Judicial & Public Safety – 2026-05-05 – Minutes

JUDICIAL & PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MINUTES May 5, 2026 Remote Meeting using WebEx/phone and in-person at Public Safety Room Courthouse/Law Enforcement Center 67 W. Park St.– Montello, Wisconsin 1. County Clerk Kiley Lloyd called the Public Safety Committee meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. Members present: Judi Nigbor, Chuck Bornhoeft, Mary Walters, Peggy Krause, and Lance Achterberg Others present: Administrator Ron Barger, EMS Director Rob Lulling, Clerk of Court Shari Rudolph, Lt. Williams, Captain Kowalski, Captain Tomlin, Chief Deputy Johnston, Sheriff Konrath, EMS Assistant Director Jordan Powell (virtual), DA’s Office Manager Ciara Boening 2. Motion to approve agenda by Chuck Bornhoeft and seconded by Lance Achterberg. Motion carried. 3. County Clerk Kiley Lloyd opened the floor for nominations of committee chairperson. Chuck Bornhoeft nominated Judi Nigbor. There were no other nominations. A unanimous ballot was cast to elect Judi Nigbor as Chairperson of Judicial and Public Safety Committee. Chairperson Nigbor opted to represent the Judicial and Public Safety Committee for the Executive and Finance Committee. It was noted she was named Chairperson of Board of Health earlier that morning, and Board of Health will need to elect a Board of Health Executive & Finance representative at their next meeting. 4. Motion to approve April 7, 2026 minutes by Lance Achterberg and seconded by Chuck Bornhoeft. Motion carried. 5. Reports of official meetings held in the prior month- None 6. Upcoming Events/Issues/Citizen Comments- Mary Walters read a statement to the committee regarding opposition of canceling the Humane Officer contract and the EMS Waushara contract without committee and/or County Board approval. Administrator Barger reported contracts are under his administrator authority. Mary Walters requested legal clarification and asked for the items to be placed on a future agenda. 7. Review Vouchers- Chuck Bornhoeft asked for clarification on summit food biweekly billing. Sheriff Konrath reported that depending on the jail population, the cost of meals increases. Judi Nigbor requested information on the repair and maintenance of squads. Sheriff Konrath reported it was over $13,000 for a Tahoe repair. 8. Clerk of Court Shari Rudolph reported that things are functioning business as usual. She noted there is a trial set for June. DA’s Office Manager Ciara Boening reported that she had no update. EM Director Lt. Williams reported that the Weather Spotter training has been rescheduled to May 20th from 6pm-8pm in the Public Safety Room. Lt. Williams presented a Spring Storm Weather PowerPoint. Saturday the 9th will be a full-scale exercise including Fire, EMS, Highway, Schools, Sheriff’s office, etc. Rob Lulling reported the April stats are on SharePoint. Rob reported the state return for Medicare is estimated at $104,000. FCI reached out to Rob to make sure Westfield station wasn’t closing. Shari Rudolph reported court fees will likely increase in November, which will allow for additional revenue for several departments. She noted it would be around 60 different fee increases. There is no estimate of how much additional revenue it will be at this time. 9. Sheriff Konrath shared a monthly CAD report and noted he would continue to bring that information monthly. Captain Tomlin further explained abandoned calls and emergency calls. Sheriff Konrath shared a quarterly jail report. Chief Deputy Scott Johnston reported there are currently 11 treatment court participants. He gave a Treatment Court housing update. Chief Deputy Johnston noted the state conference was attended, with Logan Robertson being named ‘Hero of the Year’. Marquette County Treatment Court has been nominated and/or won awards at the state conference for last 5 years. May is National Treatment Court month. Captain Kowalski gave an Enterprise Fleet update. Sheriff’s Office has 12 leased vehicles for Sheriff’s Office. 18 county owned with 5 getting sold this year. 1 ambulance used for drone team. 26 total vehicles in Sheriff’s Office fleet for roadway. 1 ATV not listed on fleet. Captain Kowalski reported there are 2 vehicles currently on surplus website. After research and trending data, only 3 vehicles should need to be added for 2027. 10. Monthly report update discussion. Committee requested to continue receiving the reports. Peggy Krause requested the committee intentionally look at the Strategic Plan. ‘Strategic Plan Update’ will be an ongoing agenda item. Administrator Barger requested that Med 1 funding strategy go on to the next agenda. Administrator Barger reported union negotiations are ongoing. 11. Date/Time for future meetings discussed. Meetings will be on the first Wednesday of the month at 2:00 p.m. This is subject to change. 12. Administrator Barger will reach out to Corp Counsel regarding Administrator authority with contracts. 13. The agenda having been completed Committee Chairperson Judi Nigbor declared the meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m. Kiley Lloyd, County Clerk