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WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee
June 18, 2019
CALL TO ORDER
Committee Chair Barry Buchanan called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. in the
Council Chambers, 311 Grand Avenue, Bellingham, Washington.
ROLL CALL
Present: Barry Buchanan, Tyler Byrd, and Carol Frazey
Absent: None
Also Present: Barbara Brenner, Rud Browne, Satpal Sidhu and Todd Donovan
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
1. AB2019-337 ANNUAL REPORT FROM WHATCOM COUNTY EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS)
This item was held in committee.
2. AB2019-325 ANNUAL REPORT FROM WHATCOM COUNTY SHERIFF BILL ELFO
Bill Elfo, County Sheriff, reported on the impact to the law enforcement system from
individuals with mental health issues and the department's efforts to respond to those
issues, including increased crisis intervention training for officers, taking advantages of
community resources. He also reported on how the crisis stabilization facility being
developed must be an alternative to incarceration; medication assisted treatment (MAT) and
other programs now available to jail inmates and at the work center; neighborhood deputy
program; a law enforcement assisted diversion (LEAD) program; emergency operations
center disaster drills with other jurisdictions; electronic home monitoring for certain pretrial
defendants; jail alternatives; use of the Yakima jail; and problems with failing infrastructure
and with having adequate space in the jail.
He answered questions on the possibility of building a jail in the downtown area, the
MAT program lawsuit, the emergency operation center incident response, how mental health
issues are identified, and public disclosure of deputy body cam recordings.
OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business.
Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, 6/18/2019, Page 1
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ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 2:38 p.m.
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Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, 6/18/2019, Page 2