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GOOD MORNING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
WELCOME TO THE NOVEMBER MEETING WITH THE WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING.
WE ARE IN ORDER WITH ALL MEMBERS PRESENT.
THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PROPERLY NOTICED THROUGH THE CLERK'S OFFICE, THROUGH THE VARIOUS MEDIA OUTLETS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY AND BEYOND.
WE WILL ARISE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER.
IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
ITEM TWO ON THE AGENDA IS THE REVIEW OF MINUTES FROM OUR OCTOBER 15TH MEETING.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS OR ADDITIONS TO THE MINUTES AS WERE POSTED? HEARING NONE.
MOVING ON TO ITEM THREE, AGENDA ITEMS. ITEM THREE, A ORDINANCE FOR AN EMERGENCY DECLARATION.
AND IT LOOKED TO BE PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY IN THE, UH, IN THE PACKET, BUT DID ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM SUPERVISOR BERG WITH A SECOND FROM SUPERVISOR TOMA.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF
[a. 2025 Ordinance – Emergency Declaration]
THE MOTION, SAY AYE.ARE THERE ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
MOVING ON TO ITEM THREE B RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF, UH, WASHINGTON COUNTY COUNTYWIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
AND THERE WAS INFORMATION IN THE PACKET, BUT I WILL, UH, TURN IT OVER TO THE CHIEF OF PUBLIC SAFETY, MR. SAGER FOR, UH, BACKGROUND INFORMATION.
AND, UH, GOOD MORNING TO THE DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.
UH, THIS RESOLUTION IS BEFORE YOU PREDICATED ON, UH, A NUMBER OF MEETINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HAD AND, UH, DISCUSSIONS BOTH AT THE COUNTY BOARD LEVEL, UH, FROM THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE REGARDING THIS EFFORT.
UH, AS WELL AS CHIEF ELECTED OFFICIALS, WASHINGTON COUNTY CHIEFS ASSOCIATION,
[b. 2025 Resolution – Resolution Authorizing the Creation of a Washington County Countywide Emergency Medical Services (EMS) System]
AS WELL AS, UH, TOWN, CITY AND VILLAGE ADMINISTRATORS.UH, THIS RESOLUTION IS PURELY TO IDENTIFY THAT WE ARE PURSUING THE CREATION OF A COUNTYWIDE EMS SYSTEM.
IT'S JUST LAUNCHING IT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE AS THE COUNTY BEING THE LEADERS IN THIS EFFORT.
UH, AND I JUST WANT TO PARLAY INTO A FEW OTHER COMPONENTS TO WHY I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONSIDER.
UM, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO BE IN THIS ROLE FOR A YEAR AND A HALF, AND THE ONE THING THAT STRIKES ME DAILY AND I THINK ABOUT IT OFTEN IS THE MISSION STATEMENT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY.
AND IF THAT DOESN'T COME TO MIND READILY, I CAN READ IT TO YOU.
IT'S, WE CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TO ENJOY OUR AUTHENTIC QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH A WELL-GOVERNED AND ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY DEDICATED TO SAFE AND SECURE COMMUNITIES, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND VITALITY, EFFECTIVE MOBILITY AND RELIABLE INFRASTRUCTURE, AND ACCESS TO BASIC NEEDS.
THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY MISSION STATEMENTS I'VE EVER BEEN AROUND AND AM PRIVILEGED TO FOLLOW ON THE DAILY.
IT'S BACKED UP BY THE SIX CORE VALUES THAT WASHINGTON COUNTY HAS OF RESPECT, OPTIMISM, INTEGRITY, INNOVATION, COMPASSION, AND COLLABORATION.
THOSE ARE SIX VERY IMPORTANT WORDS.
AND THE RESOLUTION THAT'S BEFORE YOU IN TRYING TO STAND THIS EMS SYSTEM UP, IT HITS ON EVERY ONE OF THOSE TARGET POINTS.
I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, AND I WILL EXPRESS THIS AS WELL TO THE COUNTY BOARD.
THE EXECUTIVE HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB IN DISSEMINATING THIS TYPE OF INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY, UH, GIVEN THE LAST COUNTY BOARD MEETING WHEN YOU CONSIDERED THE, THE BUDGET THAT WAS UNANIMOUSLY PASSED IS THAT THIS CONSORTIUM WITH OUR TOWNS, VILLAGES, AND CITIES IS PURELY
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A LEVER TO ASSIST OUR PRIVATE FIRE COMPANIES AND OUR TOWNSHIPS, OUR VILLAGES AND CITIES.IT DOES NOTHING MORE THAN THAT.
EVERYTHING REMAINS LOCAL CONTROL.
WASHINGTON COUNTY IS NOT GOING TO HIRE 200 PARAMEDICS.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BUY 25 AMBULANCES.
WE ALREADY HAVE A SUPERIOR FIRE AND EMS SERVICE WITHIN WASHINGTON COUNTY RIGHT NOW.
AS WE SIT HERE TODAY, THE PRIVATE FIRE COMPANIES, THE MUNICIPAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS, OUR TOWNS, CITIES, AND VILLAGES HAVE THREE ALTERNATIVES TO PAY FOR THE SERVICES THAT THE CONSTITUENCY HAS COME TO KNOW AND EXPECT.
THAT IS BY REFERENDUM, THAT IS BY BORROWING FUNDS TO PAY FOR THOSE SERVICES OR LOOKING AT THEIR INTERNAL BUDGET PROCESSES AND IDENTIFYING WHERE THEY CAN GET THE MONEY FROM TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES TO FIRE AND EMS SERVICES.
SO IT'S BASICALLY LESSENING THE SERVICES WITHIN THEIR OWN INTERNAL BUDGETS TO PAY FOR THE SERVICES THAT THE DEPARTMENTS PROVIDE.
THOSE ARE NOT GOOD ALTERNATIVES.
IN THE MEETINGS THAT I'VE HAD, A NUMBER OF MUNICIPALITIES ARE FACING REFERENDUM DECISIONS, SOME AS SOON AS WHAT WAS IDENTIFIED AS RECENTLY AS A WEEK AGO THAT WITHOUT THIS CONVERSATION BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER WITH OUR ADMINISTRATORS, WE'RE GONNA GO TO REFERENDUM THIS NOVEMBER.
THIS IS A CRITICAL MASS SITUATION.
WE WANT TO BE PARTNERS WITH OUR TOWNS, VILLAGES, AND CITIES.
THE MECHANISM THAT'S PROVIDED THROUGH STATUTE ALLOWS THE COUNTY TO BE GOOD PARTNERS.
AS HAS BEEN AN EXAMPLE THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WITH SHARED SERVICES, GIS, IT ROADS, ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU MAKE DECISIONS ON THAT HAVE BENEFITED OUR TOWNS, VILLAGES, AND CITIES.
THIS IS THE SAME MECHANISM JUST ON A BROADER SCALE.
AND I, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I WOULD NOT HAVE, UH, ACKNOWLEDGED COUNTY ATTORNEY STERN.
UH, HE HAS BEEN A GUIDING FORCE FOR ME IN TRYING TO MITIGATE AND UNDERSTAND STATE LAW AND THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU DRAFTED AND PRODUCED BY HIM, AS IS NORMAL.
BUT TRYING TO BUILD THE FRAMEWORK OF AN IGA GOING FORWARD SO THAT THE PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE FEEL COMFORTABLE IN AGREEING TO SOMETHING THAT THE COUNTY CAN PARTNER WITH OUR TOWNS, VILLAGES, AND CITIES.
AND I WANT TO JUST REITERATE ONE LAST THING.
WE ARE NOT RUNNING THE EMS SYSTEM.
THE COUNTY IS NOT GOING TO DO THAT.
WE ALREADY HAVE A SUPERIOR FIRE AND EMS AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE THAT SERVICE.
SO WITH THAT SAID, I WOULD CERTAINLY ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT BACKGROUND INFORMATION.
IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND? SO WE MAY BEGIN DISCUSSION.
UM, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY PARTICULAR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE, UM, DOCUMENT BEFORE US, THE RESOLUTION BEFORE US TODAY, AND ALSO THE COMMITTEE REPORT, BACKGROUND INFORMATION SUPERVISOR NEWMAN.
SO WHEN I, WHEN I SAW THIS, UH, YOU KNOW, I HAD SOME CONCERNS PURELY BASED ON A LOT OF THE DISCUSSIONS, A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED UP TO THIS POINT.
I DID REACH OUT TO DAVE AND TALK WITH HIM.
I FELT MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE AFTER TALKING WITH HIM.
UM, I GUESS THE MESSAGE FROM, FROM ME AND FROM US SHOULD BE, THIS IS NOT A COUNTY TAKEOVER OF EMS, LIKE YOU SAID SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY IT'S PERCEIVED SOMETIMES, UM, THROUGH THE FIRE EMS, UM, DEPARTMENTS.
AND I SUPPORT THIS, UM, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THE STRUGGLES AT THE MUNICIPAL LEVELS TO PAY THIS, UM, EVER RISING COST.
SO IT'S, I THINK IT'S A GREAT STEP FORWARD AND A, A GOOD MECHANISM, UH, TO HELP GET A HANDLE ON THOSE RISING COSTS.
SO, UH, APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU PUT INTO IT.
YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF, I HAD MORE QUESTIONS, BUT IT'S NOT FOR THIS MEETING RIGHT THERE.
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF AND DETAILS THAT HAVE TO BE WORKED OUT, BUT I, I FEEL THAT IT'S, IT'S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
ANYONE ELSE? ALRIGHT, IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, ALL
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IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE.ARE THERE ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
MOVING ON TO ITEM THREE C, UM, REPORT FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL.
AND BASICALLY THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THE PACKET, UM, REGARDING PARTICULARS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL.
BUT TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW IS WHAT I'M GONNA DO RIGHT NOW ON, ON ITEM THREE C.
AND THAT WILL ALL BE VERBAL SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND I DON'T
[c. Report from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council presented by Chairman Michael Schwab]
REMEMBER EXACTLY WHEN IT, I'M, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT A CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNSEL WAS ESTABLISHED IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, UM, THAT KIND OF FOUNDERED AND, AND THEN EVENTUALLY FAILED AND, AND PASSED AWAY.JUDGE, UH, SANDRA GEOFF HAS BEEN WORKING OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WITH, UH, OTHER PEOPLE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TO ESTABLISH A CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNSEL.
AND THE PURPOSE OF THAT REALLY IS TO PROVIDE AN AVENUE FOR THE VARIOUS PARTIES, WHICH MIGHT SEEM ADVERSARIAL IN THEIR WORK, TO ACTUALLY GET TOGETHER AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT IS THE BEST FOR THE CITIZENS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY.
WHAT ARE THE BEST PRACTICES TO FOLLOW? HOW CAN WE WORK TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE THE VARIOUS NEEDS? AND SO AGAIN, WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH COUNTY ATTORNEY STERN, UM, THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNSEL WAS ESTABLISHED.
THE MEMBERS AT PRESENT ARE, UM, JUDGE GEOFF, DISTRICT ATTORNEY BARRY BRATS, SHERIFF FROM BARNEY SICE COUNTY EXECUTIVE JOSH SCHULMAN, UH, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WISCONSIN STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE.
JILLIAN PARHAM, CHIEF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OFFICER, JULIE DRISCOLL, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WASHINGTON COUNTY POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION.
WEST BEND POLICE CHIEF TIM DEERING, THE CHIEF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER.
DAVE SEGER, THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, UM, PAROLE, UM, ADVISOR, KEN CANNON AND THE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS, UM, TREATMENT AND DIVERSION REPRESENTATIVE WHO'S REALLY ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
ANDY FREEMAN AS WELL AS MYSELF.
IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN, UH, ONE OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETINGS IN THE BYLAWS THAT, UH, JUDGE GEOFF IS AT POINT AT THIS POINT, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE.
WE MEET AT THIS POINT, UM, ON THE EVEN MONTHS AT THE, ON THE, UH, SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH AT SEVEN 30 IN THE MORNING.
SO THAT'S WHEN THE FUTURE MEETINGS ARE, ARE, UH, SCHEDULED FOR.
THE NEXT ONE WILL BE DECEMBER 12TH.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS UP TO THAT POINT? IF NOT, I'LL GO ON.
SO AGAIN, THE MAIN PURPOSE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT BASICALLY ALL THE ENTITIES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY THAT ARE CONCERNED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHETHER ON THE DEFENDER'S SIDE, ON THE, ON THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S SIDE, ON THE JUDGE'S SIDE, ON THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SIDE, ON THE TREATMENT SIDE, ALL THOSE PARTIES ARE WORKING TOGETHER ARE, ARE AWARE OF EVERYONE ELSE'S STRUGGLES AND CONCERNS.
AND ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT'S HAPPENED SO FAR IS DURING THESE DISCUSSIONS, THE CJCC HAS BEGUN TO IDENTIFY AREAS WHERE WE MAY BE ABLE TO CREATE EFFICIENCIES.
A LOT OF THOSE THINGS ARE STILL BEING WORKED ON.
A LOT OF THOSE THINGS ARE STILL BEING DISCOVERED.
A LOT OF THOSE THINGS ARE, ARE QUITE FRANKLY, UP FOR DISCUSSION TO SEE WHETHER THEY'RE, THOSE IDEAS ARE EVEN PLAUSIBLE.
BUT THAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS, UM, COMMITTEE GOING FORWARD.
NOW, AT OUR, UH, LAST WEDNESDAY WE HAD A SPECIAL MEETING REGARDING STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AND APPROVING A REQUEST FOR A GRANT WITH JMI.
THE PURPOSE OF, AND WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA, AGENDA POINT AT THIS POINT.
UM, THE PURPOSE OF THAT GRANT, THE PURPOSE OF WORKING FURTHER WITH JMI IS TO CREATE ADDITIONALLY EFFICIENCIES TO
[d. Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Strategic Priorities and items for consideration within the Strategic Priorities]
SOLIDIFY THE CJCC REALLY TO, TO HELP CONTINUE GETTING THE CJCC OFF THE GROUND.THOSE WERE ALL LISTED IN THE, IN THE PACKET THAT YOU RECEIVED.
UM, BUT BASICALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT, UH, I BELIEVE IT'S PAGE FIVE OF THE, UM, DOCUMENT, THERE'S AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, WHICH GOES THROUGH A LOT OF, OF WHAT WE, WHAT I HAD ALREADY MENTIONED, BUT BASICALLY THE, THE FOUR AREAS THAT WERE REALLY SPECIFIED AS CONCERNS WERE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS THAT, THAT
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CAUSE PEOPLE TO ENTER THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM REALLY ARE RELATED TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, WHETHER IT'S MENTAL I ILLNESS OR, OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE.A LOT OF THOSE THINGS HAVE AN EFFECT.
HOW DO WE GET PEOPLE TO COME BACK FOR TRIAL? HOW DO WE GET 'EM TO TAKE THEIR, THE CONDITIONS OF THEIR, UM, THEIR RELEASE SERIOUSLY BEFORE THEIR, UM, BEFORE THEIR COURT DATE DATA UTILITY? HOW DO WE LET PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, WHERE THE STATISTICS ARE? THERE'S A LOT OF STATISTICS OUT THERE.
ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT, THAT THE CJCC IS WORKING ON IS TO CREATE A DASHBOARD, HELPING PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE STATISTICS ARE WITH REGARD TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, UM, DIVERSION PROGRAMS AND ALL THE OTHER ASPECTS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN WASHINGTON COUNTY.
AND THEN AGAIN, ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS. UM, RECENTLY, I, I KNOW SOME OF YOU ARE AT THE, UH, WISCONSIN COUNTY'S ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN SEPTEMBER, AND THERE WERE SOME INTERESTING BREAKOUT SESSIONS ON WHAT OTHER STATES, WHAT OTHER COUNTIES ARE DOING WITH REGARD TO, UM, HELPING PEOPLE WHO MAYBE JUST NEED A, A QUICK COOLING OFF PERIOD.
MAYBE THEY DON'T NEED TO BE INCARCERATED EVEN OVERNIGHT.
MAYBE IT'S JUST THAT THEY NEED A PLACE TO, TO SETTLE DOWN, UM, BEFORE THEY REALLY ENTER THE HARSH REALITIES OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM.
AND SO THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS WITH REGARD TO ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
AND AS YOU GO THROUGH THE DOCUMENT THAT'S BEFORE YOU, YES, IT'S A, IT'S A FAIRLY LONG DOCUMENT, BUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE STRATEGIC PLANS, UM, ARE ALL LISTED THERE.
THAT IS WHAT THE CJCC IS BEGINNING TO FOCUS ON AND WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON OVER THE COMING MONTHS.
AND, AND, UH, AS THOSE PRIORITIES ARE, ARE, UM, RESOLVED, AS THEY'RE TAKEN CARE OF, OTHER PRIORITIES WILL ARISE TO FILL THE WORK OF THAT COMMITTEE.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS UP TO THIS POINT? AND FOR THOSE IN THE GALLERY WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, IF I HAVE MISSED ANY IMPORTANT POINTS THAT, THAT YOU THINK SHOULD BE BROUGHT UP, UH, PLEASE FEEL FREE SEEING NO ONE SEEING NO QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE.
UH, ITEM THREE E THEN THE GOVERNMENT SCREENING POLICY.
AND FOR THAT, I'LL AGAIN TURN IT OVER TO CHIEF OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
UH, SO LAST MONTH WE, UH, BROUGHT THIS, UH, POLICY DECISION BEFORE THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR DISCUSSION.
UH, AND JUST AS A REMINDER, UH, WITHIN THE MASTER PLAN, WE ARE GONNA BE MOVING ALL THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS OVER TO THE JUSTICE CENTER SLASH GOVERNMENT CENTER ON THAT SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
AND THE DECISION BEFORE YOU WAS, UH, TO HAVE FULL SCREENING FOR BOTH SIDES OF BOTH THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AS WELL AS THE JUSTICE CENTER, UH, AND ALLOWED FOR THAT CONVERSATION TO CONTINUE, UH, INTO THIS MONTH, UM, WITH POSSIBLY A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNTY BOARD, UH, FOR A DECISION ONLY BECAUSE THE MASTER PLAN AND, AND THE SITU CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE PRODUCTION PROCESS WAS RATHER TIMELY.
UH, I WILL OWN THIS AND I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT, UH, THAT IS NO LONGER THE CASE, THAT IT IS A TIMELY DECISION.
UH, WE, WE HAVE ABOUT SIX TO SEVEN MONTHS, AND THIS IS A POLICY THAT I THINK DESERVES A LITTLE BIT MORE CONVERSATION, UH, ONLY BECAUSE, UH, WE DID HEAR FROM OUR CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS, UH,
[e. Government Screening Policy]
MS. RIKER, MR. HANKY, AND MS ISH, AS WELL AS JUDGE AUTH, UH, PREVIOUSLY REGARDING COURTHOUSE SECURITY, UH, BUT TO ALSO INCORPORATE OTHER INDIVIDUALS POSSIBLY FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT USES THE BUILDING FOR SERVICES THAT ARE RENDERED OUTSIDE THE JUSTICE CENTER.SO I WOULD ASK THAT OBVIOUSLY YOU YOU CONDUCT YOUR BUSINESS AS THE COMMITTEE TODAY AND HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS, BUT I WOULD ASK THAT WE WOULD POTENTIALLY PUSH OFF A RECOMMENDATION, UH, IN ORDER TO HAVE A TASK FORCE PUT TOGETHER WORK STUDY INDIVIDUALS THAT WE CAN HAVE THIS DISCUSSION FURTHER SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE A REPORT TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR A DECI DECISION THAT COMES LATER ON DOWN THE ROAD.
UM, I GUESS IN MY MIND, THE FIRST ITEM THAT COMES UP FOR A DISCUSSION WITH THIS COMMITTEE IS, DOES THIS COMMITTEE WISH TO HAVE A DISCUSSION AT THIS POINT OR DO YOU WISH TO WAIT AND UNTIL YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO CONSIDER RECOMMENDATIONS AND
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CONSIDER AND, UH, COMMENTS FROM THE TASK FORCE THAT THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE IS ESTABLISHING? I, I WOULD RATHER WE, I I, A LOT OF MY FEELINGS OR THOUGHTS ON THIS WEIGH HEAVILY ON STAFF OR A TASK FORCE BECAUSE I'M NOT THERE.NO, THE IMPORTANCE OF IT IS HARDER FOR ME TO MAKE THAT DECISION WITHOUT HAVING THAT RECOMMENDATION.
SO I WOULD RATHER THANK YOU SUPERVISOR TOMA.
I ALSO WOULD, UH, RATHER WAIT AND GET, UH, MORE INFORMATION ON IT.
I'M, I'M WITH THAT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE UNANIMOUS, UM, IN THAT REGARD THEN WE WILL POSTPONE THIS DISCUSSION UNTIL WE RECEIVE A, UH, FURTHER INFORMATION FROM THE TASK FORCE.
UM, I AM CURIOUS TO KNOW IF THE COMPOSITION OF THE TASK FORCE HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AND, UH, WHAT THAT DISCUSSION MAY HAVE BEEN.
IF THERE WAS ONE, THE TASK FORCE WAS DISCUSSED, IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT, UH, WAS FELT THAT NEEDED TO BE STOOD UP AND, AND BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION TO PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION IN SO MUCH AS THOSE WHO WOULD MAKE UP THAT TASK FORCE.
I THINK, UH, SUPERVISOR NEWMAN'S COMMENTARY REGARDING STAFF, UH, THAT WORK IN THE GOVERNMENT CENTER, UM, AND THEIR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS, WHICH WE'VE HEARD THEIR, THEIR CONCERNS, UH, IN THAT REGARD.
BUT TO INCORPORATE SOME STAFF, UH, POTENTIALLY, UH, COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WOULD BE USING THOSE SERVICES, UH, PARTICULARLY, UH, WITHIN LAND USE AND PLANNING THAT WOULD COME IN, UH, DURING THE BUSINESS HOURS TO ATTAIN PERMITS OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
SO IT'S JUST A, TO GET A A, A MORE FULL CIRCLE OF INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS AN OPINION IF THEY HAVE ONE.
IS IT THE FEELING OF THIS COMMITTEE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THIS COMMITTEE ON THE TASK FORCE? ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU THAT, THAT WAS MY IMPRESSION AS WELL.
UM, DO WE HAVE ANY VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE IN THAT REGARD? I VOLUNTEERS.
UM, AS THE TASK FORCE IS BEING ESTABLISHED, UM, IF THE APPROPRIATE PARTIES WOULD PLEASE KEEP IN CONTACT WITH SUPERVISOR TOMA, WE'D APPRECIATE THAT.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO DISCUSS ON THIS TOPIC? UH, EITHER WITH REGARD TO THE, THE SCREENING POLICY OR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TASK FORCE? AT THIS TIME, I SEEING NO ONE WE'LL CLOSE OUT THAT AGENDA ITEM.
OUR NEXT MEETING DATE IS DECEMBER 17TH, 2025 AT 7:00 AM THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION THIS MORNING.
[a. December 17, 2025]
NOW? YEAH.