MINUTES OF THE LANGLADE COUNTY
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
TUESDAY, January 10, 2017
Members Present: Dale Dahms, Richard Schuh, Larry Poltrock, Duff Leaver
Members Absent: Arlene Bonacci
Others Present: John Schunke, Kim Bissonette, Mark Westen, Larry Shadick, Don
Bergbower, Becky McPhail, Robbin Dailey, Elizabeth Constable
Call meeting to order/Pledge of Allegiance
Chairman Dahms called a meeting of the Langlade County Public Safety Committee to
order on the above date at 8:00 a.m., the Pledge of Allegiance immediately followed.
Approval of Minutes of the December 13, 2016 meeting
Moved by Schuh, second by Leaver to approve the minutes of the December 13, 2016
meeting. All ayes. Motion carried.
Introduction of District Attorney Elizabeth Constable
Interim Sheriff John Schunke introduced District Attorney Elizabeth Constable to
committee members. DA Constable discussed her previous experience and there were
some other discussions.
Public comment on agenda items and consideration of requests for items to be added to
future meeting agendas
None
Coroner Report
Larry Shadick presented the Coroner Report. The report was placed on file in the
County Clerk’s office with the scanned minutes.
Moved by Schuh, second by Leaver to approve the Coroner’s Report. All ayes.
Motion carried.
Child Support Report
Becky McPhail presented the Child Support report. The report was placed on file in
the County Clerk’s office with the scanned minutes.
Moved by Poltrock, second by Leaver to approve the Child Support Report. All ayes.
Motion carried.
Emergency Management Report
Brad Henricks had to leave for Rhinelander and left his Emergency Management
Report with Chairman Dahms. The report was placed on file in the County Clerk’s
office with the scanned minutes.
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Moved by Leaver, second by Poltrock to approve the Emergency Management Report.
All ayes. Motion carried.
Car Report
Interim Sheriff John Schunke presented the Car Report for December 2016 and January
2017. The reports were placed on file in the County Clerk’s office with the scanned
minutes.
Moved by Poltrock, second by Leaver to approve the Car Report. All ayes. Motion
carried.
Sheriff/Jail Office/Nurse Report
Interim Sheriff John Schunke and Don Bergbower presented the Jail Office/Nurse
Report. They informed the committee that they are housing more out of county
inmates at this time. The report was placed on file in the County Clerk’s office with
the scanned minutes.
Interim Sheriff John Schunke introduced new Jail Lieutenant Robbin Dailey to the
committee.
Moved by Schuh, second by Leaver to approve the Sheriff/Jail Office/Nurse Report.
All ayes. Motion carried.
Discuss compensation for Interim Sheriff John Schunke
Interim Sheriff John Schunke informed committee members that he is entitled to
roughly an additional $200 per month to fill the Sheriff’s vacancy.
Moved by Leaver, second by Schuh to approve the additional $200 per month
compensation for Interim Sheriff John Schunke. All ayes. Motion carried.
Request to increase casual dispatch employees wage from $13 to $15
Interim Sheriff John Schunke informed committee members that there is money in the
budget to cover the casual dispatch employee wage increase.
Moved by Leaver, second by Schuh to approve raising the casual dispatch wage from
$13 to $15. All ayes. Motion carried.
Request to forward 2016 surplus funds for the Sheriff’s Office to 2017 budget for special
equipment needs
Interim Sheriff John Schunke and Tactical Team Leader Sergeant Mark Westen
informed committee members that the Sheriff’s Office is lacking on critical equipment
and requested that 2016 surplus funds be forwarded to the 2017 budget in order to
purchase the necessary items.
Moved by Poltrock, second by Leaver to approve carry forward of 2016 surplus funds
for the Sheriff’s Office to 2017 budget. All ayes. Motion carried.
Approve Resolution’s and plaques for five officer involved incident on July 26, 2016
Resolution #1-2017 through #5-2017 in recognition of Michael O’Neill, Joshua
Warren, Thomas Connelly, Travis Krueger and Anne Osborne for the officer involved
shooting incident that ended in Lincoln County on July 26, 2016 were reviewed by
committee members along with wording for the plaques.
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Moved by Schuh, second by Poltrock to approve Resolution’s #1-2017 through #52017 along with plaques. All ayes. Motion carried.
Approve Resolution and plaque for retired Sheriff William Greening
Resolution #6-2017 in recognition of retired Sheriff William Greening was reviewed by
committee members along with wording for the plaque. Poltrock stated that he
believes that there is a new policy that plaques are no longer given for retirement
purposes.
Moved by Poltrock, second by Leaver to approve Resolution’s #6-2017 and to check
on the policy for the plaque. The plaque is approved if it so fits in with policy. All
ayes. Motion carried.
Approve building a security wall/door for administrative offices in the safety building
Moved by Poltrock, second by Schuh to approve building a security wall/door for
administrative offices in the safety building. All ayes. Motion carried.
Request for two additional credit cards for Sheriff’s Office and Jail employees
Moved by Leaver, second by Poltrock to approve a new credit card for Jail Lieutenant
Robbin Dailey with a $5,000 limit and a new credit card for Dispatcher Paula Resch
with a $2,500 limit. All ayes. Motion carried.
Introduction of new Jail Lieutenant
This item was included in Sheriff/Jail Office/Nurse Report
Next Meeting Date
The next meeting will be held Tuesday, February 7, 2017at 8:00 a.m.
Adjournment
A motion was made by Schuh, second by Leaver to adjourn the meeting at 9:31 a.m.
All ayes. Motion carried.
Respectfully submitted, Kim Bissonette, Public Safety Committee Recording Secretary
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