June 5, 2026 Public Safety Committee Minutes

JUDICIAL & PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MINUTES June 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. Chairperson Nigbor called the Public Safety Committee meeting to order a t 8:30 a.m. Members present: Judi Nigbor, Chuck Bornhoeft, Mary Walters, Peggy Krause, and Lance Achterberg (8:47 a.m.) Others present: Kris Bergh, Dave Kappel, EMS Director Rob Lulling, EMS Assistant Director Jordan Powell, Clerk of Court Shari Rudolph (virtual), Lt. Williams, Sheriff Konrath, DA Cliff Burdon, Atty. Andrew Adams, Dennis Fenner (8:43 a.m.), Mandy Stanley (virtual), Amanda Thoma (virtual) 2. Motion to approve agenda by Chuck Bornhoeft and seconded by Peggy Krause. Motion carried. 3. Motion to approve May 5, 2026 minutes by Mary Walters and seconded by Peggy Krause. Motion carried. 4. Reports of official meetings held in the prior month- None 5. Upcoming Events/Issues/Citizen Comments- 6. Review Vouchers- Chuck Bornhoeft asked for clarification on May’s food expenses for the jail. Sheriff Konrath reported there was a spike in the jail population, which accounted for it. 7. Clerk of Court Shari Rudolph reported there is a trial set for June. DA Cliff Burdon reported that Marquette County has an upcoming trial June 25th. EM Director Lt. Williams reported the state and federal grant cycle for EM has been behind with applications and approvals. Lt. Williams reported a regionally held school safety meeting occurred in April. Lt. Williams discussed the goal of a reunification process. A PowerPoint from the May 9th Mass Casualty exercise was presented. After action review is being analyzed. ME Amanda Thoma reported there were 10 deaths in May for Marquette County. 8. Corporation Counsel issued a legal opinion regarding Administrator authority on the EMS Waushara contract. The item will be put on the July agenda so that Administrator Barger can be involved in the conversation. Discussion followed. It was noted by Corporation Counsel that canceling the contract would require a certified mailing. Dennis Fenner requested there be an agenda item at the July meeting for a representative from the Town of Crystal Lake, Town of Neshkoro, and Village of Neshkoro to discuss the EMS Waushara contract. 9. A Marquette County Code of Ordinance Chapter 50 amendment was presented. The amendment notes a minor to be anyone under the age of 17. This is to match the ordinance to state statute. Moved by Lance Achterberg and seconded by Chuck Bornhoeft to approve the amendment and forward to County Board. Motion carried. 10. Rob Lulling reported the May stats are on SharePoint, which was the second busiest month reported. Rob reported additional information regarding the mass casualty event. Entered into savvik buying group to get savings on EMS supplies. New medications Keppra, Ancef, and Risperdal have been trained on and added to ambulances. Rob reported Med 1 hit 2 deer in 2 weeks. Rob has been appointed to the statewide Trauma Advisory Council, set to begin July 1st. 11. Rob received $119,000 from grants in 2024 and 2025. If money is not spent by September, we will likely not receive the grant funds in 2026. It must be spent on a capital purchase. Rob would like to replace the 2013 blue Tahoe. Rob presented quotes for a Durango and Tahoe. Rob reported ambulance and cardiac monitors currently have outlay accounts. It was reported Med 1 goes on every single call, delivers supplies, blood draws for Sheriff’s Office, used for conducting trainings and education, etc. Rob and Jordan have acquired equipment through grants totaling $728,000. Moved by Lance Achterberg and seconded by Mary Walters to purchase and replace Med 1 with grant funds, the current Med 1 will then become Car 1, and the current Car 1 will be sold at auction. Motion failed 2:3 (Noes: Nigbor, Krause, Bornhoeft) Assistant EMS Director Jordan Powell reported each capital need, their use, and that at this time all have already been covered by grant funds. 12. Chairperson Nigbor requested information on each new leased vehicle. Sheriff Konrath reported there are times additional fees are added to the monthly bill, such as a delivery fee. Supervisor Bornhoeft noted CAP price reduction shows on each invoice as an additional charge and would like Enterprise to give further details. Stacy Kohn reported Enterprise shared the CAP reduction is considered to be a down payment. Invoicing process discussed. 13. Sheriff Konrath shared a monthly CAD report. Captain Tomlin and Sheriff closed out the FY26 PSAP grant which was originally $777,237.42. Marquette County spent $769,706.62 of the grant, with the 10% match being $76,970.66. Baycom will be here June 11th for testing. Jail/Dispatch split is not possible at this time due to budgetary constraints. The 4 deputies need to be hired and trained for the split to occur. 14. Strategic Plan implementation was discussed. Vendor list was discussed. Sheriff Konrath reported that his largest contracts are for health and food. They are viewed annually with additional quotes being obtained. Sheriff Konrath analyzes the contracts with Administrator Barger. Sheriff Konrath is looking into FY27 PSAP grant with IT Director Dan Buchholz. Walk-in traffic tracking was discussed. Departments will track numbers and collaborate with each other on different ideas on how to be efficient and save money. 15. Date/Time for future meetings discussed. July meeting will be on July 1st at 11:00 a.m. Beginning in August, the meetings will be the first Wednesday of the month at 9:00 a.m. 16. The agenda having been completed Committee Chairperson Judi Nigbor declared the meeting adjourned at 10:49 a.m. Kiley Lloyd, County Clerk