JUDICIARY AND LAW COMMITTEE

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Administrative Center – Room 3220

2:30 p.m.

MEMBERS PRESENT:  Vicki Burke, Bernie Maney, Maureen Freedland, Joe Bilskemper, Jacie Gamroth, Keith Belzer (arr @2:31), John Medinger (arr @2:32)       

MEMBERS EXCUSED:  None       

MEMBERS ABSENT:  None 

STAFF & GUESTS:  Jay Loeffler, Steve Helgeson, Jeff Wolf, Steve O’Malley, Cheryl Stephen

CALL TO ORDER

Committee Chair Vicki Burke called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m. 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

MOTION by Maney/Freedland to approve minutes of June 12, 2007.  Motion carried unanimously; Belzer and Medinger absent.

CONSENT AGENDA

MOTION by Maney/Gamroth to receive and place on file the following Consent Agenda items:

• CJMC Minutes of May 30, June 20 & 27, 2007
• LEC Addition Committee Minutes of June 5, 2007
• LEPC Minutes of March 21, 2007

Motion carried unanimously.

PUBLIC COMMENT

None requested.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

Jay Loeffler gave a PowerPoint presentation as well as distributed copies of 2007 “Public-Safety Communications Monthly Report”.   Highlights of his presentation as follows:

• Milestone:   in 2006 - 7 million calls since the creation of the 9-1-1 Center in 1983.
• 2006 Statistics:  total calls were 347,448; hot weather or snow/ice weather conditions affect (increase) the number of incoming calls.  Additional statistics:  law enforcement incidents 113,726, fire incidents 1,584, and emergency medical incidents 5,196
• Have a backup radio system with alarm system yet to be completed.
• At end of 2006, new phone system installed which includes E9-1-1 wireless which has the capability of locating the caller when using a cell phone. 
• A mapping system was installed in May, including software by VisionAir and GeoCom that provides visual location information as well as automatic vehicle locators.
• Noted current staff training and the importance of; currently have 33 employees.
• Also noted the importance of EMD of which a decision will be made in the near future by the jurisdictional committee/board.

Committee members asked various questions.  Jay noted the mandatory requirement to save 9-1-1 recordings is 120 days, though his department saves them for 180 days; there are forms and procedures in place; averages 300 requests/year of which most are law enforcement related.  Several committee members requested to be notified of the next Public Safety Communications Board meeting.

APPROVE PAYMENT TO COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC., IN AMOUNT OF $250,284.30 FOR MICROWAVE REPLACEMENT – EMERGENCY SERVICES

MOTION by Maney/Bilskemper to approve payment of $250,284.30 to Communications Services, Inc.  Motion carried unanimously.

REQUEST BY NELSON HARDWOODS TO LEASE LAND ON TOWER SITE

Committee Chair Burke noted this as an informational item as the resolution and approval went before the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee.  Jay Loeffler noted Nelson Hardwoods will be logging property to the south of the communications tower site.  They have requested access as well as use of the 2-acre County-owned site as a logging staging area.   

DISCUSS LEC ADDITION/REMODEL PROJECT

• Evidence-based Practices Conference - September 11-12, 2007.  Committee Chair Burke encouraged attendance at the ½-day scheduled session for County Board Members.
• Update on CJMC – Vicki noted a subgroup of CJMC is looking at probation/parole holds and the affects on jail population and how to alleviate the problem.

ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS

Supervisor Maney requested information on who does the inmate classification, including client growth, employee’s education, etc.  Committee Chair Burke will have Jane Klekamp of Justice Sanctions make a future presentation to the committee.

ADJOURNMENT

MOTION by Belzer/Gamroth to adjourn the meeting.  Motion carried unanimously.  The meeting adjourned at 3:19 p.m.

Disclaimer:  The above minutes may be approved, amended or corrected at the next committee meeting.

Cheryl Stephen, Recorder