Law Enforcement & Em Services

Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee December 4, 2025 Ground Floor Sheriff’s Training Room Call Meeting to Order: The meeting was called to order at 1:00 pm by Lynn Rosemeyer. Members Present: Lynn Rosemeyer, 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 - Ambulance, Brian Wilson - Star News, Kevin Carstensen, Lily Butler, Emily Glenzer, Chris Kauer Approve Agenda: Floyd moved to approve the agenda with 11 items; Seconded by Zenner. Motion carried. Approve Minutes: Lemke moved to approve the minutes of the October 9, 2025 meeting; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Day: The next meeting is set for Thursday February 12, at 1:00 pm. Review and Approve September Expense and Revenue Reports: Lemke moved to approve expense and revenue reports; Seconded by Zenner. Motion carried. Public Comments: No comments. Medical Examiner: Report provided. No comments. Emergency Management Services: Gellert reviewed reports. Still waiting to hear about EMPG grant Funds for 2025 and 2026. Ambulance Business: Resch provided October and November transport and staffing updates. 2 new hires, 1 open position. Kirkley provided a financial update. Sheriff’s Report & Law Enforcement Business: Currently there are 30 inmates, with 10 from Marathon County. a) Good Samaritan Award was presented to Kevin Carstensen for assisting with a motor vehicle accident. b) Sheriff Dassow reviewed changes to chapter 9 of the county code. Explained changes reflected current practice and updates to civil process fees. Discussed further changes to wording on section 9.09(2) and 9.12. Zenner moved to approve Chapter 9 County Code with changes as designated. Seconded by Lemke. 4 votes yes, Thompson opposed. Motion carried. Thompson would like to see the changes made and sent out before the code is signed. Updated version will be emailed to committee members to review. c) A Resolution Designating the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office as the Public Safety Answering Point in Taylor County was reviewed and signed. Sherriff Dassow explained this resolution is necessary for Taylor County to be eligible to apply for a PSAP grant. Floyed moved to approve the resolution; Seconded by Thompson. Motion Carried. Adjourn: With no further business, Lemke moved to adjourn the meeting; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 1:47 pm. Secretary: Kelly Schmitz, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee October 9, 2025 Ground Floor Sheriff’s Training Room Call Meeting to Order: The meeting was called to order at 1:14 pm by Lynn Rosemeyer. Members Present: Lynn Rosemeyer, Catherine Lemke, Lorie Floyd, Chuck Zenner and Darrell Thompson. Members Absent: none Other Attendees: Corey Dassow, Kevin Kree, Tracy Hartwig, Nicole Hager, Dan Gellert, Kelly Schmitz, Stacy Doriot, Corey Resch and Bob Kirkley - Ambulance, Mandee Ellis - Star News, Bob Nelson – PSC Alliance, Derek Romig. Approve Agenda: Lemke moved to approve the agenda with 11 items; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. Approve Minutes: Lemke moved to approve the minutes of the September 11, 2025 meeting; Seconded by Zenner. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Day: There was discussion, it was decided that the LEES meetings will be scheduled for every other month going forward. The next meeting is set for Thursday, December 4th at 1:00 pm. Review and Approve September Expense and Revenue Reports: Zenner moved to approve expense and revenue reports; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Public Comments: Derek Romig shared concerns regarding the ambulance crew doing return transports after a patient has been released from the hospital. Bob Kirkley explained that when appropriate and time allowed, this was a service to the patient. Medical Examiner: Report provided. No comments. Emergency Management Services: Gellert provided updates. He was asked to join the Rural EMS Subcommittee of the EMS Advisory Board. The EPCRA25 grant was awarded and the EPCRA26 grant has been applied for. Ambulance Business: Resch provided September transport and staffing updates. Kirkley provided a financial update. Sheriff’s Report & Law Enforcement Business: Sheriff Dassow introduced new Jail Administrator Kevin Kree. Kree was previously a sergeant in the jail. Currently there are 32 inmates, with 9 from Marathon County. a) Radio Site Survey Presentation by Jeff Nelson of PSC Alliance. There was no recommendation made at this time. Adjourn: With no further business, Zenner moved to adjourn the meeting; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 2:39 pm. Secretary: Stacy Doriot, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee September 11, 2025 Ground Floor Sheriff’s Training Room Call Meeting to Order: The meeting was called to order at 1:05 pm by Lynn Rosemeyer. Members Present: Lynn Rosemeyer, Catherine Lemke, Chuck Zenner, and Darrell Thompson. Lorie Floyd via Zoom Members Absent: none Other Attendees: Jim Metz, Corey Dassow, Chad Kowalczyk, Corey Resch and Bob Kirkley (Bob via Zoom) - Ambulance, Brian Wilson - Star News, Dan Gellert, Tracy Hartwig – Finance, Nicole Hager – Human Resources, Stacy Doriot. Approve Agenda: Lemke moved to approve the agenda with eleven items; Seconded by Zenner. Motion carried. Approve Minutes: Zenner moved to approve the minutes of the July 10, 2025, meeting; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Day: Set for Thursday, October 9 at 1:00 pm. Review and Approve July and August Expense and Revenue Reports: Zenner moved to approve expense and revenue reports; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Public Comments: None. Medical Examiner: Tracy Hartwig provided the proposed 2026 budget on Scott Perrin’s behalf. Lemke moved to approve the proposed budget; Seconded by Zenner. Motion carried. Emergency Management Services: a. Gellert provided updates. Regarding BRIC funding, projects previously awarded will be funded but there will be no new projects awarded. Medication and Sharps drop boxes have been installed in the dispatch entry. The boxes will be maintained by the Health department and Sheriff’s office. b. GPS unit has been installed on the Emergency Management vehicle. According to Gellert it is going well. Zenner moved to continue GPS monitoring for the next year; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Hager noted that there is a draft of a policy regarding vehicle usage in the works. The proposed policy will be presented at a later date. c. 2026 proposed budget was presented. Gellert was questioned by the committee regarding the employee count being at 1.5. They believed the part time (.5) employee was grant funded and should not be included in the EM budget. It was noted by Hager that this is a casual position. The budget will be amended to show one full -time employee. Gellert questioned the Repair and Maintenance of Equipment fund on his budget. There is currently a balance of $700. He thought the money could be moved to his travel budget to offset the increase. Tracy Hartwig recommended leaving both the Travel and Equipment funds as is. Zenner moved to approve the 2026 budget with the stated amendments: Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Ambulance Business: Bob Kirkley provided a financial update as well as transport updates. Corey Resch provided staffing updates. a. Hill and Spirit contract pricing discussed. Kirkley recommends sticking with the current contract rates. Zenner moved to stick with the current contract rate for Spirit and Hill and next year go with the increase of 4% or CPI (whichever is lower); Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. b. Replacement ambulance pricing discussed. Kirkley received two quotes Foster Coach Sales - $339,908 and $305,817. The more expensive would be for a four -by-four model. Kirkley believes a four -by-four model is not necessary. Gellert asked if a remount has been considered. Kirkley said yes and estimates the cost to be between $180,000 and $200,000. Rosemeyer requested Kirkley to get a quote for a remount. This will be presented at a future meeting. Sheriff’s Report & Law Enforcement Business: a. Sheriff Dassow provided updates. Currently there are 24 inmates, with 2 from Marathon County and 2 from Price County. Dassow is working on increasing the number of boarder inmates. The Radio Site Survey is a bit behind but there should be recommendations presented by October. The National Night Out was well attended and Dassow considers it a success. Noah Weinke was introduced to the committee. Weinke was promoted from Deputy to Detective recently. Kelly Schmitz has been hired as the new Data Records Manager. b. 2026 proposed budget was presented. There was a large increase in Equipment due to the need to purchase new handguns. As this is a necessity the increase is unavoidable. Dassow explained the carryover funds included in his budget. Zenner moved to approve the proposed budget; Seconded by Rosemeyer. Motion carried. Adjourn: With no further business, Thompson moved to adjourn the meeting; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 2:16 pm. Secretary: Stacy Doriot, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee July 10, 2025 Ground Floor Sheriff’s Training Room Call Meeting to Order: The meeting was called to order at 1:00 pm by Lynn Rosemeyer. Members Present: Lynn Rosemeyer, Catherine Lemke, and Darrell Thompson. Members Absent: Lorie Floyd and Chuck Zenner Other Attendees: Jim Metz, Corey Dassow, Corey Resch and Bob Kirkley (Ambulance), Brian Wilson (Star News), Dan Gellert (Emergency Management), Stacy Doriot. Approve Agenda: Lemke moved to approve the agenda with 11 items; Seconded by Thompson. Motion carried. Approve Minutes: Lemke moved to approve the minutes of the June 12, 2025, meeting; Seconded by Thompson. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Day: Set for Thursday, August 14th at 1:00 pm. Review and Approve June Expenses and Revenue Reports: Thompson moved to approve expense and revenue reports; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Public Comments: None. Medical Examiner: No report was provided. Emergency Management Services: Gellert provided updates. Submitted a bill to pay Northwest Planning Agency, waiting for them to cash the check so we can be reimbursed. Gellert has been approached to hold 2 training exercises, one this fall at the High School and another in the spring at Nestle. Ambulance Business: Resch provided June transport and staffing updates. Kirkley provided a financial update. He also mentioned that a termination occurred on 7/9/25. Resch noted that this did create one vacant position. Sheriff’s Report & Law Enforcement Business: Sheriff Dassow introduced new Sergeant Chris Kauer. Kauer was previously a deputy within the department. He recently returned from deployment. The Call Works software will now be supported by AT&T as TDS no longer provides this service. Currently there are 34 inmates, with 4 from Marathon County and 11 from Price County. The low number of Marathon County inmates is due to a contract between Marathon and Waupaca counties. K9 Odie update, Odie has been deployed 20 times since the beginning of the year which has resulted in 2 arrests. He has been doing a lot of PR. Dassow informed the committee that there is jail debt in the amount of $8976.84 from previous inmates who have since become deceased. Lemke moved to cancel the debt; Seconded by Thompson. Motion carried. Adjourn: With no further business, Thompson moved to adjourn the meeting; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 1:23 pm. Secretary: Stacy Doriot, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee June 12, 2025 Ground Floor Sheriff’s Training Room Call Meeting to Order: The meeting was called to order at 1:00 pm by Lynn Rosemeyer. Members Present: Lynn Rosemeyer, Catherine Lemke, Chuck Zenner, and Darrell Thompson. Members Absent: Lorie Floyd Other Attendees: Corey Dassow, Chad Kowalczyk, Corey Resch, Bob Kirkley and Heather Butcher (Ambulance), Brian Wilson (Star News), Dan Gellert (Emergency Management), Whitney Wiltse (Health Department), Stacy Doriot. Approve Agenda: Zenner moved to approve the agenda with 13 items; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Approve Minutes: Lemke moved to approve the minutes of the May 8, 2025 meeting; Seconded by Zenner. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Day: Set for Thursday, July 10 at 1:00 pm. Review and Approve May Expenses and Revenue Reports: Zenner moved to approve expense and revenue reports; Seconded by Thompson. Motion carried. Public Comments: None. Medical Examiner: Report sent prior to the meeting. Emergency Management Services: Gellert provided updates. FEMA will likely be disbanded after the hurricane season. The BRIC Funding was canceled. Emergency Services and Health Department are collaborating. Whitney Wiltse will be assisting with MRC in the lead role and Lilly Tanula will intern for the MRC program and Health Department. A Resolution Proclaiming August 2025 as Emergency Management Appreciation Month: Thompson moved to approve the resolution; Seconded by Zenner. A Resolution Calling for Support of Local and State Emergency Management Programs: Zenner moved to approve the resolution; Seconded by Lemke Ambulance Business: Resch provided May transport and staffing updates. Kirkley provided a financial update. Gellert asked Kirkley if he was able to obtain the FAP (Funding Assistance Program). Kirkley stated that it had been received. Sheriff’s Report & Law Enforcement Business: Currently there are 31 inmates, with 8 from Marathon County and 6 from Price County. They will be down one jailer but are currently advertising for that position. Also, currently down 2 deputies. They will be doing interviews next week for the deputy positions. Chris Kauer, who has been deployed, will be returning at the end of June. Adjourn: With no further business, Zenner moved to adjourn the meeting; Seconded by Thompson. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 1:36 pm. Secretary: Stacy Doriot, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee May 8, 2025 3rd Floor Meeting Room #3308 Call Meeting to Order: The meeting was called to order at 1:00 pm by Lynn Rosemeyer. Members Present: Lynn Rosemeyer, Catherine Lemke, Lorie Floyd, and Chuck Zenner. Members Absent: Darrell Thompson. Other Attendees: Stacy Doriot, Corey Dassow, Chad Kowalczyk, Bob Kirkley (Ambulance), Corey Resch (Ambulance), Brian Wilson (Star News), Dan Gellert, Tracy Hartwig, Nicole Hager. Approve Agenda: Lemke moved to approve the agenda with 12 items; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. Approve Minutes: Zenner moved to approve the minutes of the March 13, 2025, meeting; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Day: Set for Thursday, June 12 at 1:00 pm. Review and Approve March and April Expenses and Revenue Reports: Floyd moved to approve expense and revenue reports; Seconded by Zenner. Motion carried. Public Comments: None. Medical Examiner: Report emailed to committee prior to meeting. No discussion. Emergency Management Services: Gellert provided updates. FEMA reimbursement to decrease. Will be relying more on local and state funding. BRIC funding was cancelled, which puts a hold on our Hazard Mitigation Plan. Committee reminded Gellert that this still needs to be updated every 5 years. The short -term employee hired to work with the MRC program has stepped down, Whitney Wiltse from the Health Department will be stepping into that role. Ambulance Business: Kirkley provided the budget report and Resch provided staffing updates. They are currently fully staffed. Lynn asked Resch to explain why an ambulance was parked along Highway 64. This is to centralize the trucks, which helps to reduce response times. Kirkley mentioned that they may need to start thinking about replacing trucks. The lead time is about 2-1/2 years currently. The committee instructed Kirkley to start looking at ordering a new truck. Sheriff’s Report & Law Enforcement Business: • Currently there are 32 inmates, with 11 from Marathon County and 2 from Price County. • Sheriff Dassow praised his staff for the great work done during the recent double homicide in Taylor County. He is appreciative of the other counties that assisted as well. • Peer Support formal training was held in April. • Taylor County is actively assisting Price County regarding the missing person. Brad Smith with Wings of Hope has been helping as well providing drones and cadaver dogs. • The Radio Site Survey is still ongoing. • There was discussion regarding changing the Jail Corporal position to a Jail Administrator position. This will not create an additional position. The additional cost in wages will roughly be $12,600 annually. This will likely create internal movement within the department. Floyd moved to change the Corporal position to an Administrator position; Seconded by Zenner. Motion carried. Discussion of Carryover funds: The auditors are stating that there is more money in the carryover fund than actual money. Hartwig stated that she is only asking for discussion at this time to make everyone aware of what is in Carryover funds. She is not requesting action to be taken. Adjourn: With no further business, Lemke moved to adjourn the meeting; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 2:02 pm. Secretary: Stacy Doriot, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee March 13, 2025 Ground Floor Sheriff’s Training Room Call Meeting to Order: The meeting was called to order at 1:00 pm by Lynn Rosemeyer. Members Present: Lynn Rosemeyer, Catherine Lemke, Lorie Floyd, Chuck Zenner, and Darrell Thompson. Members Absent: none Other Attendees: Alyssa Branowitzer, Corey Dassow, Corey Resch (Ambulance), Brian Wilson (Star News), Dan Gellert (Emergency Management), Tracy Hartwig, Nicole Hager, Christina Schuld. Approve Agenda: Floyd moved to approve the agenda with 11 items; Seconded by Thompson. Motion carried. Approve Minutes: Lemke moved to approve the minutes of the February 13, 2025 meeting; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Day: Set for Thursday, April 10 at 1:00 pm. Review and Approve February Expenses and Revenue Reports: Floyd requested clarification on firearm purchase in Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Dassow stated one was purchased for the new security position and one extra to have on hand. Thompson moved to approve expenses and revenue reports; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Public Comments: None. Medical Examiner: No report received. Emergency Management Services: Gellert gave summary of information received at recent trainings including the WI Governor’s Office and Homeland Security. Gellert stated that he and health Department’s Rhianna Schmidt presented at a breakout session about correlating Public Health and Emergency Management. FY24 grant and funding reimbursements are in process. Ambulance Business: Resch gave reports of EMS monthly reports given to members at meeting. • Discuss Ambulance Letter – Received a letter Feb 20 for a call that happened Dec 28, 2024. This was discussed at the January meeting. Resch stated he was on that call. Gilman was the first responder that day. The ambulance responded and the patient declined transport and went by private auto. Family was disgruntled and Resch explained the cause for the ambulance response time. • Discuss/Approve the 2024 Ambulance Subsidy Request – Hartwig stated it needs to go in a rollover account. Hartwig stated she does not feel she is the one to sign the billing and it is up to the committee to decide who will sign the billing. Schuld gave a summary of history of the subsidy request. In the contract, it states the county should be billed quarterly. The committee approved the amount to be paid and then Larry Brandl signed the bill. Floyd recommends going to Nicole Hager. Hartwig stated it can go to Hager and approved by her and Hager. Thompson motions for Hager and Hartwig to sign payments. Seconded by Floyd. Sheriff’s Report & Law Enforcement Business: • Currently there are 42 inmates, with 15 from Marathon County and 4 from Price County. • In the process of seeking a qualified deputy for the secure entrance. Interviews were two weeks ago and still working on a candidate. Developing a policy to bring to April Securities and Facilities committee meeting for secure entrance. • Motorola on site the past two days for the new in squad and body cam systems. Dassow explains they will last about 5 -7 years. Dassow requests it to be worked into the budget. Floyd stated to look into grants for radios and other equipment needed. Dassow stated he has been looking into grants and has been in contact with Emergency Management. • Peer Support formal training in April. Three from the road and three from the jail. Training is free in Marathon County and all six members will attend the training. • K9 handler Brett Paul wants to enhance and expand fundraising. An example is selling K9 plush toys. • Promoted Deputy Chris Kauer to Patrol Sergeant. • Dassow is working with Hager and plans to have all the information on the Jail Administrator Position for the committee at the next meeting. Adjourn: With no further business, Zenner moved to adjourn the meeting; Seconded by Thompson. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 1:43 pm. Secretary: Alyssa Branowitzer, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee February 13, 2025 Ground Floor Sheriff’s Training Room Call Meeting to Order: The meeting was called to order at 1:00 pm by Lynn Rosemeyer. Members Present: Lynn Rosemeyer, Catherine Lemke, Charles Zenner, Lorie Floyd and Darrell Thompson. Members Absent: none Other Attendees: Alyssa Branowitzer, Corey Dassow, Chad Kowalczyk, Bob Kirkley and Corey Resch (Ambulance), Brian Wilson (Star News), Christina Schuld (HR), Jim Metz, Melissa Moore, Dan Gellert (Emergency Management), Representative from Life Quest. Approve Agenda: Floyd moved to approve the agenda with 12 items; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Approve Minutes: Zenner moved to approve the minutes of the January 9, 2025 meeting; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Day: Set for Thursday, March 13 at 1:00 pm. Review and Approve January Expenses and Revenue Reports: Expense reports and revenue spreadsheet were emailed prior to the meeting. Lemke moved to approve the January expenses and revenue reports as presented; Seconded by Thompson. Motion carried. Public Comments: None. Medical Examiner: Report was emailed prior to the meeting. Thompson asked the names of the Deputy Medical Examiners. Chief Deputy Kowalczyk stated they are Charlie Miller and Lisa Gilles. Rosemeyer will get more information from Nicole Hager. Emergency Management Services: An update was emailed prior to the meeting. Gellert stated there was a 3-mile snowshoe event that went well and received Thank You’s for this event. Floyd asked Gellert what grants he is working on. Gellert stated it is the EMPG25 and EMCRA25. The Med Corp is under the Health Department grant. Gellert stated the BRIC grant is received from the state and will help update hazard and mitigation plan for 4 counties including Taylor. Floyd suggests requesting the radios and for Gellert to explain what they will be used for. Gellert stated he borrowed 24 radios from Madison for the courthouse while the fire panel was down and those have been returned, but similar radios could be used for other local events. Discussion was held regarding radios and their capabilities. Floyd requests more information to be brought to the next meeting. Ambulance Business: Resch and Kirkley attended the meeting and gave a summary of January calls and staffing as well as a summary of January expenses. Kirkley stated there was a decrease in services and salaries when compared to January of 2024. Resch gave staffing updates and stated there are two full -time positions open. Kirkley stated Resch was moved to a supervisor role A Resolution Expressing Appreciation to Larry Woebbeking For His Many Years of Service to Taylor County: Resolution was read by Rosemeyer. Thompson moved to approve the Resolution as presented; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Sheriff’s Report & Law Enforcement Business: • Currently there are 43 inmates, with 16 from Marathon County and 4 from Price County. • Dassow gave report of the recent jail inspection. Recommendation from inspector is to have a jail administrator • Dassow stated the jail administrator position would come with some restructuring of the jail supervisors. • Dassow stated the Sheriff’s Office will be moving forward to partner with Hakes Wellness Solutions for a peer support group. This will be budgeted from Human Resources. • Kowalczyk gave report of Nicholas Schuld moving from Sergeant to Detective and introduced him to the board members. Kowalczyk stated there were two letters of interest received for the vacant Sergeant position. • Darrell requested Dassow to elaborate on a recent new Sheriff training in Madison. Dassow stated it was informative and he was able to network for his new position. • Lemke asked what the number one crime was in Taylor County. Kowalczyk stated from his experience and knowledge it would be drugs which leads into property crimes. • Dassow and Moore discussed a medication drop off location being added to the jail entrance area. This would be funded from a Health Department grant and managed by the Sheriff’s Office for safekeeping and disposal. Adjourn: With no further business, Zenner moved to adjourn the meeting; Seconded by Thompson. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 1:45 pm. Secretary: Alyssa Branowitzer, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee January 9, 2025 Ground Floor Sheriff’s Training Room Call Meeting to Order: The meeting was called to order at 1:00 pm by Lynn Rosemeyer. Members Present: Lynn Rosemeyer, Catherine Lemke, Charles Zenner and Darrell Thompson in person. Lorie Floyd via Zoom. Members Absent: none Other Attendees: Stacy Doriot, Corey Dassow, Chad Kowalczyk, Michelle Cahoon and Melissa Moore (Health Dept.) Bob Kirkley and Corey Resch (Ambulance), Brian Wilson (Star News), Nicole Hager (HR), Karen Cummings (County Board Member), Representative from Life Quest. Approve Agenda: Lemke moved to approve the agenda with 11 items; Seconded by Zenner. Motion carried. Approve Minutes: Zenner moved to approve the minutes of the December 12, 2024 meeting; Seconded by Thompson. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Day: Set for Thursday, February 13 at 1:00 pm. Review and Approve December Expenses and Revenue Reports: Expense reports and revenue spreadsheet were emailed prior to the meeting. Zenner moved to approve the December expenses and revenue reports as presented; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Public Comments: Karen Cummings questioned what Aspirus is doing to recruit volunteers and first responders. Bob stated recruitment is being done at the local technical colleges, high schools, and setting up a booth at WMSA. Dan stated that Emergency Management and the Health Department send out recruitment flyers. There are also incentives such as hiring bonuses and tuition reimbursement available. Medical Examiner: No report was provided. Emergency Management Services: An update was emailed prior to the meeting. a) Gellert stated that Taylor County was one of four counties to be awarded funds from The Medical Reserve Corps. Gellert is asking for approval to hire a Limited Term Grant Funded Position (.6LTE) to manage or oversee the program. Zenner was concerned that Gellert did not notify his oversight committee that he was applying for this grant. Melissa Moore noted that this is a Health Department grant. Hager questioned the timeframe of the grant and what would be done to fund the position when the grant runs out. It was stated that the grant runs through June 2025 at which time they would be looking at additional funding. Moore stated that this position will be housed in the Emergency Management department, with Gellert being the supervisor. Thompson moved to approve moving forward with the Limited Term Grant Funded Position for the Medical Reserve Corps Program; Seconded by Rosemeyer. As all committee members were not in favor, a roll call was taken; Rosemeyer, Lemke, Thompson, Floyd – Yes, Zenner – No. Motion carried. b) Hager asked for clarification on a few items regarding the job description; the following were determined. Classification is Casual, Wage scale is “G”, Minimum Training and Experience is “Preferred” not required. Thompson moved to approve the job description for the Emergency Preparedness Assistant with the noted changes; Seconded by Rosemeyer. Rosemeyer, Lemke, Thompson and Floyd were all in favor; Zenner opposed. Motion carried. c) Thompson moved to approve to Post & Recruit for the Emergency Preparedness Assistant position; Seconded by Rosemeyer. Rosemeyer, Lemke, Thompson and Floyd were all in favor; Zenner opposed. Motion carried. d) Gellert had provided quotes to the committee members prior to the meeting for purchase/upgrade of a Portable Radio, Mobile radio (in vehicle) and a cache of radios in his office. Gellert stated there is $26,000 in his budget to be used towards radio upgrades/purchases. Floyd moved to approve the purchase of a new Handheld Portable radio if it is compatible with Sheriff’s office system, and the purchase of a new cache of radios; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Ambulance Business: Resch and Kirkley gave a summary of December calls and staffing as well as a summary of December expenses. Resch and Kirkley were asked at the previous month’s meeting to provide mapping of where calls are coming from in Taylor county. Bob explained the map provided. Sheriff’s Report & Law Enforcement Business: • Currently there are 47 inmates, with 29 from Marathon County. • The jail is fully staffed and there should be a new deputy on board by the end of January. • Dassow introduced Deputy Brett Paul and K -9 Odie. A brief sniff demonstration was performed. Paul stated that since November 11, 2024, the K -9 has been deployed 15 times, 4 of those resulting in drug related arrests. • The side letter for Detectives on call pay expired 12/31/24. Kowalczyk stated that it is going well and should continue, preferably to the end of the contract which is through 2026. This will be presented to the Personnel Committee on 1/16/25. • Dassow stated that he and Chief Deputy Kowalczyk will both be attending training related to their new positions. Adjourn: With no further business, Zenner moved to adjourn the meeting; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 2:35 pm. Secretary: Stacy Doriot, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office