Judiciary & Public Safety Committee

Budget & Finance Committee

Tuesday, June 14, 2005 – 8:30a.m.

Judiciary & Public Safety Committee Members Present: Scott Elston, Chairman; Merwin Armstrong, Vice Chairman; Kurt Behrenfeld, Kay Breed, Larry Cornell, Tom Hartnett, Ron VanDee

Budget & Finance Committee Members Present: Kurt Behrenfeld, Chairman; Paul DiGiovanni, Vice Chairman; Marilyn Brown, Carol Tytler, Newell Willcox, Kay Breed, Danny Ross

Others Present: Scott Steve, Scott Schrader, Angie Wyatt, Lee Price, Nick Wagner, Brian Liberatore

The Judiciary & Public Safety Committee Meeting was called to order at 8:34a.m. by Chairman, Scott Elston

NO PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES TO APPROVE

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The Budget and Finance Committee Meeting was called to order at 8:55a.m. by Chairman, Kurt Behrenfeld

NO PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES TO APPROVE

1. Abolish/Create – Senior Communications Supervisor/Technical Communications (Sheriff’s Department) – MOTION BY KAY BREED – 2^ND BY LARRY CORNELL – ALL VOTED IN FAVOR – PASSED

Discussion: Lee Price explained that the position is vacant and needs to be filled. Marilyn Brown asked who would be doing the overall supervision. Lee Price indicated that the Undersheriff would be responsible but the Shift Supervisors would also have more responsibility. Scott Schrader said that a "go to" person is needed for the new software and an Administrator is needed for the day to day operation. Lee Price explained that presently the day to day operation is assigned to a variety of people such as the Sheriff’s secretary and the Captains in the road patrol and corrections divisions. The Undersheriff will be doing the scheduling and deal with personnel issues on a day to day basis. Lee Price reiterated that more Dispatchers are needed because they are burning overtime. Kay Breed feels the position should be filled but training needs to be addressed. Kay also asked that the Sheriff provide the Committee with a job description for the Undersheriff. Lee Price pointed out that the Undersheriff serves at the pleasure of the Sheriff and the Undersheriff’s duties are whatever the Sheriff assigns he or she to do.

1. Abolish/Create – Senior Communications Supervisor/Technical Communications (Sheriff’s Department) – MOTION BY NEWELL WILLCOX – 2^ND BY KAY BREED – ALL VOTED IN FAVOR EXCEPT FOR NEWELL WILLCOX – PASSED 6-1

Discussion: Paul DiGiovanni asked why we had to have a special meeting for this resolution. Scott Schrader said that he and the Sheriff have been negotiating up until last week. Kay Breed thinks the County needs to fill the Dispatch position, not a position for just the new software system. Carol Tytler feels that a Technical person is needed just for the new software system. B & F Committee members also felt that the Undersheriff should be the department administrator for all the department division. The Sheriff indicated that he has a problem with Legislative Committees trying to control what the Undersheriff does. Scott Schrader feels that the Captains should not be in the Union. They should be in an administrative role. There is a lack of consistency in the department divisions. Someone needs to deal with scheduling, disciplinary and financial issues on a day to day basis.

MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL/CONTRACTUAL ISSUES MADE BY PAUL DIGIOVANNI – 2^ND BY KAY BREED – ALL VOTING IN FAVOR – PASSED – IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:22A.M.

WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO CONDUCT – JOINT MEETING OF THE JUDICIARY & PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEE ADJOURNED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.

Minutes prepared by Angie Wyatt, Secretary to Scott Schrader