Public Safety Committee — Agenda Packet

1 Sawyer County Public Safety Committee Meeting Thursday, March 5, 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. MEETING AGENDA 7. 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. 8. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING a. Draft Public Safety Minutes 2.5.26 9. CLERK OF COURTS a. Clerk of Court/Probate Registrar Report 10. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Page 1 of 34 2 a. Patrol Report b. Jail Report c. Communications Report d. Emergency Management Report 11. CODE ENFORCEMENT a. Code Enforcement 12. CHILD SUPPORT a. Child Support Report 13. EMERGENCY SERVICES a. Ambulance & Medical Examiner's Reports 14. CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL UPDATE 15. BOARD APPOINTED COMMITTEE UPDATES 16. CORRESPONDENCE, REPORTS FROM CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS 17. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 18. 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 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 Page 2 of 34 3 excellent services and responsible leadership to protect and enhance Sawyer County citizens, businesses, and resources, while preserving our unique heritage. Page 3 of 34 Minutes of the February 5, 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 Leslie Strapon Vice Chair: Marc Helwig Liz Klein Judge Yackel Jeff Hoehne Marge Kelsey Kristi Kare Marshal Savitski Sheriff Mrotek Nicole Ripczinski Jim Evans Brian Deyo Greg Ripczinski Mike Woller Chaz Ann Olson John Froemel- Virtual 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: January 2, 2026 Motion to approve made by: Mr. Evans Second by: Mr. Hoehne Motion carried without negative vote. Clerk of Courts/Register in Probate Reports - There were 2 graduations from Treatment Court in January. Sheriff’s Department Report – Patrol Report – The written report was reviewed; there were 2 snowmobile fatalities. Jail Report – A written jail report was reviewed by Lt. Woller. Dispatch and Emergency Management – Dispatch- Written reports were provided. Joint Powers Agreements have been received from the towns. Emergency Management- Grants were submitted. Code Enforcement- Ms. Olson provided a written report; There were no TRH complaints or Human Health Hazard complaints in January. Child Support Department Report – A written report was provided. Page 4 of 34 Emergency Services— Mr. Froemel provided a written ambulance report with analysis of data showing that the second crew in Hayward has stabilized operations. The Medical Examiner reported 2 snowmobile/ATV fatalities in January, and 2 suicides. Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Update – Mr. Markgren reported that CJCC met in January and made changes to improve quorums. Board Appointed Committee Updates—The Public Works Ad-hoc Committee met with the TGB to negotiate ATV routes; future meetings will address the WOJB Tower and roundabout. Correspondence, Reports from Conferences and Meetings— None Meeting Date/Time – The next meeting of the Public Safety Committee will be March 5, at 9:00 am in the Board Room. Meeting adjourned at 9:21 am Minutes recorded by Liz Klein, County Clerk Page 5 of 34 Phone 715-634-4887 ~ Fax 715-638-3297 CLERK OF COURT / PROBATE REGISTRAR Marjorie Kelsey CHIEF DEPUTY Leslie Strapon DEPUTY CLERKS Caryn Gorney Katherine Oseguera Philip Barnard Hannah Slabaugh CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT REGISTER IN PROBATE 10610 Main Street, Suite #74 - Hayward, WI 54843 Clerk of Court’s Report for March 2026 Public Safety Committee: Jury trials currently scheduled for March: Date Judge # of Days 3/2/2026 2636 1 3/11/2026 3186 1 3/12/2026 3186 1 3/12/2026 3186 1 3/13/2026 3186 1 3/17/2026 3186 1 3/18/2026 3186 1 3/25/2026 2636 1 3/26/2026 2636 1 3/27/2026 2636 1 New Cases filed from 01/26/26 – 02/23/2026 9 Felony (CF) 12 Misdemeanor (CM) 0 Criminal Traffic (CT) 115 Traffic & Forfeiture citations (CX, TR, FO) 55 Civil, Small Claims, Family & Paternity (CV, SC, FA, PA) 9 Probate, Guardianships, Adult Adoptions, Informal Probate & Civil Commitment (PR, GN, AD, IN, ME) 8 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): 01/26/26 – 02/23/2026 = $19,659.83 Wage Income Assignment receipted 01/26/26 – 02/23/2026 = $290.48 Page 6 of 34 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 34 Feb 25, 2026 Patrol Total CAD Calls Report- Attached. • Patrol call volume decreased from last month’s report for Feb 2026 to 550, the three-month trend shows: Dec ’25 was 530, while Jan ‘26 was 794. This month was also a decrease from Feb’25, which was 581 calls for service. • For Feb’26, Sawyer County Deputies in this period have issued 21 Citations for traffic offenses, 14 written warning and 5 Non-Traffic Citations. Per Community Maps: there have been 17 Total Crashes, 7 with Personal Injury, and 0 Fatalities in our County for this time period. • In comparison: Dec 2025 Jan 2026 and Feb 2025 UTC Citations: 14 42 39 Written Warnings: 12 12 10 NTC Citations: 6 16 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Crashes: 11 22 26 Personal Injury: 4 11 6 Fatalities: 0 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Crashes to date: 22 Crashes 11 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 ran a very successful Birkie 2026 with no major incidents. We will begin turning our attention to the upcoming annual festivals and holidays that will begin in the spring. • We are actively hiring for a full-time patrol deputy to fill the vacancy created by our recent retirements and promotions. We hope to have this position filled in the coming month. • We have begun receiving the first of our 2026 squad cars, with them gping through the upfitting process with our vendor in Eau Claire. • We are applying for another body – cam grant with the Small Rural & Tribal BWC Program under the US DOJ to assist us in sustaining our current program whose contract ends in 2027. Respecfully Submitted, Lt. Gregory G. Ripczinski, Patrol Administrator Page 8 of 34 Page 9 of 34 Page 10 of 34 Page 11 of 34 Nature of Call Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Total 911 HANGUP 13 7 20 ACCIDENT DEER VS CAR 8 3 11 ACCIDENT FATAL 0 0 0 ACCIDENT INJURY 16 6 22 ACCIDENT PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY 14 9 23 AIRCRAFT PROBLEMS 0 0 0 ALARM 26 21 47 ANIMAL 30 25 55 ASSAULT 0 0 0 ASSIST OTHER AGENCY 13 12 25 ASSIST CITIZEN 22 18 40 ASSIST MOTORIST 6 4 10 ATV COMPLAINT 0 0 0 ATV ACCIDENT W/INJURY 1 0 1 ATV PROP DAMAGE ONLY 0 0 0 BAR CHECK 0 0 0 BATTERY 3 2 5 BOMB THREAT 0 1 1 BOND VIOLATION 1 0 1 BUILDING/AREA CHECK 6 0 6 BURGLARY 1 1 2 BUS PASSING COMPLAINT 0 1 1 CAMPGROUND CHECK 0 0 0 CARBON MONOXIDE 1 0 1 CHILD ABUSE NEGLECT 0 1 1 CHILD CUSTODY 4 5 9 CIVIL MATTER 4 2 6 CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY 9 0 9 DEATH INVESTIGATION 5 4 9 DIRECT TRAFFIC 1 0 1 DISABLED VEHICLE 26 19 45 DISORDERLY CONDUCT 0 0 0 DISTURBANCE 26 6 32 DNR COMPLAINT 6 3 9 DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE 8 2 10 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 0 0 0 DRIVING COMPLAINT 4 4 8 DRUG COMPLAINT 7 6 13 EMERGENCY DETENTION 0 0 0 EMS REQUEST 37 16 53 EMS TRANSFER ALS 0 0 0 EMS TRANSFER BLS 0 0 0 Extra Patrol Request 3 0 3 FAIL TO REPORT 0 1 1 FAMILY TROUBLE 0 0 0 FIGHT 0 1 1 FIRE ALARM 2 3 5 FIRE REQUEST 9 3 12 FIREWORKS 0 0 0 FORGERY 0 0 0 Page 12 of 34 FOUND ITEM 2 2 4 FRAUD 10 3 13 GAS DRIVE OFF 0 0 0 GUNSHOT COMPLAINT 1 0 1 HARASSMENT 6 3 9 HAZ MAT INCIDENT 0 0 0 HIT AND RUN 0 0 0 HUBER CHECKS 2 0 2 INTELLIGENCE 0 0 0 INTOXICATED DRIVER 0 0 0 INTOXICATED PERSON 6 1 7 JAIL COMPLAINT 12 4 16 JUV ALCOHOL 0 0 0 JUV RUNAWAY 0 1 1 JUVENILE ISSUE 7 2 9 KEEP PEACE 4 1 5 LITTERING 0 0 0 LOST ITEM 1 1 2 MENTAL HEALTH 10 12 22 MISCELLANEOUS 2 1 3 MISSING ADULT 2 2 4 MISSING JUVENILE 1 0 1 NEIGHBOR DISPUTE 2 0 2 NOISE COMPLAINT 1 0 1 NON LICENSED DRIVER 0 0 0 OPEN DOOR 4 0 4 ORDINANCE VIOLATION 0 0 0 OWI ARREST 3 3 6 PAPER SERVICE ATTEMPT 43 37 80 PARKING COMPLAINT 1 1 2 PERSON WITH GUN 2 0 2 PRISON INVESTIGATION 0 0 0 PORNOGRAPHY 3 1 4 POWERLINE ISSUE 0 1 1 PROBATION VIOLATION 0 1 1 PROWLER 0 0 0 RECOVERED PROPERTY 0 0 0 REPOSSESSION 2 0 2 ROAD HAZARD 9 5 14 SCHOOL COMPLAINT 0 0 0 SEARCH WARRANT 0 2 2 SEX OFFENSE 1 1 2 SEXUAL ASSAULT 0 0 0 SHOTS FIRED 0 0 0 SHOOTING 0 0 0 SNOWMOBILE FATAL 2 0 2 SNOWMOBILE INJURY 6 7 13 SNOWMOBILE PROPERTY DAM 5 1 6 SIGN REPAIR 0 0 0 SPECIAL DETAIL 0 0 0 STABBING 0 0 0 SUICIDAL PERSON 8 2 10 Page 13 of 34 SUICIDE INVESTIGATION 1 2 3 SUSPICIOUS PERSON, CIRCUMSTANC 9 16 25 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 7 3 10 SWAT 3 0 3 test 0 0 0 THEFT 3 4 7 THEFT FROM A VEHICLE 0 0 0 THEFT OF A VEHICLE 1 0 1 THEFT RETAIL 2 0 2 THREAT 3 4 7 TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENT 1 0 1 TRAFFIC PURSUIT 0 0 0 TRAFFIC STOP 141 159 300 TRANSPORT 8 3 11 TRESPASS 6 2 8 TRUANCY 5 2 7 TRAFFIC STOP ATV 1 1 2 TRAFFIC STOP BOAT 0 0 0 TRAFFIC STOP SNOWMOBILE 17 9 26 UNWANTED SUBJECT 11 7 18 VANDALISM 0 0 0 VEHICLE INSPECTION 1 0 1 VEHICLE RUNOFF 58 27 85 VIOLATION OF RESTRAINING ORDER 0 0 0 WALK AND TALK 0 0 0 WANTED PERSON 19 12 31 WARRANT CHECK 0 0 0 WATER INCIDENT 0 1 1 WEAPON OFFENSE 0 0 0 WELFARE CHECK 27 17 44 Monthly Totals 794 550 1344 Page 14 of 34 Page 15 of 34 Page 16 of 34 Communications Center Report Public Safety Committee March 5, 2026 Sawyer County Communications Center • Joint Powers submitted to the State of Wisconsin • Sawyer County Dispatch worked alongside Bayfield/Ashland County Dispatch, WI DOT, and Wisconsin Emergency Management providing communications during the American Birkebeiner. o This year, the communications center was housed in the Douglas County Command Post Trailer right outside the Lenroot Town Hall, which served as a quiet and comfortable location to ensure efficiency, safety, and security to all of those involved with the race over the course of the week-long events. • Sawyer County Dispatch welcomes Mikailah Kosterman and Amber Elcombe as full-time employees leaving one vacancy in the communications center. Calls for Service (CAD) February 2026 – 1410 (As of 2/23/26) February 2025 - 1299 Total Number of CAD Calls (YTD) 1410 (As of 2/23/26) Total Phone Call Summary 911 Line – 347 (as of 2/23/26) Administrative (Non-Emergency) – 2,260 (as of 2/23/26) Total – 2,607 (as of 2/23/26) Total YTD – 5,444 (as of 2/23/26) Page 17 of 34 rpcdtccr.x1 02/23/26 Sawyer County Sheriff's Office Total CAD Calls Received, by Nature of Call in Zone Nature of Call Total Calls Received % of Total 2 0.14 911 HANGUP 55 3.90 ACCIDENT DEER VS CAR 8 0.57 ACCIDENT INJURY 6 0.43 ACCIDENT PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY 16 1.13 ALARM 32 2.27 ANIMAL 48 3.40 ASSIST OTHER AGENCY 20 1.42 ASSIST CITIZEN 29 2.06 ASSIST MOTORIST 7 0.50 BATTERY 3 0.21 BOMB THREAT 1 0.07 BUILDING/AREA CHECK 9 0.64 BURGLARY 1 0.07 BUS PASSING COMPLAINT 2 0.14 CARBON MONOXIDE 2 0.14 CHILD ABUSE NEGLECT 2 0.14 CHILD CUSTODY 5 0.35 CIVIL MATTER 7 0.50 DEATH INVESTIGATION 5 0.35 DISABLED VEHICLE 35 2.48 DISTURBANCE 8 0.57 DNR COMPLAINT 8 0.57 DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE 2 0.14 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 2 0.14 DRIVING COMPLAINT 22 1.56 DRUG COMPLAINT 14 0.99 EMS REQUEST 147 10.43 EMS TRANSFER ALS 4 0.28 EMS TRANSFER BLS 3 0.21 EXTRA PATROL REQUEST 6 0.43 FAIL TO REPORT 1 0.07 FIGHT 1 0.07 FIRE ALARM 6 0.43 FIRE REQUEST 10 0.71 FOUND ITEM 6 0.43 FRAUD 11 0.78 GUNSHOT COMPLAINT 2 0.14 HARASSMENT 10 0.71 HIT AND RUN 2 0.14 Information Call 103 7.30 INTOXICATED DRIVER 1 0.07 Page 18 of 34 Total CAD Calls Received, by Nature of Call in Zone Page 2 of 3 rpcdtccr.x1 02/23/26 Nature of Call Total Calls Received % of Total INTOXICATED PERSON 3 0.21 JAIL COMPLAINT 4 0.28 JUV ALCOHOL 1 0.07 JUV RUNAWAY 1 0.07 JUVENILE ISSUE 14 0.99 KEEP PEACE 2 0.14 LOST ITEM 2 0.14 MENTAL HEALTH 14 0.99 MISCELLANEOUS 4 0.28 MISSING ADULT 2 0.14 NOISE COMPLAINT 1 0.07 ORDINANCE VIOLATION 1 0.07 OWI ARREST 4 0.28 PAPER SERVICE ATTEMPT 39 2.77 PARKING COMPLAINT 8 0.57 PORNOGRAPHY 2 0.14 POWERLINE ISSUE 1 0.07 PROBATION VIOLATION 8 0.57 REPOSESSION 1 0.07 ROAD HAZARD 11 0.78 SEARCH WARRANT 2 0.14 SEX OFFENSE 1 0.07 SEXUAL ASSAULT 1 0.07 SIGN REPAIR 1 0.07 SNOWMOBILE INJURY 7 0.50 SNOWMOBILE PROP DAMAGE ONLY 2 0.14 SUICIDALPERSON 2 0.14 SUICIDE INVESTIGATION 1 0.07 SUSPICIOUS PERSON, CIRCUMSTANC 24 1.70 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 5 0.35 test 2 0.14 THEFT 7 0.50 THEFT RETAIL 5 0.35 THREAT 8 0.57 TRAFFIC STOP 422 29.93 TRANSPORT 3 0.21 TRESPASS 3 0.21 TRUANCY 10 0.71 TRAFFIC STOP ATV 3 0.21 TRAFFIC STOP SNOWMOBILE 14 0.99 UNWANTED SUBJECT 10 0.71 VEHICLE RUNOFF 41 2.91 WANTED PERSON 21 1.49 WATER INCIDENT 1 0.07 WELFARE CHECK 27 1.91 Total reported: 1410 Page 19 of 34 Total CAD Calls Received, by Nature of Call in Zone Page 3 of 3 Report Includes: All dates between `00:00:00 01/27/26` and `00:00:00 02/23/26`, All nature of incidents, All cities, All types, All priorities, All agencies, All zones rpcdtccr.x1 02/23/26 Page 20 of 34 Sawyer County Sheriffs Department 15880 E 5th St Hayward, WI 54843 County: Sawyer Year: 2026 Agency Affiliation Emergency Communications Call Summary Report Date: 02/23/2026 10:54:03 Report Date From: 01/27/2026 Report Date To: 02/23/2026 Period Group: Month Days Of Week: All Call Type: All Abandoned Filters: Include Abandoned NSI Filters: NSI Included in 911 Totals Agency Affiliation: All January 2026 February 2026 Total 911 Inbound 63 263 326 Abandoned 0 21 21 Abandoned % 0.00% 7.39% 6.05% Unparsed 0 0 0 Total 63 284 347 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 249 1,135 1,384 Abandoned 16 75 91 Outbound 148 637 785 Unparsed 0 0 0 Total 413 1,847 2,260 Avg Call Duration 84.7 85.5 85.3 Total 476 2,131 2,607 Page 1 of 2 Page 21 of 34 Sawyer County Sheriffs Department 15880 E 5th St Hayward, WI 54843 County: Sawyer Year: 2026 Agency Affiliation Emergency Communications Call Summary Report Date: 02/23/2026 10:54:03 Report Date From: 01/27/2026 Report Date To: 02/23/2026 Period Group: Month Days Of Week: All Call Type: All Abandoned Filters: Include Abandoned NSI Filters: NSI Included in 911 Totals Agency Affiliation: All Page 2 of 2 Page 22 of 34 Sawyer County Sheriffs Department 15880 E 5th St Hayward, WI 54843 County: Sawyer Year: 2026 Agency Affiliation Emergency Communications Calls Per Hour Report Date: 02/23/2026 10:52:57 Report Date From: 01/27/2026 Report Date To: 02/23/2026 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 January 2026 9 8 10 9 13 12 11 14 24 31 30 29 32 25 18 24 February 2026 66 50 50 37 24 56 36 49 133 132 127 129 148 128 175 108 Total 75 58 60 46 37 68 47 63 157 163 157 158 180 153 193 132 Average 38 29 30 23 19 34 24 32 79 82 79 79 90 77 97 66 Abandoned Calls 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 6 7 6 13 9 12 14 2 Page 1 of 3 Page 23 of 34 Date 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Total January 2026 24 35 21 31 8 12 21 25 476 February 2026 100 84 91 105 88 63 64 88 2131 Total 124 119 112 136 96 75 85 113 2607 Average 62 60 56 68 48 38 43 57 54 Abandoned Calls 3 4 3 2 3 4 3 4 112 Page 2 of 3 Page 24 of 34 Sawyer County Sheriffs Department 15880 E 5th St Hayward, WI 54843 County: Sawyer Year: 2026 Agency Affiliation Emergency Communications Calls Per Hour Report Date: 02/23/2026 10:52:57 Report Date From: 01/27/2026 Report Date To: 02/23/2026 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 25 of 34 Emergency Management Report Public Safety Committee March 5, 2026 Emergency Management Update: • EMPG Grant has been awarded and will include the entire Fiscal year of 2025. o Closeout is due March 16, 2026 • Sawyer County Emergency Management worked alongside several Law Enforcement agencies, EMS, Wisconsin DOT & Emergency Management & National Weather Service personnel for a successful Birkie week. • Will be attending the Court Safety and Security Conference March 24-26, 2026 • Washburn County is hosting a “Joint Information System/Center (JIC) Planning for Tribal, State, & Local PIO’s” on March 31st, 2026 from 8am-4:30 pm at the Washburn County Law Enforcement Center in Shell Lake. Sign up via www.trainingwisconsin.org Page 26 of 34 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 February 24th, the revenue for Animal Control was low compared to last month. Admissions to the pound was low, with the majority being reclaimed by owners. The Sawyer County Vaccination Clinic is March 20th and 21st. Animals at large calls for the month were the greatest volume. The overall call volume throughout the month was very higher compared to the previous month. Facility No changes since last month. Code Enforcement - Public Health Continue to attend meetings and go out on TRH inspections. Two TRH complaints for the month, one for trespassing and the other for dog at large. There was one Human Health Hazard Complaint from end of January that we are continuing to work on. Page 27 of 34 Page 28 of 34 V Page 29 of 34 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 MARCH 2026 CHILD SUPPORT AGENCY REPORT JANUARY 2026 Performance Measures provided by the State: 1,021 cases Court Order Rate January 2026 89.19% January 2025 88.06% December 2025 89.71% Paternity Establishment January 2026 98.53% January 2025 94.08% December 2025 97.05% Current Support Collection January 2026 69.20% January 2025 68.09% December 2025 68.84% Arrears Collection January 2026 46.86% January 2025 52.28% December 2025 43.50% Total December Current Support Due: $457,341.64 Total December Current Support Collected: $316,502.89 The 2026 Cooperative Agreement between child support and clerk of court has been signed, forwarded and approved by the State. Page 30 of 34 EMS Response Time, Call Volume & Dispatch Reasons Reporting Period: January–February 2026 All average response times rounded to whole minutes Overall System Summary Total Runs: 295 Overall Average Response Time: 12 minutes Hayward Total Runs: 211 Average Response Time: 11 minutes Dispatch Reasons: • - Sick Person • - Falls • - Altered Mental Status • - Chest Pain (Non-Traumatic) • - Seizure / Convulsions • - Breathing Problems • - Traffic / Transportation Incidents City of Hayward Total Runs: 19 Average Response Time: 6 minutes Dispatch Reasons: • - Falls (5) • - Stroke / CVA (2) • - Sick Person • - Abdominal Pain • - Unknown Problem / Person Down • - Transfers / Standby Stone Lake Total Runs: 13 Average Response Time: 18 minutes Page 31 of 34 Dispatch Reasons: • - Falls • - Sick Person • - Traumatic Injury • - Chest Pain • - Breathing Problems Winter Total Runs: 11 Average Response Time: 15 minutes Dispatch Reasons: • - Sick Person • - Falls • - Traumatic Injury • - Chest Pain • - Breathing Problems Couderay Total Runs: 6 Average Response Time: 15 minutes Dispatch Reasons: • - Traumatic Injury • - Automated Crash Notification • - Sick Person • - Chest Pain Exeland Total Runs: 6 Average Response Time: 13 minutes Dispatch Reasons: • - Chest Pain • - Sick Person • - Altered Mental Status • - Breathing Problems Page 32 of 34 Round Lake Total Runs: 5 Average Response Time: 23 minutes Dispatch Reasons: • - Traumatic Injury • - Traffic / Transportation Incident • - Falls • - Sick Person Springbrook Total Runs: 4 Average Response Time: 22 minutes Dispatch Reasons: • - Sick Person • - Falls • - Breathing Problems Barnes Total Runs: 4 Average Response Time: 20 minutes Dispatch Reasons: • - Cardiac Arrest / Death • - Breathing Problems • - Heart Problems • - Intercept Draper Total Runs: 3 Average Response Time: 25 minutes Dispatch Reasons: • - Sick Person • - Traumatic Injury • - Falls Page 33 of 34 Ojibwa Total Runs: 3 Average Response Time: 4 minutes Dispatch Reasons: • - Sick Person • - Falls Spider Lake Total Runs: 3 Average Response Time: 29 minutes Dispatch Reasons: • - Sick Person • - Traumatic Injury • - Falls Edgewater Total Runs: 2 Average Response Time: 4 minutes Dispatch Reasons: • - Sick Person • - Falls Single-Run Townships • - Hunter – Traumatic Injury – 41 minutes • - Bass Lake – Abdominal Pain – 22 minutes • - Radisson – Sick Person – 7 minutes • - Rusk County – Intercept – 5 minutes • - Solon Springs – Sick Person – 16 minutes Page 34 of 34