Everest Metro Police Joint Finance Committee

Meeting Minutes of Joint Meeting of the Everest Metropolitan Police Department Joint Finance Committee and the Everest Metro Municipal Court Finance Committee, dated 09/03/2020 Present: Mark Maloney – Village President; Village of Weston Denny Richmond – Alderman; City of Schofield Kari Carroll – Alderman; City of Schofield Kregg Hoehn – Mayor; City of Schofield Milt Olson – Chairman; Town of Weston Nate Fiene – Trustee; Village of Weston Clay Schulz- EMPD Police Chief Becca Schreiber– EMPD Administrative Assistant Shane Heilmann – EMPD Operations Captain Nicholas Aldrich – EMPD Administrations Captain Absent: Yee Lee Xiong – Trustee; Village of Weston I. CALL TO ORDER A. Vice President Maloney opened the meeting at 1701 hrs. Roll call. B. Approval of minutes of meeting held July 1, 2020. *M/S/P Richmond / Carroll II. NEW BUSINESS – EMMC III. NEW BUSINESS – EMPD A. Mark Maloney was nominated to Joint Finance Chair, by Hoehn *M/S/P Hoehn/Fiene B. Milt Olsen nominated for Joint Finance Vice-Chair, by Hoehn *M/S/P Hoehn/Fiene C. The Chief discussed the possibility of utilizing the restricted fund, confiscated items account to purchase used Motorola portable radios from Marathon County Sheriff’s Department. We have not used funds out of this rollover account in several years. All the equipment discussed on this agenda falls under the category for allowable use out of the restricted funds balance. There currently is $75,026.59 in this account and the Chief is asking to spend a portion of this money on equipment and capital needs. There is an additional $9,159.08 slated to go into this account in for the year end of 2020. All items, C – H, will total $30,354.31. The used portable radios range from two to eight years old and are able to be serviced and repaired if needed. Currently we have 19 Tait radios that cannot be serviced or repaired. The Motorola portable radios are being sold for $250/piece from the Sheriff’s Department, as they are upgrading. Chief asked to purchase 22 of these radios, for a total of $5,500. A motion was made to approve the purchase of 22 radios for $5,500 and to have the funds taken out of the restricted fund balance, confiscated items account. *M/S/P Richmond / Fiene D. Chief discussed the possible approval of purchasing six secure, locking rifle racks for unmarked squad cars. The locking rifle rack is visible, but can be easily hid. Chief discussed the efficiency and ease access of these rifle racks, as opposed to getting the rifles out of the trunk in an emergency. They are $405 / piece. There are six remaining unmarks in need for these racks for a total of $2,258.02. A motion was made to purchase six secure/locking rifle racks for unmarked squads and to have funds taken out of the restricted fund balance, confiscated items account. *M/S/P Fiene / Hoehn  E. The Chief discussed the possible approval of purchasing two ballistic helmets for our two newest officers. The helmets are $250 a piece for a total of $500. A motion was made to purchase two ballistic helmets and have the funds taken out of the restricted fund balance, confiscated items account. *M/S/P Carroll / Olson F. The Chief discussed the possible approval to purchase medical kits and medical supplies for each squad. Each medical kit that we currently possess has a shelf life on certain items and some items are expired. The last medical kits that were put into squads was back in 2013. Captain Heilmann showed the Joint Finance Committee what each medical kit contains. The kits can be carried on their person or in their squad. A motion was made to approve the purchase of 11 medical kits and an additional eight tourniquets for the total amount of $1,827.79 and the funds are to be taken out of the restricted fund balance, confiscated items account. *M/S/P Fiene / Hoehn G. The Chief discussed the possible approval to purchase face shields for each officer’s helmet. There are currently no face shields or face protection, especially in regards to the current riots that have been occurring across the state and country. There have also been discussion on laser-proof shields that would be an add on to the shields once they have been developed. The shields will fit on the existing helmets. The Chief is requesting to purchase 29 shields for a total cost of $2545.00. A motion was made to purchase 29 shields for ballistic helmets and to have these funds taken out of the restricted fund balance, confiscated items account. *M/S/P Richmond / Hoehn H. The Chief discussed the possible approval to purchase body cameras. He further discussed a recent domestic case of an out-of-control woman where a body camera would have been necessary. The company in discussion is Baycom, who quoted Everest Metro at $875/piece for the actual cameras. There is an 8 bay charging dock for $1549.00. The Chief discussed getting 10 body cameras that would provide a body camera for officers on duty, including School Resource Officers. There are pairing docks for each squad, where you can put your body camera in your squad to charge and sync. The total would be $17,724.00 for the 10 body cameras and other add-ons, including the software and licensing fees that are associated. There was also discussion about training in-house versus paying for training through Baycom. The cameras, if ordered now, would be come in in January, which is when this program will be implemented. A motion was made to approve the expense for body cameras for a total of $17,724.00 and the funds are to be taken out of the restricted fund balance, confiscated items account. *M/S/P Olson / Fiene I. Chief discussed the possible approval for a new janitorial contract. Service Master, a local company, came in to meet with our staff and discuss cleaning services. Service Master is priced at $625 / month for a 12 month period to include 2 cleanings a week. Next year, the price will increase per month to include cleaning the renovated locker rooms. This line item will need to be adjusted and approved for the 2021 budget, but the Chief has enough money in the current line item account to cover the additional costs for 2020. A motion was made to approve the cleaning contract with Service Master. *M/S/P Hoehn, Richmond IV. CHIEF’S REPORT – A. Department updates – Chief discussed this is the last year for capital payments of Superion, our records management system. This should free up approximately $33,000 in next year’s budget. B. Wausau Gun & Loan has closed and Pawn America is closing their doors this month, so the revenues will be decreasing significantly in our pawnbroker transaction fees account for next year and the years to follow. V. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS: A. VI. DATE FOR NEXT MEETING: TBD VII. ADJOURN: Meeting was adjourned 18:01 hrs. *M/S/P Richmond / Fiene