HomeMy WebLinkAboutLECminutes7-13-20GRANT COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT/EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
DISASTER SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING
GRANT COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES BUILDING
Lancaster, WI 53813
July 13, 2020
The Grant County Law Enforcement/Emergency Management Disaster Services Committee was called to
order at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom by Chairman Roger Guthrie. The following members and personnel were
present:
LAW ENFORCEMENT/EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DISASTER SERVICES COMMITTEE: Gary Ranum, John
Beinborn, Greg Fry, Porter Wagner, Robert Keeney and Gary Northouse.
GUESTS: Sheriff Nate Dreckman; Chief Deputy Jack Johnson; Tonya White, Emergency Management;
Coroner Phyllis Fuerstenberg; Shane Drinkwater, Information Technology; Garry Pluemer, Facilities
Maintenance Manager; and Kelly Bird, Recording Secretary.
Kelly Bird verified the agenda had been posted at the County Clerk’s Office, Community Services
Building, courthouse and on the county website. Porter Wagner second by John Beinborn approved the
agenda. Gary Ranum second by Greg Fry approved the minutes from the June 8 meeting with one
correction. All above motions carried.
There were no Public Forum participants present.
Coroner:
Coroner Phyllis Fuerstenberg notified the committee that she will be double checking with the Finance
Department to verify which invoices for autopsies have been paid and which ones have not been paid.
It was motioned by Porter Wagner and second by Gary Northouse to approve the Coroner’s Report,
Financials and Invoices. Motion carried.
Sheriff’s Briefing:
The monthly activity report was reviewed for June. Calls for Service for June were 2969 with Grant
County handling 1321. There were 990 emergency calls and 4753 Administrative calls. Inmate
population was at 32 this morning. There were 27 inmates in house, 20 male and seven female. Three
are on the Electronic Monitoring Program and one has been transferred to another county for Huber
Work Release. There were 16 sentenced inmates, nine waiting to be sentenced and seven on Probation
Holds.
There was a fatal accident involving a motorcycle since the last meeting.
The Annual Jail Inspection will be in November of this year instead of July.
John Beinborn second by Bob Keeney made a motion to accept the Sheriff’s Briefing. Motion carried.
The 911 Center will be moving to the Community Services Building August 31.
Emergency Management Director Steve Braun was not present to discuss the Emergency Operations
Center/Emergency Management Radio Funding. He was on a Grain Bin Rescue which was successful.
The Radio Equipment for the Emergency Operations Center was not approved. There was money used
from not moving the 911 Center as scheduled which recovered the cost. This was all out of the
Community Service Building Project Budget which is still under budget for radio equipment.
Under Personnel Updates, there were four Jailers who completed the Jail Academy at Southwest
Wisconsin Technical College. Southwest Wisconsin Technical College commented on the good quality of
the candidates that completed the academy.
Under New Facility, there were no updates to discuss.
There were no training updates to discuss.
Under Grants, Chief Deputy Jack Johnson notified the committee of a grant in the amount of $1,665.62
from AAA to purchase collapsible cones for the squad cars. This grant has no match. It was motioned by
Porter Wagner and seconded by Gary Northouse to approve this grant and send it to the Full County
Board. Motion carried.
Under Maintenance, Garry Pluemer will have the Maintenance Staff attend training for the Hydronic
System which is the heating system. This will be training online as well as hands on training at the
Community Services Building.
There has been some discussion on the directional signage for Highway 129 for the Community Services
Building. The cost has not been determined. There is a road project for Highway 129 off of Highway 60
scheduled for the year 2021.
The warranty for the cameras and doors installed at the Community Services Building by Accurate
Control will expire at the end of July. Chief Deputy Jack Johnson presented three levels of a service
agreement that can be provided by Accurate Control. The cost of the service agreement will be split up
between all the departments at the Community Services Building depending on how many doors and
cameras are in each area. The Information Technology and Maintenance Departments are not trained
to do repairs on these. It was motioned by Bob Keeney and seconded by Gary Ranum to go with the
Bronze level of the service agreement with a date in March for the inspection and to provide training for
the Information Technology and Maintenance Departments. Motion carried. It will be requested that
the invoice for the service agreement be paid in January 2021.
The Sheriff’s Office Invoices and Financials were presented. Porter Wagner second by Gary Northouse
made a motion to accept the Invoices and Financials. Motion carried.
Emergency Management:
Emergency Management Director Steve Braun was not present for the Director’s Report.
Emergency Management’s Invoices and Financials were presented. Gary Northouse second by John
Beinborn made a motion to approve the Invoices and Financials. Motion carried.
Porter Wagner second by Roger Guthrie made a motion to adjourn to August 10, 2020. Motion carried.
Respectfully Submitted,
Greg Fry, Secretary
Kelly Bird, Recording Secretary