITH GUN 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 6 PRISON INVESTIGATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PORNOGRAPHY 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 POWERLINE ISSUE 0 1 2 4 1 1 3 12 PROBATION VIOLATION 0 1 2 0 5 3 4 15 PROWLER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RECOVERED PROPERTY 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 REPOSSESSION 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 ROAD HAZARD 9 5 5 16 11 6 13 65 SCHOOL COMPLAINT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SEARCH WARRANT 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 9 SEX OFFENSE 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 SEXUAL ASSAULT 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 6 SHOTS FIRED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SHOOTING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SNOWMOBILE FATAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 SNOWMOBILE INJURY 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 13 SNOWMOBILE PROPERTY DAM 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 SIGN REPAIR 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 SPECIAL DETAIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Page 13 of 38 STABBING 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SUICIDAL PERSON 8 2 3 5 7 5 14 44 SUICIDE INVESTIGATION 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 SUSPICIOUS PERSON, CIRCUMSTANC 9 16 13 16 17 21 25 117 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 7 3 10 4 3 3 8 38 SWAT 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 7 test 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 THEFT 3 4 5 7 7 9 5 40 THEFT FROM A VEHICLE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 THEFT OF A VEHICLE 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 6 THEFT RETAIL 2 0 0 3 3 1 0 9 THREAT 3 4 6 5 2 4 4 28 TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENT 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 TRAFFIC PURSUIT 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 TRAFFIC STOP 141 159 181 268 188 186 183 1306 TRANSPORT 8 3 6 7 5 6 1 36 TRESPASS 6 2 1 3 7 5 13 37 TRUANCY 5 2 4 3 1 0 0 15 TRAFFIC STOP ATV 1 1 2 3 11 15 25 58 TRAFFIC STOP BOAT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TRAFFIC STOP SNOWMOBILE 17 9 0 0 0 0 0 26 UNWANTED SUBJECT 11 7 8 8 4 6 5 49 VANDALISM 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 VEHICLE INSPECTION 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 VEHICLE RUNOFF 58 27 19 1 3 0 2 110 VIOLATION OF RESTRAINING ORDER 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 10 WALK AND TALK 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 WANTED PERSON 19 12 27 13 14 35 11 131 WARRANT CHECK 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 5 WATER INCIDENT 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 5 WEAPON OFFENSE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WELFARE CHECK 27 17 22 28 17 24 39 174 Monthly Totals 794 550 730 778 723 714 859 0 0 0 0 0 5148 Page 14 of 38 Page 15 of 38 Page 16 of 38 Communications Center Report Public Safety Committee August 6, 2026 Sawyer County Communications Center • Sawyer County’s 911 Call Volume is up significantly from June, 2026. The end of June through July saw a total of 449 emergent 911 calls. This is up almost 100 calls since July of 2025. • Administrative lines also saw an increase this month, from 2,870 last month to 3,923 this month. Administrative lines are up just under 600 calls for the month as compared to 2025. • Since the beginning of the year, Sawyer County Dispatchers have answered and dispatched just under 11,500 calls for service, some of which were very difficult calls to handle and process. We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge their commitment to the service of the community and their ability to keep everyone, including all of the responders safe, day in and day out. Their duty to serve and protect from behind the scenes does not go unnoticed. Thank you to all of the Sawyer County Dispatchers for what you do! • Sawyer County National Night Out o August 4, 2026 – 5pm-7pm at Hayward Intermediate School o Cops and Bobbers August 8, 2026 – 10a-2pm – DJs Dockside Resort (formerly Nelson Lake Landing) Calls for Service (CAD) July 2026 – 2144 (As of 7/27/26) July 2025 – 1603 Total Number of CAD Calls (YTD) 11,489 (As of 7/27/26) Total Phone Call Summary 911 Line – 808 (as of 7/27/26) 911 Line July 2025 – 712 Administrative (Non- Emergency) – 3,923 (as of 7/27/26) / July 2025 (3,336) Total – 4,731 (as of 7/27/26) Total YTD – 22,697 (as of 7/27/26) Page 17 of 38 rpcdtccr.x1 07/27/26 Sawyer County Sheriff's Office Total CAD Calls Received, by Nature of Call in Zone Nature of Call Total Calls Received % of Total 911 HANGUP 197 9.19 ACCIDENT DEER VS CAR 18 0.84 ACCIDENT INJURY 10 0.47 ACCIDENT PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY 27 1.26 ALARM 32 1.49 ANIMAL 83 3.87 ASSIST OTHER AGENCY 26 1.21 ASSIST CITIZEN 43 2.01 ASSIST MOTORIST 21 0.98 ATV Complaint 10 0.47 ATV ACCIDENT W/ INJURY 1 0.05 ATV PROP DAMAGE ONLY 2 0.09 BATTERY 6 0.28 BOAT ACCIDENT W/ INJURY 3 0.14 BOAT ACCIDENT PROPERTY DAMAGE 1 0.05 BOND VIOLATION 5 0.23 BUILDING/AREA CHECK 22 1.03 BURGLARY 5 0.23 CAMP GROUND CHECK 3 0.14 CARBON MONOXIDE 10 0.47 CHILD ABUSE NEGLECT 3 0.14 CHILD CUSTODY 6 0.28 CIVIL MATTER 10 0.47 CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY 13 0.61 DAM INCIDENT 1 0.05 DEATH INVESTIGATION 6 0.28 DISABLED VEHICLE 30 1.40 DISTURBANCE 40 1.87 DNR COMPLAINT 7 0.33 DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE 13 0.61 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 2 0.09 DRIVING COMPLAINT 54 2.52 DRUG COMPLAINT 11 0.51 EMS REQUEST 220 10.26 EMS TRANSFER ALS 6 0.28 EMS TRANSFER BLS 13 0.61 EXTRA PATROL REQUEST 6 0.28 FIGHT 6 0.28 FIRE ALARM 12 0.56 FIRE REQUEST 18 0.84 Page 18 of 38 Total CAD Calls Received, by Nature of Call in Zone Page 2 of 3 rpcdtccr.x1 07/27/26 Nature of Call Total Calls Received % of Total FIREWORKS 10 0.47 FOUND ITEM 21 0.98 FRAUD 8 0.37 GAS DRIVE OFF 6 0.28 GUNSHOT COMPLAINT 5 0.23 HARASSMENT 9 0.42 HIT AND RUN 8 0.37 HUBER CHECKS 5 0.23 Information Call 127 5.92 INTOXICATED PERSON 4 0.19 JAIL COMPLAINT 9 0.42 JUV ALCOHOL 1 0.05 JUVENILE ISSUE 15 0.70 KEEP PEACE 9 0.42 LITTERING 1 0.05 LOST ITEM 2 0.09 MENTAL HEALTH 14 0.65 MISCELLANEOUS 20 0.93 MISSING ADULT 5 0.23 MISSING JUVENILE 2 0.09 NEIGHBOR DISPUTE 1 0.05 NOISE COMPLAINT 6 0.28 NON LICENSED DRIVER 2 0.09 OPEN DOOR 2 0.09 OWI ARREST 4 0.19 PAPER SERVICE ATTEMPT 55 2.57 PARKING COMPLAINT 13 0.61 POWERLINE ISSUE 10 0.47 PROBATION VIOLATION 15 0.70 ROAD HAZARD 31 1.45 SEXUAL ASSAULT 2 0.09 SIGN REPAIR 2 0.09 STABBING 1 0.05 SUICIDALPERSON 16 0.75 SUSPICIOUS PERSON, CIRCUMSTANC 58 2.71 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 16 0.75 test 9 0.42 THEFT 12 0.56 THEFT FROM A VEHICLE 1 0.05 THEFT RETAIL 1 0.05 THREAT 6 0.28 TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENT 1 0.05 TRAFFIC STOP 433 20.20 TRANSPORT 1 0.05 TRESPASS 21 0.98 TRAFFIC STOP ATV 32 1.49 UNWANTED SUBJECT 15 0.70 VANDALISM 2 0.09 Page 19 of 38 Total CAD Calls Received, by Nature of Call in Zone Page 3 of 3 Report Includes: All dates between `00:00:00 06/24/26` and `00:00:00 07/27/26`, All nature of incidents, All cities, All types, All priorities, All agencies, All zones rpcdtccr.x1 07/27/26 Nature of Call Total Calls Received % of Total VEHICLE RUNOFF 2 0.09 VIOLATION OF RESTRAINING ORDER 6 0.28 WANTED PERSON 25 1.17 WELFARE CHECK 60 2.80 Total reported: 2144 Page 20 of 38 rpcdtccr.x1 07/27/26 Sawyer County Sheriff's Office Total CAD Calls Received, by Nature of Call in Zone Nature of Call Total Calls Received % of Total 2 0.02 911 HANGUP 563 4.90 ACCIDENT DEER VS CAR 89 0.77 ACCIDENT INJURY 58 0.50 ACCIDENT PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY 144 1.25 ALARM 207 1.80 ANIMAL 457 3.98 ASSAULT 1 0.01 ASSIST OTHER AGENCY 175 1.52 ASSIST CITIZEN 254 2.21 ASSIST MOTORIST 57 0.50 ATV Complaint 19 0.17 ATV ACCIDENT W/ INJURY 3 0.03 ATV PROP DAMAGE ONLY 5 0.04 BATTERY 25 0.22 BOAT ACCIDENT W/ INJURY 3 0.03 BOAT ACCIDENT PROPERTY DAMAGE 1 0.01 BOMB THREAT 1 0.01 BOND VIOLATION 18 0.16 BUILDING/AREA CHECK 92 0.80 BURGLARY 10 0.09 BUS PASSING COMPLAINT 4 0.03 CAMP GROUND CHECK 10 0.09 CARBON MONOXIDE 32 0.28 CHILD ABUSE NEGLECT 11 0.10 CHILD CUSTODY 42 0.37 CIVIL MATTER 62 0.54 CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY 44 0.38 DAM INCIDENT 1 0.01 DEATH INVESTIGATION 35 0.30 DISABLED VEHICLE 208 1.81 DISORDERLY CONDUCT 6 0.05 DISTURBANCE 146 1.27 DNR COMPLAINT 50 0.44 DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE 43 0.37 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 9 0.08 DRIVING COMPLAINT 219 1.91 DRUG COMPLAINT 93 0.81 EMS REQUEST 1172 10.20 EMS TRANSFER ALS 20 0.17 Page 21 of 38 Total CAD Calls Received, by Nature of Call in Zone Page 2 of 3 rpcdtccr.x1 07/27/26 Nature of Call Total Calls Received % of Total EMS TRANSFER BLS 65 0.57 EXTRA PATROL REQUEST 132 1.15 FAIL TO REPORT 4 0.03 FAMILY TROUBLE 2 0.02 FIGHT 12 0.10 FIRE ALARM 69 0.60 FIRE REQUEST 109 0.95 FIREWORKS 13 0.11 FOUND ITEM 48 0.42 FRAUD 77 0.67 GAS DRIVE OFF 19 0.17 GUNSHOT COMPLAINT 22 0.19 HARASSMENT 63 0.55 HIT AND RUN 25 0.22 HUBER CHECKS 10 0.09 Information Call 768 6.68 INTOXICATED DRIVER 10 0.09 INTOXICATED PERSON 26 0.23 JAIL COMPLAINT 65 0.57 JUV ALCOHOL 4 0.03 JUV RUNAWAY 11 0.10 JUVENILE ISSUE 130 1.13 KEEP PEACE 45 0.39 LITTERING 16 0.14 LOST ITEM 14 0.12 MENTAL HEALTH 80 0.70 MISCELLANEOUS 67 0.58 MISSING ADULT 25 0.22 MISSING JUVENILE 7 0.06 NEIGHBOR DISPUTE 11 0.10 NOISE COMPLAINT 17 0.15 NON LICENSED DRIVER 4 0.03 OPEN DOOR 10 0.09 ORDINANCE VIOLATION 7 0.06 OWI ARREST 32 0.28 PAPER SERVICE ATTEMPT 341 2.97 PARKING COMPLAINT 34 0.30 PERSON WITH GUN 7 0.06 PORNOGRAPHY 9 0.08 POWERLINE ISSUE 25 0.22 PROBATION VIOLATION 60 0.52 RECOVERED PROPERTY 5 0.04 REPOSESSION 9 0.08 ROAD HAZARD 139 1.21 ROBBERY 2 0.02 SCHOOL COMPLAINT 1 0.01 SEARCH WARRANT 9 0.08 SEX OFFENSE 2 0.02 SEXUAL ASSAULT 11 0.10 Page 22 of 38 Total CAD Calls Received, by Nature of Call in Zone Page 3 of 3 Report Includes: All dates between `00:00:00 01/01/26` and `00:00:00 07/27/26`, All nature of incidents, All cities, All types, All priorities, All agencies, All zones rpcdtccr.x1 07/27/26 Nature of Call Total Calls Received % of Total SIGN REPAIR 6 0.05 SNOWMOBILE FATAL 2 0.02 SNOWMOBILE INJURY 13 0.11 SNOWMOBILE PROP DAMAGE ONLY 8 0.07 STABBING 3 0.03 SUICIDALPERSON 50 0.44 SUICIDE INVESTIGATION 3 0.03 SUSPICIOUS PERSON, CIRCUMSTANC 231 2.01 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 66 0.57 SWAT 7 0.06 test 32 0.28 THEFT 93 0.81 THEFT FROM A VEHICLE 4 0.03 THEFT OF VEHICLE 9 0.08 THEFT RETAIL 29 0.25 THREAT 43 0.37 TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENT 6 0.05 TRAFFIC PURSUIT 3 0.03 TRAFFIC STOP 2831 24.64 TRANSPORT 36 0.31 TRESPASS 54 0.47 TRUANCY 34 0.30 TRAFFIC STOP ATV 92 0.80 TRAFFIC STOP BOAT 1 0.01 TRAFFIC STOP SNOWMOBILE 39 0.34 UNWANTED SUBJECT 80 0.70 VANDALISM 3 0.03 VEHICLE INSPECTION 1 0.01 VEHICLE RUNOFF 131 1.14 VIOLATION OF RESTRAINING ORDER 22 0.19 WALK AND TALK 2 0.02 WANTED PERSON 177 1.54 WARRANT CHECK 5 0.04 WATER INCIDENT 5 0.04 WELFARE CHECK 304 2.65 Total reported: 11489 Page 23 of 38 Sawyer County Sheriffs Department 15880 E 5th St Hayward, WI 54843 County: Sawyer Year: 2026 Agency Affiliation Emergency Communications Call Summary Report Date: 07/27/2026 11:42:14 Report Date From: 06/25/2026 Report Date To: 07/27/2026 Period Group: Month Days Of Week: All Call Type: All Abandoned Filters: Include Abandoned NSI Filters: NSI Included in 911 Totals Agency Affiliation: All June 2026 July 2026 Total 911 Inbound 167 585 752 Abandoned 17 39 56 Abandoned % 9.24% 6.25% 6.93% Unparsed 0 0 0 Total 184 624 808 10-Digit Emerg Inbound 0 0 0 Abandoned 0 0 0 Outbound 0 0 0 Unparsed 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 Administrative Inbound 393 1,824 2,217 Abandoned 25 130 155 Outbound 320 1,231 1,551 Unparsed 0 0 0 Total 738 3,185 3,923 Avg Call Duration 84.6 86.1 85.8 Total 922 3,809 4,731 Page 1 of 1 Page 24 of 38 Sawyer County Sheriffs Department 15880 E 5th St Hayward, WI 54843 County: Sawyer Year: 2026 Agency Affiliation Emergency Communications Calls Per Hour Report Date: 07/27/2026 11:43:04 Report Date From: 06/25/2026 Report Date To: 07/27/2026 Period Group: Month Time Group: 60 Minute Time Block: 00:00 - 23:59 Days Of Week: All Call Type: All Abandoned Filters: Include Abandoned Include Outbound: Inbound Only Agency Affiliation: All Date 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 June 2026 13 6 6 3 3 13 11 27 22 26 39 52 48 50 30 44 July 2026 46 67 48 33 50 74 39 60 133 148 141 149 144 203 186 143 Total 59 73 54 36 53 87 50 87 155 174 180 201 192 253 216 187 Average 30 37 27 18 27 44 25 44 78 87 90 101 96 127 108 94 Abandoned Calls 2 1 2 3 2 7 3 2 15 12 14 31 12 22 14 16 Page 1 of 2 Page 25 of 38 Date 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Total June 2026 37 33 23 27 21 21 20 27 602 July 2026 160 119 143 133 89 105 100 65 2578 Total 197 152 166 160 110 126 120 92 3180 Average 99 76 83 80 55 63 60 46 66 Abandoned Calls 15 5 10 6 1 4 6 6 211 Page 2 of 2 Page 26 of 38 Page 27 of 38 Page 28 of 38 Emergency Management Report Public Safety Committee August 6, 2026 Emergency Management Update: • Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Management will be collaborating with Tamarack Health again, to host National Night Out which is scheduled for August 4, 2026 from 5p-7p behind the Hayward Intermediate School. • Cops n’ Bobbers August 8, 2026 at DJ’s Dockside Resort (formerly Nelson Lake Landing). • The 2026 Computer and HazMat Grant Period is open – working with the Sawyer County HazMat Team to apply for the grant for equipment to improve and update the HazMat Team. • Held the Sawyer County Hazard Mitigation Open House on July 15, 2026 in the Sawyer County Board Room – several people from community were in the audience to ask questions and take a look at the plan. o Next, Hazard Mitigation Plan will be submitted to WEM for their review. Page 29 of 38 Page 30 of 38 Page 31 of 38 Ordinance Enforcement Specialist Chaz Ann Olson Email: chazann.olson@sawyercountygov.org Phone: 715-634-5139 07/24/26 SAWYER COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL AND CODE ENFORCEMENT REPORT Animal Control Operations As of July 24th, the revenue for Animal Control was low compared to previous months, due to dog entering the pound being reclaimed quickly or being transfer to the Humane Society. Also, Sawyer County Dog Tag sales have deceased compared to previous months and this time last year. Admissions to the pound was higher compared to last month, with half being reclaimed and half being transferred to the Humane Society. The Other calls for the month were the greatest volume, mainly pertaining to dogs in hot vehicles. The overall call volume throughout the month was lower to the previous months. Facility No changes since last month. Code Enforcement - Public Health Continue to attend meetings and go out on TRH inspections. There were five TRH complaints for the month, all of which have been investigated and taken care of. One was in regard to parking issues, two for lack of required posting/notification, one for operating with a license, and one was a concern for safety/privacy. There were three new potential Human Health Hazard Complaint from June that have been investigated. All three have been passed on to other agencies within the county for further investigation as they were not a Human Health Hazard. There is still one on going from May. Page 32 of 38 Page 33 of 38 V Page 34 of 38 SAWYER COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT AGENCY Sandra Snider Okamoto, Director Janet Sprenger, Assistant Director Amanda Davidson, Specialist Amy Benson, Reception/Locate Michael A. Kelsey, Agency Attorney Sawyer County Courthouse 10610 Main Street – Suite 115 Hayward, WI 54843 715/634-3173 FAX: 715/638-3289 AUGUST 2026 CHILD SUPPORT AGENCY REPORT JUNE 2026 Performance Measures provided by the State: 993 cases Court Order Rate June 2026 88.60% June 2025 84.93% Paternity Establishment June 2026 106.88% June 2025 105.21% Current Support Collection June 2026 69.99% June 2025 69.46% Arrears Collection June 2026 62.91% June 2025 63.34% Total June Current Support Due: $1,026,152.75 Total June Current Support Collected: $ 718,196.51 Page 35 of 38 Public Safety Report – EMS Activity Summary Reporting Period: January 1, 2026 – July 27, 2026. Between January 1 and July 27, 2026, Sawyer County Ambulance recorded approximately 1,351 distinct runs. Primary emergency responses represented 88.3% of the service’s activity, with falls, breathing problems, sick-person calls, traffic incidents, and chest pain among the most common complaints. The average unit travel time from en route to arrival on scene was approximately 12.45 minutes, with a median of 9.75 minutes. Through July 27, 2026, Sawyer County Ambulance responded to 1,351 runs, compared with 1,131 during the same period last year. This represents an increase of 220 runs, or approximately 19.5%. During July, 61 of the department’s 209 calls were trauma-related, representing approximately 29.2% of the month’s call volume. Type of service Service category Runs Primary emergency responses 1,193 Transfers and routine medical transports 94 Emergency intercepts 14 Standbys 14 Support services 14 Mutual-aid emergency responses 9 Public assistance 6 Crew transportation 2 Rescue/extrication 2 Not documented 2 Mortuary service 1 Total 1,351 Page 36 of 38 I want to provide the Public Safety Committee with a short update on the 2017 Sawyer County Ambulance study and explain how I have used that report while working on the changes we have made and the work that is still ahead of us. Before I made changes or brought recommendations forward, I spent a lot of time going back through the study, reviewing our run and response data, talking with staff and County administration, and looking at what other ambulance services were experiencing. We did not assume that every recommendation from 2017 would still work exactly as written. In several areas, we tried different staffing or deployment ideas and then reviewed what worked, what did not work, and what needed to be changed. That process is continuing. The 2017 study recommended full-time, on-premise staffing in Hayward and at a southeastern location, while keeping Stone Lake and Round Lake as paid-on-call stations. It also recommended using paramedic fly cars, building stronger first- responder groups, replacing the aging ambulance fleet, and creating a formal leadership structure. The study recognized that the shortage of volunteers was not only a Sawyer County problem, but an issue affecting EMS services across Wisconsin and the United States. As we worked through the paid-on-call model, we found that it was becoming harder to consistently put a full crew together at the former satellite stations. In some areas, one person would pick up the ambulance while other responders went directly to the scene. At other times, responders went to the scene without anyone bringing the local ambulance. We also found that the staffed ambulances from Hayward and Ojibwa were routinely arriving before the unstaffed ambulances. This was not criticism of the people who volunteered their time. It showed that the paid-on-call model was no longer dependable enough to provide consistent coverage. When we reviewed the run data, it showed that having full-time staff already at the station reduced response times. We used the same process when looking at how ALS providers were deployed. Although the 2017 study recommended paramedic fly cars, we found that placing ALS providers directly on the ambulances and minimizing use of the chase vehicle worked better for how we operate today. We have also put an ambulance replacement plan in place, helped expand local EMR and EMS education through LCO Ojibwe University, and established QA/QI, protocol and policy review, and Page 37 of 38 formal FTO training. These changes were developed around the needs we were seeing in the department and the goal of improving consistency, employee development, and patient care. The 2017 study was a useful guideline based on the information available at that time. However, the amount and quality of operational data I now collect, and review have made the study largely outdated as a current planning document. I can now follow call-volume trends, response times, staffing patterns, and deployment needs much more accurately. This information also allows me to better identify our personnel, equipment, facility, and leadership-structure needs. Instead of relying on assumptions made nearly a decade ago, I can continually evaluate the performance of the Ambulance Service and work with County administration to make recommendations based on current conditions, measurable trends, and the future needs of Sawyer County while remaining fiscally responsible. Page 38 of 38