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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSheriff’s Emergency & Veterans’ Services Committee - Minutes - 6/17/2024 Sheriff’s, Emergency Management, Veterans, Child Support Committee of the Bayfield County Board of Supervisors Minutes of the: Bayfield County Sheriff’s Committee Meeting June 17, 2024, 4:00 p.m. Meeting Held in the Bayfield County Board Room, Washburn, WI The meeting of the Bayfield County Sheriff’s Committee was called to order at 4:05 p.m. by Chair Larry Fickbohm. A roll call was taken as follows: Dennis M. Pocernich - present; Marty Milanowski – present; Madelaine Rekemeyer – present; Jan Lee – present. Total: 5 present. A quorum was present to conduct business. The following were also present for today’s meeting: Sheriff- Tony Williams; Chief Deputy- Andy Runice; Jail Administrator- Luke Kleczka; Veteran’s Services Officer- Kevin Johnson; Emergency Management Director- Meagan Quaderer; Emergency Management Assistant- Maria Renz; Citizen attendee- Sjana Schanning; Present Virtually: County Board Member- Sue Rosa. 4. Approval of Minutes of May 20, 2024 Motion by Milanowski, seconded by Pocernich to approve the Minutes of the Monthly Bayfield County Sheriff’s Committee Meeting held on May 20, 2024, with the public comment and name corrections. Motion carried. 5. Public Comment: Citizen Sjana Schanning shared a video. 6. Veteran’s Support Office a. The Veteran’s Office did not have anyone in attendance. 7. Emergency Management a. The Budget Summary was presented by Meagan Quaderer, Bayfield County Emergency Management Director. She reported that not much has changed. The budget is still on schedule. EM and the County Administrator are in current contract negotiations with AT&T for the Hillside tower. b. The Department Overview was presented by Meagan Quaderer, Bayfield County Emergency Management Director. Quaderer discussed the PSAP renovations and shared pictures. She discussed the search and rescue team and getting it off the ground. EMS study is ongoing, and she hopes to share the study results in August. If any county board members would like to participate in the study, please reach out. The Hillside Tower had some issues and needed replacement parts. c. The EM newsletter was created over a year ago for first responders. Multiple requests from retirees and county employees have requested to receive the newsletter. EM is looking for Sheriff’s, Emergency Management, Veterans, Child Support Committee of the Bayfield County Board of Supervisors input from the committee about publishing the newsletter for the general public. The committee members all agree it would be beneficial. 8. Sheriff’s Office d. The Budget Summary was presented by Sheriff Williams. He reported that a part time jailer, a full time cook, and a part time front office personnel have been hired. He is hoping the hires will help reduce the overtime. e. The Office Overview was presented by Sheriff Williams. He provided a physical copy of the incident chart. The office had a lot of training this month. Firearms certification will take place on Friday, the last one for the fiscal year. The surrounding police departments are down officers, and the Sheriff’s Office is covering the towns more than usual. This year 50.3 grams of methamphetamine, 0.5 grams of cocaine, and 11 grams of fentanyl have been confiscated between the two dogs. That is four times the total from last year. There is now a dog on each shift. The burglary at Blue Ribbon Kennels was solved. The Red Cliff arson has suspects in custody. The Sheriff’s Office removed horses from a property due to possible mistreatment. The jail tour is rescheduled for July 15th. A dispatch tour will be scheduled for after the renovations. f. Jail: Captain Kleczka shared that they are currently boarding 37 inmates, and one on an ankle monitor. Seven inmates are boarded for other counties. Burnette County will be closing the jail for the transition into the new jail, some of the inmates will be boarded here until they can bring them back. The Inspector will be coming in by the end of July. Training of the new employees is going well. They are planning on touring the Burnette County Jail in July. Kleczka is waiting to hear back from the jail inspector before moving forward with the door project. The new range and refrigerator have been delivered and tagged. 9. Other – None 10. Next meeting July 15th at 4pm County Board Room 11. Adjournment: There being no further business to come before the Sheriff’s, Emergency Management, Veterans, Child Support Committee of the Bayfield County Board of Supervisors, Chair Fickbohm adjourned the meeting at 4:47 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Maria Renz Bayfield County Emergency Management