Law Enforcement & Em Services

Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee December 12, 2024 Ground Floor Sheriff’s Training Room Call Meeting to Order: The meeting was called to order at 1:02 pm by Lynn Rosemeyer. Members Present: Lynn Rosemeyer, Catherine Lemke, Charles Zenner , Lorie Floyd and Darrell Thompson. Members Absent: none Other Attendees: Stacy Doriot, Corey Dassow, Larry Woebbeking, Bob Kirkley and Corey Resch (Ambulance) via Zoom, Brian Wilson (Star News), Nicole Hager (HR). Approve Agenda: Lemke moved to approve the agenda with 1 3 items; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. Approve Minutes: Zenner moved to approve the minutes of the November 14, 2024, meeting; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Day: Set for Thursday, January 9 at 1:00 pm. Review and Approve November Expenses and Revenue Reports: Expense reports and revenue spreadsheet were emailed prior to the meeting. Zenner moved to approve the November expenses and revenue reports as presented; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Public Comments: None. Medical Examiner: Report was emailed prior to the meeting . Thompson questioned if the Medical Examiner investigates every death, Woebbeking replied “yes”. Emergency Management Services: An update was emailed prior to the meeting. Floyd stated that she is involved with the LECP (Local Emergency Planning Committee). She is encouraging the Emergency Management office to utilize local people in our community. Ambulance Business: Resch and Kirkley attended the meeting via Zoom and gave a summary of November calls and staffing as well as a s ummary of November expenses. Resch and Kirkley were tasked at the previous month’s meeting with bringing new proposals to the December meeting. They provided a proposal containing four options: 1) Continue Current State, 2) Full time staff at all three bases, 3) Full time staff at two locations, 4) Full time ambulance staffed in Medford with three providers, one provider stationed in Gilman, one provider stationed in Rib Lake. Chase vehicle utilization. There was discussion regarding each. Resch and Kirkley recommended remaining with what they currently have, which is option 1. Sheriff’s Report & Law Enforcement Business: • Currently there are 38 inmates, with 24 from Marathon County. • Woebbeking stated that the Aramark contract has been renewed through 2028. • Woebbeking recommended creating a Jail Administrator position. This position would oversee the jail and answer to the Chief Deputy. Currently it is the duty of the Chief Deputy to oversee the jail. This would not create an additional FTE for the department. This would move from a corporal position to an administrator. • Rosemeyer acknowledged that t his is Sheriff Woebbeking’s final Law Enforcement meeting before he retires. She thanked him for his service and recognized his accomplishments during his time with Taylor County. The Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee may convene in closed session by taking a roll call vote, pursuant to Section 19.85(1)(c), Wisconsin State Statutes, considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data for Chief Deputy recommendation for committee approval. Lemke left the meeting. Zenner moved to go into closed session; Seconded by Floyd. Roll call vote take: YES – Zenner, Floyd, Thompson, Rosemeyer . NO – none. Motion carried. Closed session started at 2:16 pm. Thompson moved to go back into Open Session: Seconded by Zenner. Motion carried. 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 2:39 pm. Floyd moved to approve Chad Kowalczyk as Chief Deputy; Seconded by Thompson. Motion carried. Adjourn: With no further business, Floyd moved to adjourn the meeting; Seconded by Thompson. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 2:41 pm. Secretary: Stacy Doriot, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee November 14, 2024 3rd Floor County Board 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: Stacy Doriot, Corey Dassow, Dan Gellert (E.M.), Bob Kirkley and Corey Resch (Ambulance), Brian Wilson (Star News), Tracy Hartwig (Finance), Nicole Hager (HR) and Mike Krueger. Approve Agenda: Zenner moved to approve the agenda with 11 items; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Approve Minutes: Lemke moved to approve the minutes of the October 10, 2024 meeting; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Day: Set for Thursday, December 12 at 1:00 pm. Review and Approve October Expenses and Revenue Reports: Expense reports and revenue spreadsheet were emailed prior to the meeting. Floyd moved to approve the October expenses and revenue reports as presented; Seconded by Zenner. Motion carried. Public Comments: None. Medical Examiner: No report was presented. No discussion. Emergency Management Services: Gellert gave a brief update. Gellert spoke about the MABAS program (Mutual Aid Box Alarm System) as well as some upcoming events involving Emergency Management. a) GPS Monitor on County Owned Vehicle: Gellert stated that he did not think it was necessary to add a GPS monitor to the Emergency Management vehicle. He does not take the vehicle home, most of the time it is parked at the courthouse. Lemke questioned when Gellert gets called out in the county who knows where he is. Gellert states that he does communicate with dispatch regarding his whereabouts and notifies them when he clears from a scene. Zenner moved to approve installing a GPS monitor on the Emergency Management vehicle; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. Ambulance Business: Resch and Kirkley gave a summary of October calls and staffing as well as a summary of October expenses. Rosemeyer stated that now that we are one year into the new contract, Resch and Kirkley should have an idea of what is working and what isn’t. Rosemeyer asked that they compile some data and bring new proposals to the December meeting. Sheriff’s Report & Law Enforcement Business: a) Updates: • Currently there are 45 inmates, with 27 from Marathon County. • Dassow stated that Deputy Paul and Odie completed K9 training. Floyd requested statistics as to how often the K9 is used as intended. Dassow stated there is a system used to track the K9 usage called PackTrack. • Dassow stated that County Code directs the LEES committee to be involved in the hiring process for the Chief Deputy position. The committee agreed that they would take the recommendation provided by Nicole Hager (HR) and Dassow. b) Radio System Survey: Dassow stated that the current equipment is at the end of life. Floyd raised concern that the new system needs to allow all agencies to communicate. Floyd and Lemke both are concerned with the cost of the survey. The committee agreed that this would have to go to the next Finance Committee meeting for approval. Zenner moved to approve the study at a cost of $34,750 and to send to the Finance Committee; Seconded by Lynn. Motion carried. c) Request to add a Deputy Sheriff position for courthouse security: Dassow asked to add the position. Discussion was held. Floyd moved to approve the request to add a Deputy Sheriff position for courthouse security; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. d) Request to Fill a Deputy position: Floyd moved to approve filling a Deputy Position; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Adjourn: With no further business, Thompson moved to adjourn the meeting; Seconded by Zenner. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 1:56 pm. Secretary: Stacy Doriot, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee October 10, 2024 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. Members Absent: Lorie Floyd Other Attendees: Stacy Doriot, Larry Woebbeking, Corey Dassow, Dan Gellert (E.M.), Bob Kirkley (Ambulance), Brian Wilson (Star News), Kris Nelson (First Responder), Jeff Nelson (PSC Alliance), Tracy Hartwig (Finance) and Nicole Hager (HR). 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 September 12, 2024 meeting; Seconded by Zenner. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Day: Set for Thursday, November 14 at 1:00 pm. Review and Approve September Expenses and Revenue Reports: Expense reports and revenue spreadsheet were emailed prior to the meeting. Lemke questioned if the purchase of the trailer by TASO was for the UTV and snowmobile and was if it is the budget. Woebbeking stated yes and the funds from the sale of the existing trailer would be used to purchase the new one. Lemke moved to approve the September expenses and revenue reports as presented; Seconded by Zenner. Motion carried. Public Comments: None. Medical Examiner: No report was presented. No discussion. Ambulance Business: Kirkley gave a summary of September calls and staffing as well as a summary of September expenses. There was also discussion regarding response times. Kirkley can provide those numbers at the next meeting. First Responder Business: a) FAP Funding: Nelson stated that they currently have 16 active members, 4 in the program and 2 interested but not yet in the program. They have raised $177,800 and are eligible for FAP funding. They plan to use $67,000 of those funds to purchase two-way radios. This will be at no cost to the county. b) iamresponding app: They are having issues with the app not providing all necessary information while on a call. Woebbeking stated they can work together to fix these issues. The new radios will help this situation. Sheriff’s Report & Law Enforcement Business: a) Updates: • Currently there are 46 inmates, with 24 from Marathon County and 8 more expected from Marathon County. • Woebbeking announced that Chief Deputy Dassow would be the next Taylor County Sheriff. He congratulated Dassow and anticipates the transition to be seamless and smooth. b) Radio System Survey: Woebbeking stated that a survey is important, however it is not within the budget. Dassow stated the current system is at the end of life and it is necessary to decide on how they should proceed. Jeff Nelson of PSC Alliance gave a brief overview of the services they could provide to help Taylor County in regard to system planning and upgrades. The cost of the survey is estimated at $34,750 plus mileage and out-of-pocket expenses. Rosemeyer stated that more time was needed to decide. Woebbeking asked that this item be put on next month’s meeting agenda, so it did not get forgotten about. c) Request to Fill Chief Deputy Position: Woebbeking asked permission to fill the position. Thompson asked if it would be filled from within. The answer was yes. Lemke moved to approve filling the Chief Deputy Position; Seconded by Thompson. Motion carried. Resolution Appointing Medical Examiner: Hager stated the resolution has remained the same with only the dates changing. Hager explained the compensation which is noted on the resolution. Zenner moved to approve the resolution with Scott Perrin as Medical Examiner; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Emergency Management Services: a) Updates: Gellert gave a brief update. There was a misunderstanding regarding the Computer Hazmat Grant as to what year the grant was to be used. Gellert gave a brief presentation regarding the Integrated Preparedness Plan. Thompson questioned if this was something Gellert’s predecessors were doing, Gellert stated no. Kirkley questioned why EMS was not represented, Gellert stated EMS could be added, the next meeting is November 19 at 5:00 pm. Adjourn: With no further business, Lemke moved to adjourn the meeting; Seconded by Thompson. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 2:13 pm. Secretary: Stacy Doriot, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee September 12, 2024 Ground Floor Sheriff’s Training Room Call Meeting to Order: The meeting was called to order at 1:13 pm by Charles Zenner. Members Present: Catherine Lemke, Charles Zenner, Lorie Floyd, and Darrell Thompson. Members Absent: Lynn Rosemeyer Other Attendees: Christina Schuld, Stacy Doriot, Larry Woebbeking, Corey Dassow, Dan Gellert (E.M.), Bob Kirkley (Ambulance), Corey Resch (Aspirus), Brian Wilson (Star News), and Nicole Hager (HR). Approve Agenda: Lemke moved to approve the agenda with 13 items; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. Approve Minutes: Floyd moved to approve the minutes of the August 08, 2024 meeting; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Day: Set for Thursday, October 10 at 1:00 pm. Review and Approve August Expenses and Revenue Reports: Expense reports and revenue spreadsheet were emailed prior to the meeting. No discussion. Lemke moved to approve the August expenses and revenue reports as presented; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. Public Comments: None. Medical Examiner: No report was presented. No discussion. Emergency Management Services: a) Updates: Gellert gave a brief update. He presented information regarding WISCOM. There is a grant available. We have a couple of months to decide if we continue to utilize WISCOM and apply for the grant or if we build our own communications system. Gellert also noted that a donation was made towards the purchase of an inflatable boat to be used in water rescues. Also, he is working on a few initiatives with the Health Department. b) 2025 Proposed Budget: Gellert presented the 2025 proposed budget. There was discussion regarding the significant increase from the 2024 budget. It was suggested that Gellert put together a list showing the specific increases. Thompson moved to approve sending the proposed budget to the Budget Committee for further review; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Ambulance Business: Resch gave a summary of August calls and staffing. Kirkley gave a summary of August expenses. There was also discussion regarding a new daily spreadsheet shared with dispatch. Sheriff’s Report & Law Enforcement Business: a) Updates: • Currently there are 55 inmates, with 30 from Marathon County. • The new K9 dog has been selected. Training will begin in October. • The Village of Rib Lake President met with Woebbeking and extended his thanks for our services. He noted they currently have one applicant for the Police Officer position. • A local motorcycle club held a brat fry in support of the new K9 dog, $1,450 was donated. b) 2025 Proposed Budget: Woebbeking presented the 2025 proposed budget with a zero increase. Lemke moved to approve the proposed 2025 budget as presented: Seconded by Thompson. Motion carried. c) Approve Trade-In of Existing UTV Trailer for Newer Model: The new trailer to be purchased from Pete’s Trailer Sales. The current trailer will bring $4,000 in trade, purchase price for the new trailer is $8,600. Total cost after trade will be $5,129.50. Lemke moved to approve trade -in and purchase of new trailer as presented; Seconded by Thompson. Motion carried. 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. Thompson moved to go into closed session; Seconded by Lemke. Roll call vote taken: YES – Thompson, Lemke, Floyd, Zenner. NO – none. Motion carried. Lemke moved to go back into Open Session; Seconded by Thompson. Motion carried. 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. No action taken. Adjourn: With no further business, Thompson moved to adjourn the meeting; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 4:04 pm. Secretary: Stacy Doriot, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Joint EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE and LAW ENFORCEMENT Thursday, September 12, 2024 Third Floor Meeting Room Members Present: Jim Metz, Scott Mildbrand, Chuck Zenner, Catherine Lemke, Darrell Thompson and Lorie Floyd. Members Absent: Lynn Rosemeyer. Other Attendees: Sheriff Woebbeking, Christina Schuld, Stacy Doriot, Daniel Gellert, Chief Deputy Dassow, Brian Wilson-Star News and Andria Farrand. Call Meeting to Order: Metz called the meeting to order at 12:32 p.m. Approve Agenda: Motion by Mildbrand, seconded by Lemke, to approve the agenda. Motion carried. Supervisor Thompson arrived at 12:35 p.m. Approve the minutes of the August 20, 2024, Executive Committee meeting: Motion by Zenner, seconded by Mildbrand, to approve the minutes. Motion carried. Supervisor Floyd arrived at 12:45 p.m. Resolution to establish a secure entrance for the Courthouse: Mildbrand had asked Chief Deputy Dassow prior to the meeting, to research the cost of portable panic buttons that could be worn by all employees on a lanyard. The cost for 200 units would be $43,920.00. They have a battery that is charged with a USB cord. There was further discussion about other ways to provide additional security. Sheriff Woebbeking spoke in favor of securing the entrance. There was a motion by Floyd, seconded by Lemke, to send this to the County Board for the decision to be made. Motion carried. Other items from the committee: None. Adjourn: Motion by Zenner, seconded by Lemke, to adjourn at 1:04 p.m. Motion carried. Andria Farrand Taylor County Clerk Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee August 8, 2024 3rd Floor County Board Room Call Meeting to Order: The meeting was called to order at 1:03 pm by Lynn Rosemeyer. Members Present: Lynn Rosemeyer, Catherine Lemke, Charles Zenner, Lorie Floyd, and Darrell Thompson. Members Absent: None Other Attendees: Christina Schuld, Larry Woebbeking, Corey Dassow, Dan Gellert (E.M.), Bob Kirkley (Ambulance) via zoom, Corey Resch (Aspirus), Brian Wilson (Star News), Nicole Hager (HR), and Dana Sechler (Strategic Management & Consulting). Approve Agenda: Zenner moved to approve the agenda with 12 items; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Approve Minutes: Lemke moved to approve the minutes of the July 11, 2024 meeting; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Day: Set for Thursday, September 12 at 1:00 pm. Review and Approve July Expenses and Revenue Reports: Expense reports and revenue spreadsheet were emailed prior to the meeting. No discussion. Zenner moved to approve the July expenses and revenue reports as presented; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Public Comments: None. Medical Examiner: Report was presented. No discussion. Emergency Management Services: a) Updates: Gellert gave a brief update. He stated he was out of the slow -moving signs in two (2) weeks and there is a waiting list now. b) 10-33 Program Partnership: Gellert presented information on the Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO). It is a program for law enforcement agencies to participate in to acquire surplus equipment from the military. Taylor County has utilized this program in the past. Gellert is asking for permission for himself to participate in the program. Floyd moved to approve authorizing Gellert to participate in the Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO) as presented; Seconded by Zenner. Motion carried. Ambulance Business: Resch gave a summary of July calls and staffing and June expenses. He also gave an update on staffing. Sheriff’s Report & Law Enforcement Business: • Currently there are 56 inmates, with 26 from Marathon County. • The new medical service provider has started. • There is still one (1) open deputy sheriff position. • Woebbeking stated he spoke with the owner of the former ambulance unit that has the decals still on it. Owner said he would remove them as soon as possible. Strategic Management & Consulting, Dana Sechler: Dana Sechler of Strategic Management & Consulting gave a presentation about his company that provides plans for emergency services. The cost of the plan would be $30,000. Floyd moved to approve hiring Strategic Management & Consulting to generate a plan for Taylor County; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Adjourn: With no further business, Zenner moved to adjourn the meeting; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 1:56 pm. Secretary: Christina Schuld, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee July 11, 2024 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: Christina Schuld , Larry Woebbeking, Dan Gellert (E.M.), Bob Kirkley (Ambulance), Corey Resch (Aspirus), Brian Wilson (Star News), Nicole Hager (HR), Michelle Cahoon and Melissa Moore (Health Dept), Suzanne Stanfley (H.S.), and Tracy Hartwig (Finance). Approve Agenda: Floyd moved to approve the agenda with 15 items; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Approve Minutes: Zenner moved to approve the minutes of the June 13, 2024 meeting; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Day: Set for Thursday, August 8 at 1:00 pm. Review and Approve June Expenses and Revenue Reports: Expense reports and revenue spreadsheet were emailed prior to the meeting. No discussion. Floyd moved to approve the June expenses and revenue reports as presented; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Public Comments: None. Medical Examiner: Report was presented. No discussion. Emergency Management Services: Gellert presented a handout with updates. He stated there has been more storm damage in the last 30 days and the Towns need to get their estimates in for possible grant reimbursement. Each Town needs to meet their threshold. Ambulance Business: Kirkley gave a summary of June’s expenses and staffing. Discussion was held regarding the ambulance license level at AEMT versus EMT. Resch stated it would help with staffing schedules and not affect the level of patient care provided. Floyd moved to drop the ambulance license level from AEMT to EMT with flexing staff; Seconded by Thompson. Motion carried. Sheriff’s Report & Law Enforcement Business: • Currently there are 54 inmates, with 29 from Marathon County. • Woebbeking stated the new jail health contract will be effective September 1. The current nurse will transfer employment from Taylor County to the new provider. • Woebbeking stated the Village of Rib Lake has expressed their thanks for the extra law enforcement presence in the village. They are asking for extra presence during Ice Age Days. The deputies extra time will be invoiced to the Village. • There is still one vacant position for a road deputy. • The Data Records Manager position has been filled by Stacy Doriot from Human Services. • The radio infrastructure system will need to be replaced down the road as it is at its end - of-life span. Woebbeking will get more information about replacement costs. No action needs to be taken at this time. Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Vehicle Use Policy: The policy was provided to Committee members prior to the meeting. Zenner moved to approve the vehicle use policy as presented; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. Placement of Medication and Sharp Drop Boxes: Cahoon presented a new medication and sharp drop box program for the County. These boxes must be placed in police/sheriff office locations and only law enforcement can handle the boxes. Cahoon explained the program as being funded by opioid settlement funds. Woebbeking would like to meet with the Health and Human Services Departments to further discuss things before deciding. No action taken. 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)(e), Wisconsin State Statutes, for the purpose of conducting public business with competitive or bargaining implication (topic: report from ambulance committee tasked with information gathering from alternative ambulance service providers). No action will be taken in closed session. The Closed Session is expected to last for approximately 45 minutes. Zenner moved to go into closed session; Seconded by Lemke. Roll call vote taken: YES – Thompson, Lemke, Floyd, Zenner, Rosemeyer. NO – none. Motion carried. Closed session started at 2:07 p.m. Zenner moved to go back into Open Session; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. 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 3:40 p.m. No action was taken. Adjourn: With no further business, Zenner moved to adjourn the meeting; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 3:40 pm. Secretary: Christina Schuld, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee June 13, 2024 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, Darrell Thompson, and Jim Metz. Members Absent: None Other Attendees: Christina Schuld, Larry Woebbeking, Corey Dassow, Dan Gellert (E.M.), Bob Kirkley (Ambulance) and Corey Resch (Aspirus) via Zoom, Brian Wilson (Star News), Nicole Hager (HR), Michelle Cahoon (Health) via Zoom, Chad Liske (Chief of Police), and Karen Cummings (County Board). Approve Minutes: Zenner moved to approve the minutes of the May 10, 2024 meeting; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Approve Agenda: Lemke moved to approve the agenda with 13 items; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Day: Set for Thursday, July 11 at 1:00 pm. The new meeting date has been changed to the second Thursday of the month at 1:00 pm. Review and Approve May Expenses and Revenue Reports: Expense reports and revenue spreadsheet were emailed prior to the meeting. No discussion. Zenner moved to approve the May expenses and revenue reports as presented; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Public Comments: None. Medical Examiner: Report was emailed prior to the meeting. No discussion. Emergency Management Services: Gellert gave a brief report. a) Updates: Gellert provided a summary report. He also noted the Marshfield Clinic has donated 150 slow moving signs to be given out to farm vehicles. If more signs are needed, Gellert just has to request it. b) Request to Increase Emergency Management Director to 40 hours per week: Michelle Cahoon gave a brief proposal for the requested increase in hours for Gellert. She stated Emergency Management is doing more projects/activities than in the past and 35 hours a week is not enough time to accomplish the workload. Zenner moved to approve the request to increase Emergency Management Director to 40 per week; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. The request will go to the Personnel Committee for review/approval. Ambulance Business: Kirkley gave a summary of May’s expenses and staffing. He stated there was an income loss of approx. $119,000 due to vacation requests, FMLA, and lower transport volumes. Resch gave a brief update on the staffing vacancies. • Karen Cummings relayed concerns from her district (Cleveland, Jump River, McKinley, Pershing) about the slow response time for ambulance calls. She stated incidents in the past one to two years where it took the ambulance over an hour before arriving. Kirkley and Resch explained the new dispatching process and staffing that went into effect in the last six months. They told her if there were any incidents recently to contact them with the details to figure out what the problems may have been. • Discussion was held about the County’s Advanced EMT license level and the possibility of reducing it to EMT. Research with the State needs to be done to check on any implications. • Discussion was held about college funding with an 18 -month contract for recruitment incentives. This is an option through Aspirus but the contract is held with the County. • Floyd asked to have a copy of both the mutual aid and coverage agreements with other counties. Kirkley stated he would forward them on. Sheriff’s Report & Law Enforcement Business: • Woebbeking swore in three (3) new deputies, Matthew Buchan, Brock Rickert, and Dalton Krug. • Currently there are 56 inmates, with 32 from Marathon County and six (6) more coming tomorrow. • Woebbeking stated the two (2) 911 computers in dispatch need to be replaced. They are about 12 years old, beyond their lifespan and can no longer be serviced/repaired and have crashed a couple times already. The replacement cost is approx. $36,000. Woebbeking is hesitant to wait until the 2025 budget review process because these are the computers used to communicate with all emergency agencies, law enforcement, fire and ambulance. There are not any funds in the current budget so a deficit will be run until fall. Woebbeking stated he is planning on meeting with the Health Dept to see if any grants would be available. This is not an issue our IT Dept can handle, it must be done by the company. Zenner moved to approve replacing the 911 computers as proposed: Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. This item will be sent to the Finance Committee for review. • Woebbeking stated he received a Verizon bill for $2700 above the normal amount. It is believed it is an air card used for the squads and somehow got mishandled/lost. He and IT are looking for the source but in the meantime, have deactivated the device. • Woebbeking announced his retirement. His last day will be December 31, 2024. He is unsure of what he will do next but says it is time to move on. He has served 34 years with Taylor County. Approval Filling Data Records Manager Position: Christina Schuld has taken a position with Human Resources and therefore the Data Records Manager position is open. Woebbeking requested filling the position. Zenner moved to approve filling the open Data Records Manager position; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Vehicle Use Policy: No draft policy was presented. This item has been tabled until the next meeting. No motion was made. Adjourn: With no further business, Lemke moved to adjourn the meeting; Seconded by Zenner. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 2:14 pm. Secretary: Christina Schuld, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee May 10, 2024 Ground Floor Sheriff’s Training Room Call Meeting to Order: The meeting was called to order at 9:13 am by Lynn Rosemeyer (delay due to technical issues with zoom meeting). Members Present: Lynn Rosemeyer, Catherine Lemke, Charles Zenner, and Lorie Floyd (via zoom). Members Absent: Darrell Thompson. Other Attendees: Christina Schuld, Larry Woebbeking, Corey Dassow, Dan Gellert (E.M.) (via zoom), Bob Kirkley (Ambulance), Corey Resch (Aspirus), Brian Wilson (Star News), Nicole Hager (HR), Chad Liske (Chief of Medford PD), Tracy Hartwig (Finance), Courtney Graff (Corp Counsel), Scott Perrin (ME), Derek Romig, and Amber & Robert Chaffee. Approve Minutes: Zenner moved to approve the minutes of the April 12, 2024 meeting; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Approve Agenda: Lemke moved to approve the agenda with 13 items; Seconded by Zenner. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Day: Set for Tuesday, June 11 at 9:00 am. The new meeting date is set for the second Tuesday of the month. Review and Approve April Expenses and Revenue Reports: Expense reports and revenue spreadsheet were emailed prior to the meeting. No discussion. Zenner moved to approve the April expenses and revenue reports as presented; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Public Comments: None. Medical Examiner: Perrin was present and gave a brief report February, March and April. No discussion. Emergency Management Services: An update was emailed prior to the meeting. Gellert stated the Computer Hazmat grant has been received. Woebbeking mentioned a letter was received from a consultant company requesting the 911 rate if charged in Taylor County. Some digging into the issue revealed somewhere in the late 1980s, the Emergency Management Director at the time enacted a charge of $0.33 for E911. It is not clear if the County actually charged this rate or not. Tracy Hartwig is going to investigate further to see if the County collected any money for the charge. Zenner asked if it required to collect the charge. Gellert and Woebbeking will look further into this. Ambulance Business: a) Updates: Bob Kirkley was present and gave an update on staffing for April and financials for March. b) Concerns by Derek Romig: Romig presented concerns about a few ambulance calls regarding not being able to utilize adjacent agencies and having the Gilman unit respond to a call in Rib Lake. Corey Resch explained the contract states the first unit to any call must be a Taylor County unit and if no other unit is available, then mutual aid can be utilized. Resch stated they just implemented a new procedure (only about one week ago) for dispatching farther units to start moving to a central area if units are in service. This is supposed to help reduce arrival times if needed. Floyd stated she would like to see the contract and Resch agreed to meet with local fire departments to explain this new procedure. Sheriff’s Report & Law Enforcement Business: Woebbeking gave a brief update. • Det. Kowalczyk gave an update on the dog bite incident involving the Chaffee’s. Kowalczyk stated he received information of past bite history from Texas for the dog in question. He also stated at this point the whereabouts of the dog are unknown but he is going to continue to look into it. Amber Chaffee thanked both the City of Medford PD and Sheriff’s Office for their continued support and effort to locate the dog so this doesn’t happen to someone else. • Woebbeking gave recognition to employees who have been employed for 5 years or more. Those included were Kevin Kree (25), Aemus Balsis (20), Chad Kowalczyk (15), Lisa Barth (15), Jesse Turner (10), Alyssa Branowitzer (10), Rhonda Sackman (5), and Brittany Hoffman (5). • Woebbeking stated he has received two (2) letters of interest for the K9 position. Maintenance stated they would be able to remove the kennel from its current location and reuse it for the new location. Woebbeking stated the Tavern League is donating $2,500 to the K9 program. • Woebbeking stated there is still one (1) deputy position open for the road. • Currently there are 56 inmates, with 28 from Marathon County. Jail Medical Provider: Woebbeking stated he received two (2) quotes for replacement of the jail medical provider. The first was from Chief Health for about $67,000 but cannot guarantee 24 providers. The second was from Southern Health Partners for $191,016 per year and that includes mental health services. However, they cannot use our nurse as employed by the County. They would have to hire our nurse under their company and have ensured that he works only for Taylor County and not get bounced around. Based on the current cost for the medical provider and the wages for the nurse, the estimated increase in cost is just over $75,000 per year. The Committee stated this would have to go to the next Finance Committee for approval. No motion was made. Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Vehicle Use Policy: Discussion was held about the revisions made to the policy. A draft policy was agreed upon but not formally presented. This will be on the next meeting agenda. No motion was made. Adjourn: With no further business, Zenner moved to adjourn the meeting; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 am. Secretary: Christina Schuld, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee April 12, 2024 Ground Floor Sheriff’s Training Room Call Meeting to Order: The meeting was called to order at 9:00 am by Lynn Rosemeyer. Members Present: Lynn Rosemeyer, Catherine Lemke, Charles Zenner, Lorie Floyd, Ray Soper, and Jim Metz. Members Absent: None. Other Attendees: Christina Schuld, Larry Woebbeking, Corey Dassow, Dan Gellert (E.M.), Bob Kirkley (Ambulance), Corey Resch (Aspirus), Brian Wilson (Star News), Andria Farrand (County Clerk), Chad Liske (Chief of Medford PD), Betty Herrell, and Amber Chaffee. Approve Minutes: Floyd moved to approve the minutes of the March 11, 2024 meeting; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Approve Agenda: Zenner moved to approve the agenda with 12 items; Seconded by Soper. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Day: Set for May 10 at 9:00 am. Review and Approve March Expenses and Revenue Reports: Expense reports and revenue spreadsheet were emailed prior to the meeting. No discussion. Soper moved to approve the March expenses and revenue reports as presented; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Public Comments: Amber Chaffee and Betty Herrell: Amber Chaffee read a statement regarding a dog bite incident that occurred in February and handled by the City of Medford PD. Her son was bitten by a neighbor’s dog and suffered physical wounds. Chief Chad Liske stated the case was investigated and considered closed with a citation for an animal at large. The City PD does not have an ordinance for a dangerous animal and could not take any further action. Communication between the Sheriff’s Office, the City PD and legal counsel occurred but no definite guidance was given as to how to proceed. Chaffee stated her son is now suffering physiological and emotional wounds. She and her mother, Betty Herrell, are asking for cooperation between the City of Medford PD and Sheriff’s Office for getting ordinances/procedures updated for any future issues like this. It was decided the Sheriff’s Office would take over the investigation and report back to the committee next month with an update. Medical Examiner: Report was emailed prior to the meeting. No discussion. Emergency Management Services: An update was emailed prior to the meeting. Gellert gave a brief update regarding the statewide tornado drills, EOC update, and upcoming trainings. Gellert also mentioned the Towns needed to report data regarding Act 12 or money will be reduced. Questions were asked about who reports what and it was determined the Towns are responsible. Ambulance Business: Bob Kirkley was present and gave an update on staffing for March and financials for February. Sheriff’s Report & Law Enforcement Business: Woebbeking gave a brief update. • Currently there are 47 inmates, with 16 from Marathon County. • The jail health care provider informed Woebbeking they will not be renewing the contract as it currently states. They are looking at a cost of $300,000 and we would not be able to use our nurse. Woebbeking has been in contact with a couple of companies and is waiting for quotes. There is no specific ending date for current contact. • The K9 officer’s last day is in the middle of the month and the hiring agency bought the K9 dog, Tier. The kennel provided for Tier at the deputy’s residence will be removed and used for the next K9 unit. Deployment records were provided to the Committee members but they were advised the data was not completely accurate due to insufficient reporting. The cost of a new dog and training is about $15K and the current budget will be short for the full amount. • Woebbeking reminded the Committee he was asked to quote a price for hours of patrol service in the Village of Rib Lake. Based on an average deputy’s wage and benefits, the quotes were approximately $14,596 for 10 hours per week, $19,500 for 15 hours per week, and $24,327 hours per week, in total of about $81K per year. Woebbeking will present these basic quotes to the Village and wait for a response. Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Vehicle Use Policy: A draft version was emailed prior to the meeting. Discussion was held about our current policy and if Woebbeking had any knowledge of this draft. The Committee agreed to wait until next month to act based on review and comparison of the current and draft policies. Adjourn: With no further business, Floyd moved to adjourn the meeting; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 10:26 am. Secretary: Christina Schuld, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee March 11, 2024 Ground Floor Sheriff’s Training Room Call Meeting to Order: The meeting was called to order at 9:00 am by Lynn Rosemeyer. Members Present: Lynn Rosemeyer, Catherine Lemke, Charles Zenner, Lorie Floyd, and Ray Soper. Members Absent: None. Other Attendees: Christina Schuld, Larry Woebbeking, Corey Dassow, Larry Brandl (Finance), Tracy Hartwig (Finance), Dan Gellert (E.M.), Bob Kirkley (Ambulance) via Zoom, Corey Resch (Aspirus), Courtney Graff (Corp Counsel) and Brian Wilson (Star News). Approve Minutes: Zenner moved to approve the minutes of the February 16, 2024 meeting; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. Approve Agenda: Lemke moved to approve the agenda with 15 items; Seconded by Zenner. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Day: Set for April 12 at 9:00 am. Review and Approve February Expenses and Revenue Reports: Expense reports and revenue spreadsheet were emailed prior to the meeting. No discussion. Zenner moved to approve the February expenses and revenue reports as presented; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Public Comments: None. Medical Examiner: Report was emailed prior to the meeting. No discussion. Emergency Management Services: Gellert provided a brief update. o The final payment from the State for the storm damage has not been received yet. o New flooring is getting done in the EOC area. o A diesel spill of about 700 gals occurred last Friday in Rib Lake but was contained. The spill happened at about 9am but was not reported until early afternoon. Sheriff’s Report & Law Enforcement Business: Woebbeking gave a brief update stating there are approx. 45 inmates, with 15 from Marathon County, and jail and road staffing is still down. Approve Filling Vacant Deputy Position: Woebbeking stated the K9 deputy is expected to resign and move to a different jurisdiction. Woebbeking is requesting to fill the deputy sheriff position. Zenner moved to approve filling the expected deputy sheriff position; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Woebbeking stated the K9 will have to be retrained with another handler. A question of selling the dog to go with the current hander was brought up and the current price of the dog is between $5000 and $7500. The cost of the dog and handler training in 2021 was about $15,000. Ambulance Business: Bob Kirkley was present via telephone at first and then by zoom. a) Updates: Resch gave a brief update on the charges/expenses and revenues and staffing numbers for February. b) 2023 Subsidy Request : Kirkley emailed the subsidy request prior to the meeting. The request is for $986,950. Discussion was held regarding the higher request amount compared to the budgeted amount. Kirkley stated wages and the reduced number of transports and Medicare reimbursements were the main factors for the increased request. Zenner moved to approve the 2023 subsidy request as presented for $986,950: Seconded by Soper. Motion carried. The Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee may go into Closed Session by taking a roll call vote at approximately 9:45 a.m. pursuant to Section 19.85(1)(e), Wisconsin State Statutes, for the purpose of conducting public business with competitive or bargaining implications (topic: to discuss negotiations of a contract for emergency services (ambulance)). No action will be taken in closed session. The Closed Session is expected to last for approximately 45 minutes. Zenner moved to go into closed session; Seconded by Lemke. Roll call vote taken: YES – Rosemeyer, Soper, Floyd, Lemke, and Zenner. NO – none. Motion carried. Closed session started at 9:45 am. Zenner moved to go back into open session; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. 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 resumed at 10:27 am. Ambulance Contract Amendment: Floyd moved to approve an amendment to the ambulance contract to increase the number of FTE’s by up to three (3); Seconded by Zenner. Motion carried. Resolution will go to the County Board for approval. Adjourn: With no further business, Lemke moved to adjourn the meeting; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 am. Secretary: Christina Schuld, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee February 16, 2024 Ground Floor Sheriff’s Training Room Call Meeting to Order: The meeting was called to order at 9:00 am by Lynn Rosemeyer. Members Present: Lynn Rosemeyer, Catherine Lemke, Charles Zenner, Lorie Floyd, Ray Soper, and Jim Metz. Members Absent: None. Other Attendees: Christina Schuld, Larry Woebbeking, Corey Dassow, Larry Brandl (Finance), Tracy Hartwig (Finance), Dan Gellert (E.M.), Bob Kirkley (Ambulance), Corey Resch (Aspirus), Logan Swiantek, Derek Romig, and Christine Beadles. Approve Minutes: Zenner moved to approve the minutes of the January 12, 2024 meeting; Seconded by Soper. Motion carried. Approve Agenda: Lemke moved to approve the agenda with 12 items; Seconded by Floyd. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Day: Set for March 8 at 9:00 am. Review and Approve January Expenses and Revenue Reports: Expense reports and revenue spreadsheets were emailed prior to the meeting. No discussion. Zenner moved to approve the January expenses and revenue reports as presented; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Public Comments: None. Medical Examiner: No report was provided. Emergency Management Services: A brief update, 2023 Year End Report and Flyer were emailed prior to the meeting. • Gellert stated the State has received the final storm funds, but they have not been dispersed yet to the towns. • Gellert stated the Regional Exercise had a very good turnout with about 46 people from Taylor County that attended. • Gellert and the Health Dept created a flyer for EMS recruitment. • Gellert mentioned he will be providing more information to the public about HyperReach. • Gellert stated there are a few counties that prepare a year-end report like the one he provided. It was suggested to have it presented to the County Board at the March meeting. Sheriff’s Report & Law Enforcement Business: Woebbeking gave a brief update. a) Updates: • Woebbeking stated there are approx. 56 inmates, with 23 from Marathon County. • Woebbeking stated inmates are allowed iPods but have been turning them back to jail staff at certain times for charging. A company that installs charging units asked if they can be installed in the common area of each block, which would allow for more usage time. The company installing the units is paying for this, which is about $6900, so there is no cost to the County. By having the charging units in the block, an increase in the monthly revenue is expected. • Woebbeking stated the new jail nurse has started but the prior nurse has not and is not willing to come in and help train. Woebbeking is asking if he could contact Ingrid Purvis (former jail nurse) to come and train the new nurse for a few days. Discussion was held regarding retirement benefits being affected. It was mentioned Human Resources would have to be contacted. Floyd moved to allow Ingrid Purvis to help train the new nurse on a very short -term basis; Seconded by Zenner. Motion carried. Woebbeking will reach out to Purvis and then to Human Resources. • Woebbeking stated he was approached by the Village of Rib Lake to prepare some cost figures for the Sheriff’s Office to patrol the Village for a specified amount of hours per week. They are asking for figures of 10, 15, and 25 hours per week. As of now, there is no formal agreement or commitment. The Committee stated Woebbeking is to prepare the figures and present them at the next meeting for discussion and consideration. Discussion was held regarding current deputy staffing and whether or not it would be feasible. b) Acknowledgement of Years of Service to Logan Swiantek : Dassow presented Logan Swiantek with a personalized badge for his 17 years of service with the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office and his responsibilities within the department. Ambulance Business: Bob Kirkley gave a brief update and provided a summary sheet of charges/expenses and revenues and staffing numbers for January. a) Gilman Ambulance Concerns-Derek Romig: Derek Romig presented concerns to the Committee about the staffing of the Gilman ambulance. He stated he was asking questions on behalf of himself and other residents of the community, such as being able to see/view the ambulance contract, Rib Lake first responders, and the Golden Hour coverage. He mentioned a specific EMS call where the Rib Lake unit was needed for transport in Gilman. Discussion was held regarding the ongoing issue with staffing shortages and on -call versus full -time status for employees. Corey Resch explained some of the staffing issues and scheduling conflicts due to lack of staff not picking up shifts. The committee asked Kirley to prepare some figures for increasing FTE hours to use more of the money budgeted for the contract. Currently the amount budgeted is $1.9M and the contract is set at $1.6M. Kirkley was asked to have that ready for the next meeting for discussion and potentially going to full County Board in March. Adjourn: With no further business, Zenner moved to adjourn the meeting; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 10:31 am. Secretary: Christina Schuld, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee January 12, 2024 Ground Floor Sheriff’s Training Room Call Meeting to Order: The meeting was called to order at 9:00 am by Lynn Rosemeyer. Members Present: Lynn Rosemeyer, Catherine Lemke, Charles Zenner, Lorie Floyd, Ray Soper, and Jim Metz. Members Absent: None. Other Attendees: Christina Schuld, Larry Woebbeking, Corey Dassow, Larry Brandl (Finance), Dan Gellert (E.M.), Bob Kirkley (Ambulance), Brian Wilson (Star News), and Chris Nelson. Approve Minutes: Floyd moved to approve the minutes of the December 15, 2023 meeting; Seconded by Zenner. Motion carried. Approve Agenda: Lemke moved to approve the agenda with 11 items; Seconded by Soper. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Day: Set for February 16 at 9:00 am. Review and Approve December Expenses and Revenue Reports: Expense reports and revenue spreadsheets were emailed prior to the meeting. No discussion. Floyd moved to approve the December expenses and revenue reports as presented; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Public Comments: None. Medical Examiner: Report was emailed prior to the meeting. No discussion. Emergency Management Services: Gellert provided a handout with a brief summary of updates. • Gellert stated the storm grant is pending. No new information. • The free smoke/carbon monoxide alarm program is still active. • Gellert gave some information on upcoming trainings for late January and early February. • Gellert stated he is still working in collaboration with the Health Dept. However , he feels he is not able to give enough time to their portion as wanted due to his normal duties but will continue moving forward. Sheriff’s Report & Law Enforcement Business: Woebbeking gave a brief update. a) Updates: • Woebbeking stated there are approx. 59 inmates (a few more were getting booked in this morning), with 28 from Marathon County. • Woebbeking stated we have received a qualified application for the jail nurse position. • Staffing is still short in both the jail and the road. • Woebbeking commented on a recent Vox Pop in the Star News from an inmate. He stated the jail is state regulated and the Taylor County jail has passed all inspections with high remarks. The cell block that this individual was being held in is the oldest of the jail but meets all the required standards. He was placed there due to his inability to get along with other inmates and there were less people in the older block at that time. He was later moved back when he calmed down. b) Resolution Expressing Appreciation to Kevin Mayer for His Many Years of Service to Taylor County : Zenner moved to approve the resolution for Kevin Mayer as presented; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Ambulance Business: Bob Kirkley gave a brief update and provided a summary sheet of charges for December. He gave an update on the November expenses and revenue. There was discussion about the staffing numbers and shift coverage. There was discussion about transports and chase vehicles. Adjourn: With no further business, Zenner moved to adjourn the meeting; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 10:08 am. Secretary: Christina Schuld, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office