 Gallatin County DUI Task Force
Minutes
April 20th, 2005
Basement Conference Room, Al Stiff Professional Building
5:30 to 7:20 PM
Present: Susan Wordal, Stephen Scott, Jami Rebsom, Bob Larson, Katie Donath, EJ Clark, Sherrie Murphy, Paul Lewis, Price Klass
Absent: (Unexcused) Bozeman PD; Manhattan PD; West Yellowstone PD; Three Forks PD...
Guests: Jessica Kaay ASMSU - Community Outreach Committee, Tyler Cegler, ASMSU - Community Outreach Committee
Minutes:
The March 23rd minutes were presented. Moved to approve 2nd and passed.
New Business:
Board organization: The County is unable to locate the resolution that originally created the Task Force. The county wants the resolution before they will approve the bylaws and any new members. Jenna passed around a short history of the Task Force.
Doris Heckerman is probably the main memory and Jenna has not gotten into contact with her since this issue resurfaced. Jenna will be working to clear this up. Records predating the L&J fire in 1992 cannot be located and are probably victims of the fire.
Annual Report: The State reporting forms assume that Task Forces will be able to lower DUI arrest rates. Jenna thinks that in the short run numbers are likely to go up, rather than down. She would like to revise the Task Force three year plan to goals and outcomes more in line with those developed for the county – where it’s possible to measure progress.
Reporting annual arrest numbers becomes confused because some numbers need to be extrapolated – the results are estimates, not precise. Conviction rates also problematic. Jenna plans to use the April/May DUI statistics she has gathered to extrapolate conviction rates but needs clarification of state criteria for conviction rates.
Jenna will have this report done soon. She intends to have it ready to go with the budget package, which is due 5/13.
Funding Requests 2005: Bob moved that he visit each agency, discuss options for attendance, any requests for funding, moving meetings, and deliver the plaques for those who weren’t at the Swimming Upstream Awards. SLW 2nd. Passed.
Report on Activities
Swimming Upstream Awards: A good event. Nice write up in the paper. One of the TV stations showed up. For the future, we need to make a bigger splash with DUI Task Force. Some thought it should have been a little more formal. Discussed various things to shift around or work on.
Group still wants to try to recognize individual officers. Some departments didn’t want to place that emphasis. The Task Force will not give a general department award again so something else will have to be developed. This will be a continuing conversation – with a goal of formally re-introducing the topic in September.
An officer could be selected from the department, by the department, to accept the department award as the honor.
Departments could either vote for the award or nominate within their department and we review.
Finance:
Budget:
The Task Force estimated $30,000 income for this year, but it appears that there will actually be closer to $50,000 from reinstatement fees. Though it appears the budget for contracted services has been exceeded, the revenue to cover those expenses exists. In essence, there is a reserve of about $10,000 - $20,000 depending on what mini-grants are funded between now and the end of the fiscal year.
For the 2006 budget: the Task Force agreed the best plan seemed to be to work off of what was budgeted in 2005, and to increase contracted services.
For wages, Jenna says that the 70 hours a month has been working up until this spring. Then with the time spent at the Lifesavers Conference, and the footwork for Alcohol Awareness Month activities, she has been over her allocated hours. She says there is a certain level of administrative work for the county which would be there whether this job was full or part time, so with part time it takes up a greater proportion of her allocated hours.
Because she has been funded by other agencies for particular projects, Jenna doesn’t see a need to increase her hours to 80 hours a month. However many hours are allocated, she uses them to create a bookmark around what she projects she can/can’t take on.
Jenna requested an increase from her $12.00/hr. In fiscal 2005, she didn’t get the cost of living increase due to a change in the county management formula relative to performance measures. DUI Task Force is 2nd to last on the list for priority for working with the consultant to draft new performance measures.
Jenna left the room and the Task Force voted to increase her hours to 864 hours a year, adding up to 70 hrs per month, and rolling two hours a month in to a “reserve” account to use during peak months. This motion was seconded and passed. A $2 wage increase to $14.00/hr. 2nd, passed.
Mini-grant applications:
Cat Cab presentation by Jessica Kaay and Tyler Cegler
Cat Cab has been seeking support from bar owners, particularly Kyle Olson and Brett Cline, who have been supportive in the past.
Mike Hope provided a $2000 donation last year which was used this academic year.
Santa Fe Reds contributed last year, but not sure about the actual funds and are trying to reach her again this year.
Some bars believe that because they give to the Tavern Association and the Tavern Association donates, then they have made a donation.
Their fund raiser the weekend before the Cat/Griz game at the Filling Station was not well-attended, since it was the 1st snow storm of the year. They had a couple other functions planned but those plans fell through. Last year, these extra functions brought in $2000, so Cat Cab faces a shortfall.
Jessica said she would forward spring ride numbers to Jenna for posting to the DUI Task Force website.
This is a supplemental request, and not a request for next year’s budget. They were about $4000 short and have done some fund raising and have re-allocated funds. Katie moved we fund $1000 for Cat Cab. 2nd. Passed.
Manhattan HS submitted a request for their Senior Trip, which appears to ask for $10,000. This is a Senior Sober trip. Motion by SLW to fund $300, 2nd and passed.
7:20 PM: Motion to adjourn. 2nd passed.
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