F. Reports to Committee
1. Report about authority and purview of PP&J and CJC
committees.
2. 7.17 THE PUBLIC PROTECTION &
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. (intro.) The public
protection & judiciary committee shall have the
duty and responsibility to:
(1) Act as the supervisory committee for the
corporation counsel, family court commissioner,
family court counseling service, public safety
communications center, the juvenile court
program, emergency management department,
medical examiner, and on all matters pertaining
to telecommunications and emergency medical
services.
(2) Act as the policy oversight committee for
the Dane County Local Emergency Planning
Committee, offices of sheriff, district attorney
and clerk of courts, and the Dane County court
system.
(6) Settle all claims, other than claims of
employees against the county, in amounts not
exceeding $10,000 and authorize the
corporation counsel to litigate, defend or settle
any such claim.
(7) The committee is empowered to make
settlement offers in those claims and lawsuits
where the county executive has reviewed the
matter and made a recommendation and where
the committee finds it is in the best interests of
Dane County to settle, provided that any such
settlement which is over $10,000 shall be sent
to the personnel & finance committee for
eventual routing to the county board as a bill
7.14(16) – 7.17(7)
15.46 CRIMINAL JUSTICE COUNCIL.
(1) Composition.
(a) The Criminal Justice Council shall consist
of six voting members:
1. the county executive;
2. the county board chair;