Law Enforcement & Em Services

LAW ENFORCEMENT & EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMITTEE August 13, 2026 Ground Floor Sheriff’s Office Training Room Call Meeting to Order: Lynn Rosemeyer called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. Members Present: Lynn Rosemeyer, Chuck Zenner, Cathy Lemke, Darrell Thompson, and Jim Metz Members Absent: None Other Attendees: Corey Dassow and Chad Kowalczyk (Sheriff), Kelly Schmitz, Tracy Hartwig (Finance), Dan Gellert (EM), Corey Resch (Ambulance), and Brian Wilson (Star News). Approve the Agenda: Motion by Zenner to approve the agenda with 11 items; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Approve Minutes of June 11, 2026 Meeting: Motion by Zenner to approve the minutes; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Date: The next meeting date is set for September 10th at 1:00 pm. Review and Approve June and July Expenses and Revenue Reports: Motion by Zenner to approve the expenses and revenue reports as presented; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Public Comments: None Medical Examiner: No discussion. Emergency Management Services: Gellert reviewed report provided. Annual GPS update – 1 vehicle with the cost of $264. Motion to keep the GPS unit by Zenner; seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Ambulance Business: Resch provided June and July transport and staffing updates. Resch also provided a financial update. Sheriff’s Report & Law Enforcement Business: Dassow stated there were 22 inmates, with 1 being from Marathon. Dassow provided update for contract with Marathon County Jail starting 01/01/2027; including increased inmate population and increased rates charged. Dassow had update from representative from Aspirus regarding providing our jail medical services; they are unable to provide these services. Kowalczyk provided staffing updates for the department. Reported that the jail inspection was 07/29/26 and received positive feedback. a) Annual vehicle GPS update provided and discussed. Motion by Zenner to approve to keep the current GPS units; seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. b) Radio communications upgrade budget was discussed. The direction will be to borrow the money. Adjourn: Motion by Thompson to adjourn; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m. Secretary: Kelly Schmitz, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office LAW ENFORCEMENT & EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMITTEE June 11, 2026 Ground Floor Sheriff’s Office Training Room Call Meeting to Order: Lynn Rosemeyer called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. Members Present: Lynn Rosemeyer, Chuck Zenner, Cathy Lemke, Darrell Thompson, and Lorie Floyd. Members Absent: None Other Attendees: Nicole Hager, Corey Dassow and Chad Kowalczyk (Sheriff), Kelly Schmitz, Tracy Hartwig (Finance), Dan Gellert (EM), Bob Kirkley and Corey Resch (Ambulance), and Brian Wilson (Star News). Approve the Agenda: Motion by Zenner to approve the agenda with 11 items; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Approve Minutes of April 9, 2026 Meeting: Motion by Floyd to approve the minutes; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Date: The next meeting date is set for August 13th at 1:00 pm. Review and Approve April and May Expenses and Revenue Reports: Floyd asked questions on EM reports for battery and gas expenses, explained by Dan Gellert. Motion by Lemke to approve the expenses and revenue re ports as presented; Seconded by Zenner. Motion carried. Public Comments: None Medical Examiner: No discussion. Emergency Management Services: Gellert reviewed report provided. Ambulance Business: Resch provided April and May transport and staffing updates. Kirkley provided a financial update. Sheriff’s Report & Law Enforcement Business: Dassow stated there were 24 inmates, with 4 being from Marathon. Kowalczyk provided staffing update for jail/dispatch – 3 hired, 1 pending, 1 open spot. Dassow is still working with Jeff Nelson on radio site survey data. a) Next Generation 911 Upgrade/State Grant Approval – Awarded grant. Approx $19,000 will be Sheriff’s Office match of approx. $180,000 total. Motion by Floyd to approve; seconded by Thompson. Motion carried. b) Dassow provided update on jail medical situation, the health department is struggling to fill their own current positions. Southern Health Partners contract is due soon; Dassow will look into other providers. Most other counties also use SHP. Dassow and Hager updated on carryovers; these are changing to Capital Improvement Plans for departments. Closed Session: The Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee may go into Closed Session by taking a roll call vote at approximately 1:30 p.m. pursuant to Section 19.85(1)(c), Wisconsin State Statutes, for the purpose of discussing Emergency Management Director’s annual performance evaluation. The Closed Session is expected to last for approximately 30 minutes . Zenner moved to go into closed session; Seco nded by Lemke. Roll call vote taken: YES – Floyd, Lemke, Zenner, Thompson, Rosemeyer. NO – none. Motion carried. Closed session started at 2:00 pm. The meeting will reconvene in Open Session pursuant to Section 19.83, Wisconsin State Statutes, to take any necessary action on the matter discussed in Closed Session. Open Session started again at 2:56 pm. Adjourn: Motion by Floyd to adjourn; Seconded by Thompson. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 2:56 p.m. Secretary: Kelly Schmitz, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office LAW ENFORCEMENT & EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMITTEE April 09, 2026 Ground Floor Sheriff’s Office Training Room Call Meeting to Order: Lynn Rosemeyer called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. Members Present: Lynn Rosemeyer, Chuck Zenner, Cathy Lemke, Darrell Thompson, and Lorie Floyd (via zoom). Members Absent: None Other Attendees: Nicole Hager, Christina Schuld, Corey Dassow and Chad Kowalczyk (Sheriff), Tracy Hartwig (Finance), Dan Gellert (EM), Bob Kirkley and Corey Resch (Ambulance), Jeff Nelson (PSC Alliance – via zoom), and Brian Wilson (Star News). Approve the Agenda: Motion by Zenner to approve the agenda with 11 items; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Approve Minutes of February 12, 2026 Meeting: Motion by Lemke to approve the minutes; Seconded by Zenner. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Date: The next meeting date is set for June 11th at 1:00 pm. Review and Approve February and March Expenses and Revenue Reports: Floyd asked if there was an update on the jail health care and Dass ow stated not at this time. Motion by Lemke to approve the expenses and revenue reports as presented; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. Public Comments: None Medical Examiner: No discussion. Emergency Management Services: Gellert gave a brief update. • News release for Severe Weather Week. Law enforcement should sound the siren next week. Rib Lake School district will hold a drill and Gellert will attend to monitor it. • Water safety training – 6 technicians from Gilman, Jump River, Medford, & Central attended. • Working on 2025 EMPG grant. The last meeting for the hazard mitigation plan will be in May and then an Open house for discussion. • A mock car crash will be held April 29th to share the impacts of impaired driving. Ambulance Business: • Resch gave an update on the March EMS report and shift staffing numbers. • Resch stated Med 2 was upgraded to a power load. • Kirkley stated the run volume was 27% below budget and deductions were 5% over, but it is early in the year. • Kirkley stated a review of their insurance led to a change in carrier and a 2 nd policy was added for better coverage. This will affect policies with the local company. No effect to the contract with the County. Sheriff’s Report & Law Enforcement Business: Dassow stated there were 45 inmates, with 20 being from Marathon. Kowalczyk stated in March Parker Henrichs was promoted to Jail Sergeant. a) Jeff Nelson, PSC Alliance: Nelson presented a final draft of the radio site survey, to include data from surrounding counties and their intentions for radio communications. Discussion was held regarding what direction Taylor County was going to take. Nelson suggested having a seed account for improvement costs. It was also suggested to contact Bug Tussel regarding their towers supporting the radio system. Motion by Zenner to have Dassow proceed with getting quotes for upgrading the system; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. b) Jailer/Dispatcher Recruitment/Retention: Kowalczyk gave an update on the difficulty of hiring for this position. He presented some wage figures for surrounding counties and local factories. Discussion was held regarding shift differentials. Motion by Lemke to increase the 2nd shift differential to $2.00 per hour; Seconded by Thompson. Motion carried. Motion by Lemke to increase the starting wage on the compensation plan; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. Recommendations will proceed to the Personnel Committee. c) Forest Springs Lease Agreement: Dassow stated the lease payment for the tower located on Forest Springs property was overdue since 202 1. The Sheriff’s Office will make payment as soon as possible. The lease is up for renewal, but they are now asking for $4000 annually instead of $700. Dassow is looking into comparisons with other tower leases. No action was taken at this time. Adjournment: Motion by Lemke to adjourn; Seconded by Thompson. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 2:54 p.m. Christina Schuld Confidential HR Assistant Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee February 12, 2026 Ground Floor Sheriff’s Training Room Call Meeting to Order: The meeting was called to order at 1:00 pm by Chuck Zenner. Members Present: Lynn Rosemeyer (Virtual), Catherine Lemke, Lorie Floyd, Chuck Zenner and Darrell Thompson. Members Absent: none. Other Attendees: Corey Dassow, Chad Kowalczyk, Tracy Hartwig, Nicole Hager, Dan Gellert, Kelly Schmitz, Corey Resch and Bob Kirkley (Virtual) - Ambulance, Mandee Ellis - Star News, Jeff Nelson – PSC Alliance Approve Agenda: Floyd moved to approve the agenda with 11 items; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Approve Minutes: Lemke moved to approve the minutes of the December 4th, 2025, meeting; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Day: The next meeting is set for April 9, at 1:00 pm. Review and Approve September Expense and Revenue Reports: Lemke moved to approve expense and revenue reports; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. Public Comments: No comments. Medical Examiner: Report provided. No comments. Emergency Management Services: Gellert reviewed report provided. Ambulance Busi ness: Resch provided December and January transport and staffing updates. Kirkley provided a financial update. Sheriff’s Report & Law Enforcement Business: Currently there are 22 inmates, with 3 from Marathon County. Sheriff Dassow provided staffing update – road/deputies fully staffed with 2 in training; dispatch/jail 3 open positions. Discussion was had regarding the challenges of hiring and retaining employees in jail/dispatch. Implementation of the secure entrance has gone well. a.) Ordinance to amend Sect ion 9.08(2) Sheriff Taylor, Taylor County Code – Reviewed and signed. b.) Radio Site Survey – Jeff Nelson (PSC Alliance) presented System Review and Recommendations Draft Report. Sheriff Dassow and Dan Gellert will arrange a meeting with Fire/EMS to gather feedback before April LEES meeting. Adjourn: With no further business, Lemke moved to adjourn the meeting; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 2:58 pm. Secretary: Kelly Schmitz, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office