Public Safety Committee — Agenda Packet

1 Sawyer County Public Safety Committee Meeting Thursday, May 7, 2026 @ 9:00 AM Sawyer County Board Room AGENDA 1. ZOOM LINK a. To view or participate in the virtual meeting from a computer, iPad, or Android device please go to https://zoom.us/j/97074807611. You can also use the dial in at 1-312-626-6799 with the Webinar ID: 970 7480 7611. Use *9 to Raise/lower hand and *6 to Unmute/mute. If you are on a computer, click the "Raise Hand" button and wait to be recognized. If you are on a telephone, dial *9 and wait to be recognized. If additional assistance is needed please contact the County Clerk's Office at 715- 634-4866 prior to the meeting. This meeting will be recorded and will be available on our website at: https://sawyercountygov.org. 2. CALL TO ORDER 3. ROLL CALL 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 5. CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW 6. ELECTION OF CHAIR & VICE CHAIR OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE 7. MEETING AGENDA 8. PUBLIC COMMENTS At this time, members of the public will be given the opportunity to address the Committee. Please adhere to the following when addressing the Committee: • Comments will be limited to 3 minutes or less per individual. • Comments should be directed to the Committee as a whole and not directed to individual Committee members. • The Committee cannot respond to your comments during this time. • Please sign in and fill out a public comment sheet if you wish to speak on an item. 9. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING a. Previous Meeting Minutes 10. CLERK OF COURTS a. Clerk of Court/Probate Registrar Report Page 1 of 36 2 11. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT a. Patrol Report b. Jail Report c. Communications Report d. Emergency Management Report 12. CODE ENFORCEMENT a. Code Enforcement 13. CHILD SUPPORT a. Child Support Report 14. EMERGENCY SERVICES a. Ambulance & Medical Examiner's Reports 15. PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO TOWER UPDATE 16. RESOLUTION 2026-____MEADOWBROOK RADIO TOWER (DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION) a. Resolution 2026-____Meadowbrook Radio Tower 17. CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL UPDATE 18. BOARD APPOINTED COMMITTEE UPDATES 19. CORRESPONDENCE, REPORTS FROM CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS 20. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 21. NEXT MEETING DATE /TIME: THURSDAY, JUNE 4 AT 9:00 AM 22. ADJOURNMENT DISCLAIMER: A quorum of the County Board of Supervisors or of any of its committees may be present at this meeting to listen and observe. Neither the Board nor any of the committees have established attendance at this meeting as an official function of the Board or committee(s) or otherwise made a determination that attendance at the meeting is necessary to carry out Page 2 of 36 3 the Board or committee’s function. The only purpose for other supervisors attending the meeting is to listen to the information presented. Neither the Board nor any committee (other than the committee providing this notice and agenda) will take any official action with respect to this noticed meeting. Copy sent via email to: Committee Members, Associated Staff and News Media. Note: Any person wishing to attend whom, because of a disability, requires accommodation should call the Sawyer County Clerk’s Office (715.634.4866) at least 24 hours before the scheduled meeting so appropriate arrangements can be made. Mission Statement: The Sawyer County Board of Supervisors will strive to provide excellent services and responsible leadership to protect and enhance Sawyer County citizens, businesses, and resources, while preserving our unique heritage. Page 3 of 36 Minutes of the April 2, 2026 meeting of the Sawyer County Public Safety Committee of the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors Board Room; Sawyer County Voting Committee Members Present: Others Present: Chair: Ron Buckholtz Mike Markgren John Froemel- Virtual Vice Chair: Marc Helwig- Excused Liz Klein Chaz Ann Olson Jeff Hoehne- Virtual Bryan Deyo Gary Pelletier Marshal Savitski Sheriff Mrotek Jim Evans- Virtual Nicole Ripczinski Mike Woller Call to Order – Chair Ron Buckholtz called the meeting to order at 9:00 am. Roll Call taken. Quorum was met. Certification of Compliance with the open meeting law was met. Meeting Agenda- Set Public Comment – None Minutes from the previous meeting dated: March 5, 2026 Motion to approve made by: Mr. Savitski Second by: Mr. Hoehne Motion carried without negative vote. Clerk of Courts/Register in Probate Reports - A written report was provided showing the calendar for upcoming jury trials and new cases filed in the past month. The Recovery Court program received positive feedback from a recent assessment and two participants have graduated successfully. Sheriff’s Department Report – Patrol Report – Chief Deyo reviewed the written report: there were 730 calls in March, 45 traffic citations issued and 58 crashes to date- 25 with injury, zero deaths. Deputy Robinson has been promoted to full time Patrol. Jail Report – Lt. Woller reviewed a written jail report for March with arrest data by race and gender. There was an average of 56 inmates incarcerated with a 71% unemployment rate at the time of booking, 0 on electronic monitoring. Dispatch and Emergency Management – Dispatch- Ms. Ripczinski summarized the written reports. April 12-18 is National Telecommunicators Week where the work of dispatchers is recognized. The Text to 911 program is running now. Emergency Management- A written report was provided detailing teamwork during the recent winter storm. Dir. Ripczinski attended the Court Safety and Security Conference last week. Code Enforcement- Ms. Olson reviewed her written report for the committee. Child Support Department Report – A written report was provided showing case and collections data. Page 4 of 36 Emergency Services— Mr. Froemel reviewed his written report: 452 calls were received between January 1-March 25. The breakdown per town is inaccurate due to the zipcodes shared by multiple locations and he is working to fine tune the new reporting system for more accurate data. Towers- Mr. Pelletier from GenComm updated the committee on the ongoing radio tower project: GenComm meets biweekly with the Sheriff’s Department and has met with the Tribal Governing Board to assess the engineering for the WOJB tower, which needs bracing for the additional load if the county equipment is installed. There is a possibility of waiting for T-Mobile to pay for the upgraded engineering because they are also considering leasing a spot and their equipment will also require increased support. The estimated cost of the additional bracing is $35,000. The Pipestone Tower is overloaded so a temporary alternative is to place a dish on the Winter tower, which is in the works. The Winter tower does not resolve the gap in indoor coverage in a large area of southeast Sawyer County so a better tower location is still needed. The Meadowbrook Bug Tussel tower has not started construction and GenComm is looking at an alternate site in Meadowbrook on town property off Hwy 27. If built, the cost estimate is a additional $250,000 but the county would own the tower and could lease space to cellular companies in a desirable coverage location. Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Update – Mr. Markgren reported that CJCC met and it was observed that the unemployment statistic had dropped below 70% for the first time. Board Appointed Committee Updates—None Correspondence, Reports from Conferences and Meetings— None Future Agenda Items – Towers Meeting Date/Time – The next meeting of the Public Safety Committee will be May 7 , at 9:00 am in the Board Room. Meeting adjourned at 9: 25 am Minutes recorded by Liz Klein, Sawyer County Clerk Page 5 of 36 Phone 715-634-4887 ~ Fax 715-638-3297 Clerk of Court /Probate Registrar Marge Kelsey saw CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT REGISTER IN PROBATE 10610 Main Street, Suite #74, Hayward WI 54843 sawyer.clerk@wicourts.gov Clerk of Court’s Report for May 2026 Public Safety Committee: We are still working on trying to fill the open Criminal Clerk position. Jury trials currently scheduled for May: Date Judge # of Days 5/5/2026 3186 1 5/6/2026 3186 1 5/7/2026 3186 1 5/18/2026 2636 1 5/20/2026 2636 1 5/27/2026 2636 1 5/27/2026 2636 1 5/28/2026 2636 1 5/28/2026 2636 1 5/29/2026 2636 1 New Cases filed from 03/23/2026 – 04/28/26 18 Felony (CF) 30 Misdemeanor (CM) 6 Criminal Traffic (CT) 94 Traffic & Forfeiture citations (CX, TR, FO) 42 Civil, Small Claims, Family & Paternity (CV, SC, FA, PA) 10 Probate, Guardianships, Adult Adoptions, Informal Probate & Civil Commitment (PR, GN, AD, IN, ME) 5 Juvenile Adoptions, Juvenile CHIPS, Juvenile Ordinance, Juvenile Delinquency & Juvenile Guardianships (JA, JC, JO, JV, JG, JM) REVENUE collected through SDC (State Debt Collection) and TRIP/DOR (Tax Intercept): 03/23/2026 – 04/28/26 = $15,321.24 Wage Income Assignment receipted 03/23/2026 – 04/28/26 = $596.02 Page 6 of 36 Page 2 COC Report for Public Safety Committee Number of Sawyer Co. cases with individuals involved in Treatment/Drug/Recovery court in other counties: 1 = Barron County 1 = Polk County 2 = Washburn County JUDICIAL REPORT: Nothing to report. Respectfully submitted by, Marge Kelsey Clerk of Court/Probate Registrar Page 7 of 36 April 28, 2026 Patrol Total CAD Calls Report- Attached. • Patrol call volume increased from last month’s report for April 2026 to 778, the three- month trend shows: Feb’26 was 550, while March ‘26 was 730. This month was also an increase from April ’25, which was 680 calls for service. • For April ’26, Sawyer County Deputies in this period have issued 50 Citations for traffic offenses, 39 written warning and 8 Non-Traffic Citations. Per Community Maps: there have been 7 Total Crashes, 2 with Personal Injury, and 0 Fatalities in our County for this time period. • In comparison: Feb 2026 March 2026 and April 2025 UTC Citations: 21 45 54 Written Warnings: 14 28 34 NTC Citations: 5 7 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Crashes: 22 11 10 Personal Injury: 11 5 3 Fatalities: 0 0 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Crashes to date: 84 Crashes 34 Personal Injury 0 Fatalities Total Crashes from 2025: 303 Crashes 70 Personal Injury 3 Fatalities Total Crashes from 2024: 361 Crashes 84 Personal Injury 3 Fatalities • We are happy to announce that Deputy Amber O’Shea Dorn has moved from patrol to Court Services! She will complete a short training process with Court Services to prepare her for this new role. This has created a vacancy in patrol which we have posted internally and externally to hire. We hope to complete this process in the coming weeks. • We are also moving Deputy Shelby Robinson out to her night patrol shift, Deputies Mike Simpson and Ryan Krummel to their respective day shifts and Detective Dane Lihrman to his new position beginning Sunday, May 3 rd. • Finally our recreation deputies have begun preparing for water craft season and opening of fishing Saturday, May 9, 2026. We look forward to shaking off the snow boots and enjoying the summer weather. Respecfully Submitted, Lt. Gregory G. Ripczinski, Patrol Administrator Page 8 of 36 Page 9 of 36 Page 10 of 36 Page 11 of 36 Nature of Call Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Total 911 HANGUP 13 7 7 20 47 ACCIDENT DEER VS CAR 8 3 10 4 25 ACCIDENT FATAL 0 0 0 0 0 ACCIDENT INJURY 16 6 4 4 30 ACCIDENT PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY 14 9 10 13 46 AIRCRAFT PROBLEMS 0 0 0 0 0 ALARM 26 21 10 10 67 ANIMAL 30 25 21 35 111 ASSAULT 0 0 0 0 0 ASSIST OTHER AGENCY 13 12 15 16 56 ASSIST CITIZEN 22 18 15 17 72 ASSIST MOTORIST 6 4 3 3 16 ATV COMPLAINT 0 0 0 0 0 ATV ACCIDENT W/INJURY 1 0 0 0 1 ATV PROP DAMAGE ONLY 0 0 0 1 1 BAR CHECK 0 0 0 0 0 BATTERY 3 2 2 4 11 BOMB THREAT 0 1 0 0 1 BOND VIOLATION 1 0 2 3 6 BUILDING/AREA CHECK 6 0 8 10 24 BURGLARY 1 1 1 0 3 BUS PASSING COMPLAINT 0 1 0 0 1 CAMPGROUND CHECK 0 0 0 0 0 CARBON MONOXIDE 1 0 1 1 3 CHILD ABUSE NEGLECT 0 1 0 1 2 CHILD CUSTODY 4 5 1 4 14 CIVIL MATTER 4 2 2 5 13 CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY 9 0 2 2 13 DEATH INVESTIGATION 5 4 4 1 14 DIRECT TRAFFIC 1 0 0 0 1 DISABLED VEHICLE 26 19 20 17 82 DISORDERLY CONDUCT 0 0 1 0 1 DISTURBANCE 26 6 13 14 59 DNR COMPLAINT 6 3 1 4 14 DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE 8 2 8 4 22 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 0 0 0 0 0 DRIVING COMPLAINT 4 4 3 10 21 DRUG COMPLAINT 7 6 8 5 26 EMERGENCY DETENTION 0 0 0 0 0 EMS REQUEST 37 16 32 29 114 EMS TRANSFER ALS 0 0 0 0 0 EMS TRANSFER BLS 0 0 0 0 0 Extra Patrol Request 3 0 84 7 94 FAIL TO REPORT 0 1 2 0 3 FAMILY TROUBLE 0 0 0 0 0 FIGHT 0 1 1 1 3 FIRE ALARM 2 3 1 1 7 FIRE REQUEST 9 3 4 8 24 FIREWORKS 0 0 0 0 0 FORGERY 0 0 0 0 0 Page 12 of 36 FOUND ITEM 2 2 1 3 8 FRAUD 10 3 7 7 27 GAS DRIVE OFF 0 0 0 0 0 GUNSHOT COMPLAINT 1 0 1 5 7 HARASSMENT 6 3 1 9 19 HAZ MAT INCIDENT 0 0 0 0 0 HIT AND RUN 0 0 1 2 3 HUBER CHECKS 2 0 1 0 3 INTELLIGENCE 0 0 0 0 0 INTOXICATED DRIVER 0 0 1 0 1 INTOXICATED PERSON 6 1 3 1 11 JAIL COMPLAINT 12 4 12 8 36 JUV ALCOHOL 0 0 1 1 2 JUV RUNAWAY 0 1 0 0 1 JUVENILE ISSUE 7 2 4 7 20 KEEP PEACE 4 1 5 2 12 LITTERING 0 0 1 1 2 LOST ITEM 1 1 0 0 2 MENTAL HEALTH 10 12 3 12 37 MISCELLANEOUS 2 1 6 1 10 MISSING ADULT 2 2 1 1 6 MISSING JUVENILE 1 0 1 1 3 NEIGHBOR DISPUTE 2 0 0 1 3 NOISE COMPLAINT 1 0 1 2 4 NON LICENSED DRIVER 0 0 0 0 0 OPEN DOOR 4 0 0 0 4 ORDINANCE VIOLATION 0 0 0 0 0 OWI ARREST 3 3 4 2 12 PAPER SERVICE ATTEMPT 43 37 49 51 180 PARKING COMPLAINT 1 1 0 0 2 PERSON WITH GUN 2 0 0 1 3 PRISON INVESTIGATION 0 0 0 0 0 PORNOGRAPHY 3 1 0 1 5 POWERLINE ISSUE 0 1 2 4 7 PROBATION VIOLATION 0 1 2 0 3 PROWLER 0 0 0 0 0 RECOVERED PROPERTY 0 0 0 1 1 REPOSSESSION 2 0 0 0 2 ROAD HAZARD 9 5 5 16 35 SCHOOL COMPLAINT 0 0 0 0 0 SEARCH WARRANT 0 2 2 3 7 SEX OFFENSE 1 1 0 0 2 SEXUAL ASSAULT 0 0 3 1 4 SHOTS FIRED 0 0 0 0 0 SHOOTING 0 0 0 0 0 SNOWMOBILE FATAL 2 0 0 0 2 SNOWMOBILE INJURY 6 7 0 0 13 SNOWMOBILE PROPERTY DAM 5 1 1 0 7 SIGN REPAIR 0 0 0 0 0 SPECIAL DETAIL 0 0 0 0 0 STABBING 0 0 0 0 0 SUICIDAL PERSON 8 2 3 5 18 Page 13 of 36 SUICIDE INVESTIGATION 1 2 0 0 3 SUSPICIOUS PERSON, CIRCUMSTANC 9 16 13 16 54 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 7 3 10 4 24 SWAT 3 0 2 0 5 test 0 0 0 1 1 THEFT 3 4 5 7 19 THEFT FROM A VEHICLE 0 0 0 0 0 THEFT OF A VEHICLE 1 0 1 1 3 THEFT RETAIL 2 0 0 3 5 THREAT 3 4 6 5 18 TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENT 1 0 1 0 2 TRAFFIC PURSUIT 0 0 1 0 1 TRAFFIC STOP 141 159 181 268 749 TRANSPORT 8 3 6 7 24 TRESPASS 6 2 1 3 12 TRUANCY 5 2 4 3 14 TRAFFIC STOP ATV 1 1 2 3 7 TRAFFIC STOP BOAT 0 0 0 0 0 TRAFFIC STOP SNOWMOBILE 17 9 0 0 26 UNWANTED SUBJECT 11 7 8 8 34 VANDALISM 0 0 0 0 0 VEHICLE INSPECTION 1 0 0 0 1 VEHICLE RUNOFF 58 27 19 1 105 VIOLATION OF RESTRAINING ORDER 0 0 1 2 3 WALK AND TALK 0 0 1 0 1 WANTED PERSON 19 12 27 13 71 WARRANT CHECK 0 0 1 2 3 WATER INCIDENT 0 1 0 0 1 WEAPON OFFENSE 0 0 0 0 0 WELFARE CHECK 27 17 22 28 94 Monthly Totals 794 550 730 778 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2852 Page 14 of 36 Page 15 of 36 Page 16 of 36 Communications Center Report Public Safety Committee May 7, 2026 Sawyer County Communications Center • Held quarterly dispatch meeting during National Telecommunicators Week. o Received updates from Wisconsin DNR, and Town of Hayward Fire Department. • Two dispatchers attended and became certified Field Training Officers o Dispatch currently has 5 Certified Field Training Officers • The Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office Peer Support is in the process of putting together the team which will require the new members to attend Basic Peer Support Training. • The communications staff would like to thank Sawyer County Maintenance for their hard work in updating the breakroom for the dispatchers and other staff. o We would also like to thank the Sawyer County Back the Blue Foundation for the purchase of new furniture, and a new refrigerator for the breakroom. Calls for Service (CAD) April 2026 – 1874 (As of 4/28/26) April 2025 – 1323 Total Number of CAD Calls (YTD) 4749 (As of 4/28/26) Total Phone Call Summary 911 Line – 487 (as of 4/28/26) Administrative (Non- Emergency) – 2,745 (as of 4/28/26) Total – 3,232 (as of 4/28/26) Total YTD – 11,198 (as of 4/28/26) Page 17 of 36 rpcdtccr.x1 04/28/26 Sawyer County Sheriff's Office Total CAD Calls Received, by Nature of Call in Zone Nature of Call Total Calls Received % of Total 911 HANGUP 72 3.84 ACCIDENT DEER VS CAR 14 0.75 ACCIDENT INJURY 8 0.43 ACCIDENT PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY 21 1.12 ALARM 22 1.17 ANIMAL 78 4.16 ASSIST OTHER AGENCY 32 1.71 ASSIST CITIZEN 40 2.13 ASSIST MOTORIST 3 0.16 ATV PROP DAMAGE ONLY 1 0.05 BATTERY 4 0.21 BOND VIOLATION 3 0.16 BUILDING/AREA CHECK 15 0.80 CARBON MONOXIDE 4 0.21 CHILD ABUSE NEGLECT 3 0.16 CHILD CUSTODY 6 0.32 CIVIL MATTER 11 0.59 CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY 8 0.43 DEATH INVESTIGATION 6 0.32 DISABLED VEHICLE 26 1.39 DISTURBANCE 17 0.91 DNR COMPLAINT 12 0.64 DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE 5 0.27 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 1 0.05 DRIVING COMPLAINT 38 2.03 DRUG COMPLAINT 18 0.96 EMS REQUEST 191 10.19 EMS TRANSFER ALS 3 0.16 EMS TRANSFER BLS 22 1.17 EXTRA PATROL REQUEST 30 1.60 FIGHT 1 0.05 FIRE ALARM 8 0.43 FIRE REQUEST 20 1.07 FOUND ITEM 6 0.32 FRAUD 10 0.53 GAS DRIVE OFF 1 0.05 GUNSHOT COMPLAINT 7 0.37 HARASSMENT 18 0.96 HIT AND RUN 6 0.32 Information Call 130 6.94 INTOXICATED DRIVER 1 0.05 Page 18 of 36 Total CAD Calls Received, by Nature of Call in Zone Page 2 of 3 rpcdtccr.x1 04/28/26 Nature of Call Total Calls Received % of Total INTOXICATED PERSON 2 0.11 JAIL COMPLAINT 10 0.53 JUV ALCOHOL 1 0.05 JUV RUNAWAY 4 0.21 JUVENILE ISSUE 33 1.76 KEEP PEACE 6 0.32 LITTERING 6 0.32 LOST ITEM 1 0.05 MENTAL HEALTH 15 0.80 MISCELLANEOUS 4 0.21 MISSING ADULT 2 0.11 MISSING JUVENILE 1 0.05 NEIGHBOR DISPUTE 2 0.11 NOISE COMPLAINT 2 0.11 ORDINANCE VIOLATION 1 0.05 OWI ARREST 3 0.16 PAPER SERVICE ATTEMPT 52 2.77 PARKING COMPLAINT 2 0.11 PERSON WITH GUN 1 0.05 PORNOGRAPHY 1 0.05 POWERLINE ISSUE 6 0.32 PROBATION VIOLATION 8 0.43 RECOVERED PROPERTY 2 0.11 REPOSESSION 4 0.21 ROAD HAZARD 37 1.97 SCHOOL COMPLAINT 1 0.05 SEARCH WARRANT 3 0.16 SEXUAL ASSAULT 2 0.11 SUICIDALPERSON 7 0.37 SUSPICIOUS PERSON, CIRCUMSTANC 42 2.24 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 11 0.59 test 3 0.16 THEFT 20 1.07 THEFT OF VEHICLE 2 0.11 THEFT RETAIL 5 0.27 THREAT 8 0.43 TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENT 1 0.05 TRAFFIC PURSUIT 1 0.05 TRAFFIC STOP 534 28.50 TRANSPORT 8 0.43 TRESPASS 5 0.27 TRUANCY 5 0.27 TRAFFIC STOP ATV 5 0.27 UNWANTED SUBJECT 12 0.64 VEHICLE RUNOFF 2 0.11 VIOLATION OF RESTRAINING ORDER 4 0.21 WANTED PERSON 15 0.80 Page 19 of 36 Total CAD Calls Received, by Nature of Call in Zone Page 3 of 3 Report Includes: All dates between `00:00:00 03/23/26` and `00:00:00 04/28/26`, All nature of incidents, All cities, All types, All priorities, All agencies, All zones rpcdtccr.x1 04/28/26 Nature of Call Total Calls Received % of Total WARRANT CHECK 2 0.11 WELFARE CHECK 48 2.56 Total reported: 1874 Page 20 of 36 Sawyer County Sheriffs Department 15880 E 5th St Hayward, WI 54843 County: Sawyer Year: 2026 Agency Affiliation Emergency Communications Call Summary Report Date: 04/28/2026 12:16:00 Report Date From: 03/23/2026 Report Date To: 04/28/2026 Period Group: Month Days Of Week: All Call Type: All Abandoned Filters: Include Abandoned NSI Filters: NSI Included in 911 Totals Agency Affiliation: All March 2026 April 2026 Total 911 Inbound 102 347 449 Abandoned 8 30 38 Abandoned % 7.27% 7.96% 7.80% Unparsed 0 0 0 Total 110 377 487 10-Digit Emerg Inbound 0 0 0 Abandoned 0 0 0 Outbound 0 0 0 Unparsed 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 Administrative Inbound 427 1,277 1,704 Abandoned 43 110 153 Outbound 222 666 888 Unparsed 0 0 0 Total 692 2,053 2,745 Avg Call Duration 80.8 83.5 82.9 Total 802 2,430 3,232 Page 1 of 1 Page 21 of 36 Sawyer County Sheriffs Department 15880 E 5th St Hayward, WI 54843 County: Sawyer Year: 2026 Agency Affiliation Emergency Communications Calls Per Hour Report Date: 04/28/2026 12:43:27 Report Date From: 03/23/2026 Report Date To: 04/28/2026 Period Group: Month Time Group: 60 Minute Time Block: 00:00 - 23:59 Days Of Week: All Call Type: All Abandoned Filters: Include Abandoned Include Outbound: All Calls Agency Affiliation: All Date 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 March 2026 27 13 28 21 23 9 13 20 26 39 47 49 32 41 38 53 April 2026 68 58 52 25 57 43 33 93 137 153 147 167 134 150 128 154 Total 95 71 80 46 80 52 46 113 163 192 194 216 166 191 166 207 Average 48 36 40 23 40 26 23 57 82 96 97 108 83 96 83 104 Abandoned Calls 6 3 6 2 6 3 5 8 11 8 16 23 11 13 9 14 Page 1 of 3 Page 22 of 36 Date 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Total March 2026 35 38 50 49 43 37 36 35 802 April 2026 161 150 118 85 104 55 68 90 2430 Total 196 188 168 134 147 92 104 125 3232 Average 98 94 84 67 74 46 52 63 67 Abandoned Calls 3 13 9 3 4 2 10 3 191 Page 2 of 3 Page 23 of 36 Sawyer County Sheriffs Department 15880 E 5th St Hayward, WI 54843 County: Sawyer Year: 2026 Agency Affiliation Emergency Communications Calls Per Hour Report Date: 04/28/2026 12:43:27 Report Date From: 03/23/2026 Report Date To: 04/28/2026 Period Group: Month Time Group: 60 Minute Time Block: 00:00 - 23:59 Days Of Week: All Call Type: All Abandoned Filters: Include Abandoned Include Outbound: All Calls Agency Affiliation: All Page 3 of 3 Page 24 of 36 Emergency Management Report Public Safety Committee May 7, 2026 Emergency Management Update: • Severe Weather Awareness Week was April 12-18 o Due to severe weather throughout the state, Statewide Tornado drill was canceled. • Annual update of Sawyer County Emergency Operations Plan underway. • LEPC Meeting was held on April 15, 2026 o Discussed Hazard Mitigation Plan. o Planning for Open House in July o Discussed and approved Countywide Strategic Plan • Working with Sawyer County Court Services and other officials to update Emergency Operations Plans for Sawyer County Courthouse. • Attended Sawyer County Fire Association and discussed radio project updates. • Annual update of Offsite Plans with Local Facilities Page 25 of 36 Ordinance Enforcement Specialist Chaz Ann Olson Email: chazann.olson@sawyercountygov.org Phone: 715-634-5139 02/24/25 SAWYER COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL AND CODE ENFORCEMENT REPORT Animal Control Operations As of April 27th, the revenue for Animal Control was low compared to last month, with it now being the late season to get Sawyer County Dog Licenses. Admissions to the pound was the same as last month, with majority being reclaimed by owner. Animal at Large calls for the month were the greatest volume. The overall call volume throughout the month has been similar compared to the previous months. Facility No changes since last month. Code Enforcement - Public Health Continue to attend meetings and go out on TRH inspections. No TRH complaints for the month. There were four potential Human Health Hazard Complaints from this month. One we are still trying to gather more information. Page 26 of 36 Page 27 of 36 V Page 28 of 36 SAWYER COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT AGENCY Sandra Snider Okamoto, Director Janet Sprenger, Assistant Director Amanda Davidson, Specialist Amy Benson, Reception/Locate Michael A. Kelsey, Agency Attorney Sawyer County Courthouse 10610 Main Street – Suite 115 Hayward, WI 54843 715/634-3173 FAX: 715/638-3289 MAY 2026 CHILD SUPPORT AGENCY REPORT MARCH 2026 Performance Measures provided by the State: 1007 cases Court Order Rate March 2026 90.02% March 2025 87.26% Paternity Establishment March 2026 102.95% March 2025 98.82% Current Support Collection March 2026 70.81% March 2025 69.23% Arrears Collection March 2026 56.92% March 2025 58.91% Total March Current Support Due: $684,308.78 Total March Current Support Collected: $484,589.86 The DCF Area Administrator for the Northern Region has scheduled our Annual Review for August 25 at 2 p.m. in our office. The Director’s Fall Conference is scheduled for the third week in October in the Dells. The agenda has not been shared to date. I have been working closely with the Social Security Administration in Superior to determine if some payors whom we have not been able to contact for a significant amount of time are still alive. Several have passed. Open cases without at least one payment per year “dings” our performance in either current support collection or arrears collection. Once we determine a probate has not been filed, paperwork is filed or a hearing is held to adjust balances owed to zero. Closing a case or cases due to a participant’s passing reduces the number of cases not performing. Page 29 of 36 Sawyer County Ambulance Public Safety Report - Response Time Breakdown 2026 As of 4/19/2026 This report summarizes average response times from the cleaned municipal worksheets within the 2026 Calls for Service workbook. Response time is measured from unit en route to arrival on scene. Overall Calls Included: 760 Overall Average Response Time: 12.0 minutes Average Response Time by Township, City, and Village Area Run Count Average Response Time Bass Lake Twp 94 16.8 minutes City of Hayward 228 5.8 minutes Couderay Twp 20 16.3 minutes Draper Twp 5 22.8 minutes Edgewater Twp 12 14.7 minutes Hunter Twp 34 22.2 minutes Lenroot Twp 24 11.4 minutes Meadowbrook Twp 3 12.0 minutes Meteor Twp 1 20.0 minutes Ojibwa Twp 7 4.2 minutes Radisson Twp 4 19.0 minutes Round Lake Twp 32 20.1 minutes Sand Lake Twp 24 18.9 minutes Spider Lake Twp 22 21.5 minutes Springbrook 1 22.0 minutes Town of Hayward 197 9.1 minutes Village of Couderay 1 11.0 minutes Village of Exeland 4 18.3 minutes Village of Radisson 4 7.3 minutes Village of Winter 19 8.2 minutes Weirgor Twp 8 21.5 minutes Winter Twp 16 15.2 minutes Out of County Responses Area Run Count Average Response Time Out of County 13 17.5 minutes Out of County - Bayfield 5 28.6 minutes Out of County - Washburn 3 13.3 minutes Page 30 of 36 Top Response Times by Area The following tables list up to the top 20 longest response times in each area, based on the cleaned municipal worksheets. Bass Lake Twp Unit Response Complaint Med 2 34.0 Back Pain (Non-Traumatic) Med 1 29.0 Unconscious/Fainting/Near- Fainting City of Hayward Unit Response Complaint Med 3 44.0 Falls Med 3 34.0 Altered Mental Status Couderay Twp Unit Response Complaint Med 1 24.0 Overdose/Poisoning/Ingestion Med 1 24.0 Traumatic Injury Draper Twp Unit Response Complaint Med 3 27.0 No Other Appropriate Choice Med 3 25.0 Falls Edgewater Twp Unit Response Complaint Med 1 34.0 Unknown Problem/Person Down Med 3 23.0 Abdominal Pain/Problems Hunter Twp Unit Response Complaint Med 3 35.0 Falls Med 3 31.0 Falls Lenroot Twp Unit Response Complaint Med 1 24.0 Stroke/CVA Med 1 17.0 Sick Person Page 31 of 36 Meadowbrook Twp Unit Response Complaint Med 3 15.0 Falls Meteor Twp Unit Response Complaint Med 3 20.0 Cardiac Arrest/Death Ojibwa Twp Unit Response Complaint Med 3 8.0 Sick Person Med 3 7.0 Convulsions/Seizure Radisson Twp Unit Response Complaint Med 3 33.1 Breathing Problem Med 3 16.0 Automated Crash Notification Round Lake Twp Unit Response Complaint Med 3 40.0 Medical Alarm Med 1 32.8 Unconscious/Fainting/Near- Fainting Sand Lake Twp Unit Response Complaint Med 1 29.0 No Other Appropriate Choice Med 3 27.0 Traumatic Injury Spider Lake Twp Unit Response Complaint Med 1 51.3 Falls Med 1 34.0 Traumatic Injury Springbrook Unit Response Complaint Med 1 22.0 Breathing Problem Town of Hayward Unit Response Complaint Med 3 34.0 Altered Mental Status Med 1 30.0 Traffic/Transportation Incident Page 32 of 36 Village of Couderay Unit Response Complaint Med 3 11.0 Traffic/Transportation Incident Village of Exeland Unit Response Complaint Med 1 30.0 Chest Pain (Non- Traumatic) Med 3 15.0 Choking Village of Radisson Unit Response Complaint Med 3 8.0 Breathing Problem Med 3 7.0 Convulsions/Seizure Village of Winter Unit Response Complaint Med 4 17.0 Breathing Problem Med 3 13.0 Well Person Check Weirgor Twp Unit Response Complaint Med 3 33.0 Breathing Problem Med 3 17.0 Falls Winter Twp Unit Response Complaint Med 3 26.0 Falls Med 3 25.0 Hemorrhage/Laceration Out of County Unit Response Complaint Med 1 33.0 Cardiac Arrest/Death Med 1 26.0 Breathing Problem Out of County - Bayfield Unit Response Complaint Med 3 54.0 Breathing Problem Med 2 45.0 Pregnancy/Childbirth/Miscarriage Out of County - Washburn Unit Response Complaint Med 1 17.0 Breathing Problem Med 1 10.0 Breathing Problem Page 33 of 36 Overall call volume for 2026 continues to trend higher than previous years, with 760 calls for service compared to 584 in 2025 and 555 in 2024 during the same time frame. We are now exceeding call volumes seen during the COVID-19 years, which were previously some of the highest we had experienced. This shows that the increase we are seeing is not a short-term spike, but a continued upward trend in demand. The overall average response time is currently 12 minutes. As expected, there continues to be a clear difference between areas closer to our stations and the more rural parts of the county. The City of Hayward remains under 6 minutes on average, while the outlying townships trend higher due to travel distance and coverage areas. This increase in call volume appears to be driven by a combination of increased use of the EMS system, ongoing pressures within the healthcare system, and general service demand. Even with the higher volume, we are continuing to maintain consistent response times overall. When looking at system performance, the longer response times stand out more and are a better indicator of patient impact than overall averages alone. We will continue to monitor this trend throughout 2026 to determine if this level of demand continues and to evaluate if any future adjustments to staffing or station locations are needed. Page 34 of 36 RESOLUTION 26-_______ MEADOWBROOK RADIO TOWER FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO TOWER SYSTEM UPGRADE WHEREAS, Sawyer County operates a Public Safety Radio System, and WHEREAS, the Public Safety Radio System provides a communication network for all emergency services within Sawyer County, including the Sheriff’s Department, Hayward Police, LCO Police, local fire departments, and County Ambulance Service, and WHEREAS, it has been deemed necessary to undertake improvements to the network to provide adequate and necessary radio coverage and reliability, and WHEREAS, these improvements include equipment upgrades and new tower locations, and WHEREAS, the improvements as outlined in the accompanying proposal from GenComm will achieve the desired 90% radio coverage of the County with 95% reliability. WHEREAS, an additional tower is need in Meadowbrook Township to replace what was to be a leased tower, and WHEREAS, the estimated cost of the additional radio system tower is $250,000. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors does hereby approve proceeding with the additional Public Safety Radio System tower, to be financed through Contingency Funds from the Public Safety Radio System Project and additionally by Resource Development Funds. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that County Administration enters into any contracts necessary to proceed with the project as proposed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This Resolution is recommended for adoption by the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors at its meeting on May 21, 2026, by this Sawyer County Public Safety meeting this 7th Day of May, 2026. _______________________________ ___________________________________ Ron Buckholtz, Member Jim Evans, Member _______________________________ ___________________________________ Marc Helwig, Member Jeff Hoehne, Member ________________________________ Marshal Savitski, Member Page 35 of 36 And by the Sawyer County Finance Committee meeting this 14th day of May, 2026 _______________________________ ___________________________________ John Righeimer, Member Marc Helwig, Member _______________________________ ___________________________________ Stacey Hessel, Member Jeff Hoehne, Member ________________________________ Steve Kariainen, Member __________________________________________________________________________________ This Resolution is hereby adopted by the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors this 21st day of May, 2026. _______________________________________ _____________________________________ Ron Kinsley, Chair, Sawyer County Board of Supervisors Liz Klein, County Clerk Page 36 of 36